Ingried Upingasana, BACP

Ingried Upingasana is a UK-based integrative counsellor who brings five years of clinical experience to her practice. She combines formal training including a bachelor’s degree in counselling and coaching and a master’s in applied positive psychology and coaching psychology with an integrative, trauma-informed outlook to help clients move toward greater alignment and wellbeing. As a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), she works from a compassionate, faith-sensitive stance that honors each person’s background and values.

Her work focuses on supporting people through common and complex concerns such as anxiety, low mood, grief, identity struggles, self-esteem challenges, trauma, and relationship difficulties. She also offers space for spiritual reflection for those exploring their relationship with faith, helping clients bring meaning and purpose into the therapeutic process. Ingried emphasizes building psychological strengths - hope, resilience, optimism, and self-belief - so clients feel better equipped to handle life’s ups and downs with gentleness and agency.

Drawing on evidence-based methods including cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness practices, solution-focused ideas, person-centred support, and positive psychology exercises like gratitude and kindness practices, Ingried aims to provide practical tools alongside empathic listening. She affirms and welcomes people from diverse backgrounds, including those from LGBTQ+ communities, and seeks to create a nurturing environment where clients can explore change without pressure or judgement.