Ingried Upingasana

Ingried Upingasana is a UK-certified Integrative Counsellor who holds a Bachelor’s degree in Counselling and Coaching and a Master’s degree in Applied Positive Psychology and Coaching Psychology. She brings five years of clinical experience to her work, combining academic training with practical skills to support people through difficult seasons of life.

Her aim is to offer gentle, steady support as clients navigate challenges, reconnect with their strengths, and move toward a life that feels more aligned and fulfilling. Ingried believes healing is more likely when a person is met with warmth, understanding, and practical tools for growth.

Her approach is holistic, compassionate, trauma-informed, and faith-sensitive. She works with people facing a wide range of emotional difficulties, including stress, anxiety, low mood, grief, identity concerns, self-esteem issues, trauma, relationship problems, addictions, eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting and career concerns, anger, ADHD, and coping with life changes. She also provides coaching and support for compassion fatigue and intimacy-related issues.

Central to her practice is helping clients cultivate Positive Psychological Capital - including hope, self-belief, resilience, and optimism - so they feel better equipped to meet life’s ups and downs with gentleness and strength. Therapy draws on evidence-based methods such as CBT, mindfulness, Solution-Focused Therapy, person-centred support, and Positive Psychology practices like gratitude, acts of kindness, and meaning-making.

Ingried warmly affirms people from all backgrounds, including those from LGBTQ+ communities, and offers a nurturing space where clients can be themselves without pressure or judgement. She identifies as a therapist of colour and as a female clinician, and she is open to working with clients who bring spiritual or non-religious perspectives, including those exploring faith and their relationship with God.