Ingried Upingasana, BACP

Ingried Upingasana offers calm, steady support for people facing stress, anxiety, low mood and relationship pain. She meets clients with warmth and practical help, aiming to restore hope and everyday coping. She is named Ingried Upingasana and brings five years of clinical experience to her work.

She uses straightforward conversations to help people notice what matters and try small changes. Sessions focus on strengths, simple tools and building resilience rather than labels. Ingried affirms LGBTQ+ clients and is open to discussing faith and spiritual concerns when that matters to the person.

Her background includes a Bachelor’s degree in Counselling and Coaching and a Master’s in Applied Positive Psychology and Coaching Psychology. She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. That training informs her blend of practical and reflective methods.

In practice she draws on person-centred listening, mindfulness, cognitive techniques and motivational approaches. Clients can expect short-term practical ideas alongside deeper work about past patterns and attachment. The focus is on what helps in daily life: sleep, relationships, work stress, parenting strains and managing urges or addictive behaviours.

Sessions are available in English and Afrikaans and are offered online by video, phone, live chat or text message. People start by completing a short matching questionnaire and booking a session that fits their schedule.

Approaches and online sessions that fit your life

Client-centred therapy puts the person at the heart of each session. The counsellor listens without judgement and follows the client’s pace so conversations feel respectful and focused on what matters. This approach helps when someone needs support to gain clarity, rebuild confidence and make decisions.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions link together. It uses simple exercises and experiments to change unhelpful thinking and behaviour, which can help with anxiety, low mood and sleep problems. Mindfulness therapy teaches attention and grounding practices to reduce rumination and improve day-to-day calm.

Finding the right blend of approaches is part of the work. The counsellor will talk with the client about their goals and preferences and try methods together. This collaborative process helps decide whether to focus on short-term practical steps, deeper patterns from the past, or both.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video lets people use visual cues for deeper conversation, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can suit quick check-ins and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options help fit therapy into busy lives and different routines.