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Dorcas Upshall, BACP

Dorcas Upshall is a counsellor who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety and relationship concerns.

Stress, Anxiety
LGBT
Relationship issues
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About Dorcas

Dorcas Upshall is a counsellor who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety and relationship concerns. She works collaboratively with each person to set clear goals and to find ways to be more true to themselves. Dorcas uses plain conversations and practical steps so people can feel steadier in day-to-day life.

She draws on approaches that help people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behaviour. Sessions sometimes look at past experiences that still affect feelings now.

Background and approach

The aim is to give tools for handling difficult emotions and for improving how someone copes with life changes. Dorcas has worked in settings that include domestic abuse services, LGBTQ+ charities, addiction and recovery support, women’s centres and pastoral care in schools. She has also taught for over ten years and supported young people with special needs.

Those roles shaped how she listens and responds to different situations. She describes herself as kink-aware and comfortable talking about alternative relationship structures and sexual cultures. Dorcas also supports people facing grief, addiction, body image issues, communication problems, and struggles with self-esteem or life purpose.

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients. Dorcas is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She has three years of professional counselling experience and offers sessions by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging.

To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a time that suits them.

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Body	Registration number	Expires
BACP	406848	June 2026

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Sessions and payment

Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.

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Focus areas and approaches

Everything Dorcas lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
LGBT
Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse
Intimacy-related issues
Addictions
Family conflicts
Grief
Eating disorders
Anger management
Self esteem
Depression
Coping with life changes
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Attachment issues
BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
Body image
Codependency
Communication problems
Control issues
Drug and alcohol addiction
Eating and food-related issues
Family problems
Guilt and shame
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Men's issues
Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
Self-love
Sex addiction
Sexual assault and abuse
Sexual dysfunction
Sexuality
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues

Ways of working Dorcas names

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Approaches you can use online with a counsellor

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding you without judgement. The counsellor helps you articulate what matters most and supports you to find your own solutions, which can suit issues like low self-esteem, grief or relationship worries.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It uses clear steps and small experiments to change unhelpful thinking and behaviour, which often helps with anxiety, depression and stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The counsellor will work with you to decide which methods match your needs, goals and preferences. That decision is collaborative and can change as you progress.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation when you want visual contact. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is low or you need a shorter check-in. Live chat and text work well for people who prefer writing or for brief updates between sessions. These formats make therapy more flexible and easier to fit around work, family and travel.

Frequently asked

What concerns does Dorcas help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression and relationship worries plus trauma, addiction and eating or body image issues.

What is her therapy style like?

She uses straightforward, collaborative sessions that focus on goals and practical steps. Conversations can include exploring thoughts, behaviours and past experiences.

What background does she bring to sessions?

Her experience includes domestic abuse services, LGBTQ+ charities, addiction and recovery work, women’s centres and school pastoral care, plus over ten years of teaching.

Where is she based and what credential does she hold?

She practises in the United Kingdom and is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.

Can I work with her if I am outside the UK?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

Which session formats are available?

Work can happen by video call, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How are fees arranged?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin therapy with her?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.