Dorcas Upshall

Dorcas Upshall is a counsellor who centres clients' goals in the work. She helps people untangle stress, anxiety and life pressures so they can feel more like themselves. Sessions focus on understanding current difficulties and finding practical ways forward.

She uses clear conversation to map thought patterns and behaviours that get in the way. That can mean looking at past experiences, or working on day-to-day habits that cause upset. The relationship between counsellor and client is treated as the place where change can begin.

Dorcas has three years of professional experience and holds BACP registration, which is shown as BACP. Her background includes work in domestic abuse services, women's centres, pastoral care in schools, LGBTQ+ charities, and addiction and recovery settings. She has also worked with adult and young person special needs provisions and spent over ten years teaching.

She is kink-aware and comfortable discussing BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture while also addressing intimacy-related issues and relationship concerns. Other areas she supports include grief, eating and body-image worries, addictions, ADHD, anger, and self-esteem difficulties.

Sessions are conducted in English and she accepts clients from outside the United Kingdom. To begin, people usually use the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling according to the counsellor's availability.

How her approaches shape online work

Client-Centred Therapy is about making the session relate to what matters to you. The counsellor listens closely and follows the client's lead to build trust and clarify goals; it helps when people want to understand themselves better or work through emotional blocks.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviours link to feelings. It uses straightforward exercises to test unhelpful thinking and to try different responses, which can be useful for anxiety, low mood and stress management.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Dorcas will discuss different ways of working and decide together what suits your needs, goals and preferences. This is a collaborative conversation rather than a one-size-fits-all prescription.

Practical benefits of online work include fitting sessions into a busy week and keeping continuity when travel is difficult. If you prefer shorter check-ins, fewer visual demands, or easier timing around work or family, these practical factors can be discussed when you arrange sessions. The biography does not specify which session formats are used, so please confirm the available format options before booking.