Dorcas Upshall , BACP

Dorcas Upshall centers each session on the client's goals, working collaboratively to help people become more authentically themselves and to gain clearer insight into the difficulties they face. When work, family, money, anxiety, or stress feel overwhelming, she provides a steady therapeutic space for exploring thoughts, feelings, and behaviours and for developing practical tools to manage day-to-day challenges.

Her approach encourages understanding of thought patterns that may be limiting progress, examination of behaviours a client wishes to change, and processing of past experiences that continue to cause distress. The relationship she builds with clients is based on trust and respect, and it is used as the foundation for helping people grow in emotional confidence and capability.

Professionally she has worked across domestic abuse services, women’s centres, pastoral care in schools, LGBTQ+ charities, and addiction and recovery settings. Dorcas is kink-aware and open to working with people in a variety of relationship structures. She has experience with adult and young person special needs provisions and taught for over 10 years. Dorcas holds BACP accreditation, which means she is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and follows professional practice standards.

Online Therapeutic Approaches and How They Help

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the client’s own experience and personal goals, offering a supportive space where a person’s values and feelings guide the work. This approach can be helpful for people seeking greater self-understanding, improved self-esteem, or support through life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviours and helps people develop practical strategies to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress. It is often used when someone wants targeted tools for changing unhelpful patterns. Internal Family Systems offers a way to explore the different parts of the self - for example protective parts and wounded parts - to foster inner harmony and to address issues like trauma, shame, or chronic emotional distress.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Dorcas works collaboratively with clients and other licensed professionals to determine which methods best match a person’s needs, goals, and preferences. This means plans are tailored and adjusted as work progresses.

Online therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging provides flexibility for people juggling work, family, and other commitments. These options make it easier to fit sessions into daily life and to maintain continuity of care across locations while accessing support from qualified therapists.