- Person-centred approach
- Practical sleep strategies
- Faith-sensitive care
About Ingried
Ingried Upingasana offers calm, steady support for people struggling with sleep, stress and related worries. She uses a warm, person-centred way of working that aims to help people feel heard and slowly find better nights and clearer days. Ingried speaks English and Afrikaans and brings five years of practice experience to her work.
She listens for what matters most to each person and then matches practical strategies to those concerns. That might include looking at thoughts and behaviours that keep anxiety or low mood going, practising simple mindfulness steps, or setting small goals that build confidence. Sessions make space for spiritual or faith concerns when clients want that explored.
Ingried draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, mindfulness, motivational interviewing and psychodynamic ideas, mixing them to suit each person. She also uses solution-focused and positive psychology techniques such as gratitude exercises and meaning-making to strengthen hope and resilience.
Clients often come with sleep problems alongside anxiety, depression, relationship strain, grief or addiction issues. Ingried also supports people facing attachment wounds, abandonment fears, body-image concerns and parenting-related stress. Her aim is practical change delivered with understanding and patience.
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. People who want to begin can follow the site process to match with her and book a first session based on her schedule.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening, empathy and helping people find their own answers. In online sessions this often looks like reflective conversation, checking what helps most and pacing the work to each person's needs. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) targets the thoughts and behaviours that keep problems going, breaking issues into manageable steps and testing small changes between sessions. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and grounding practices that can ease anxiety and help with sleep when practised regularly.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The counsellor will work with the client to try methods that match their goals, then adjust based on what feels helpful. That means some sessions may focus on learning skills, while others explore patterns from the past to make sense of current difficulties.
Practical benefits of online therapy include easier fitting of sessions around work and family life, fewer travel commitments and the option to meet from wherever the client can be calmer and less rushed. The site process asks clients to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule according to the counsellor's availability, so readers should confirm the exact session options before booking.
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Experience
5+ years
Credentials
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Afrikaans
Frequently asked questions
What issues does this counsellor help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, trauma and abuse, addiction, self-esteem and sleep difficulties, among other issues.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and person-centred, using practical tools from CBT, mindfulness and motivational interviewing alongside psychodynamic and solution-focused ideas.
What experience does she bring?
She has five years of clinical experience working with a wide range of emotional and behavioural concerns.
What professional credentials and location are listed?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and practices in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and Afrikaans.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a course of sessions?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.