Ingried Upingasana, BACP

Ingried Upingasana is a UK-certified integrative counsellor who combines formal training and a strengths-based outlook to support people through challenging times. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Counselling and Coaching and a Master’s degree in Applied Positive Psychology and Coaching Psychology, and brings five years of experience to her practice. She is accredited with the BACP, a professional body for counsellors in the United Kingdom that recognises standards of practice and ethical conduct.

Her work is gentle, holistic, trauma-informed, and faith-sensitive, offering space for spiritual reflection when that is important to the individual. Ingried helps clients reconnect with their strengths, build resilience, and move toward a life that feels more aligned and fulfilling by combining empathic listening with practical tools drawn from evidence-based methods.

She supports people facing anxiety, low mood and depression, grief and identity struggles, self-esteem concerns, trauma and relationship difficulties, as well as a broad range of related issues such as addictions, parenting stress, and career challenges. A central aim of her approach is to cultivate positive psychological resources - hope, self-belief, resilience, and optimism - through practices like gratitude, meaning-making, and small compassionate actions.

Using a blend of cognitive behavioural techniques, mindfulness, person-centred support, solution-focused strategies, and positive psychology practices, Ingried creates a nurturing, nonjudgmental space where clients from diverse backgrounds, including LGBTQ clients, can explore change at their own pace.

Therapeutic Approaches Adapted for Online Support

Ingried draws on client-centred therapy to place the client’s experience at the heart of the work - this approach emphasises empathic listening and respect, creating a supportive environment where individuals can explore feelings, identity and relationship concerns at their own pace. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, features practical techniques to identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviours and is often used for anxiety, low mood and coping with life changes. Mindfulness therapy offers simple attention and acceptance practices that can help reduce stress, improve emotional regulation and build resilience in everyday life.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Ingried works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods best fit their needs, goals and preferences, and she will adapt sessions over time so the work remains relevant and effective for the individual. If appropriate, she can also discuss how input from other registered professionals might support that plan.

Online therapy with Ingried is available by video call, phone session, live chat or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and across different locations within the United Kingdom. These options offer flexibility for ongoing support, allow timely check-ins between sessions, and make it possible to continue therapeutic work even when meeting in person is difficult.