Dorcas Upshall
Helping people find clearer, manageable next steps
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About Dorcas
Dorcas Upshall is a counsellor with a BACP registration and three years of practice in the United Kingdom. She focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by work, relationships, anxiety, or life changes. Dorcas aims to keep therapy practical so people leave with clearer ideas and manageable next steps.
Her approach puts the client's goals at the centre of each session. She works together with clients to spot thought patterns and behaviours that get in the way.
Background and approach
Dorcas uses straightforward conversation to help people understand past experiences affecting their present life. She has worked in domestic abuse services, women’s centres, pastoral care in schools, LGBTQ+ charities, and addiction and recovery settings. Her background also includes time in special needs provisions and a decade of teaching.
These roles shaped how she listens and responds to different needs. Dorcas is kink-aware and comfortable discussing alternative relationship structures. She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, eating and body-image issues, addiction concerns, and intimacy-related worries.
Attachment, codependency, communication problems, and issues around shame and guilt are also areas she often addresses. Sessions aim to build emotional confidence and practical tools. People can expect a respectful, non-judgemental space to talk through what matters.
International clients may be seen in English, and practical arrangements are confirmed when booking.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 3
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 406848
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Existential Therapy
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Dorcas's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Dorcas works with
Everything Dorcas lists, 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
Approaches Dorcas lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Dorcas works online
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and preferences and try different ways of working to see what fits best. This is a collaborative process where adjustments are made as therapy progresses.
Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around life. Please confirm which session formats are offered before booking so you know what to expect. Remote sessions can reduce travel time, allow quicker check-ins when days are busy, and make it simpler to keep continuity of care while travelling or living abroad. Registered or accredited professionals use these options to help people keep therapy consistent with everyday routines.
Questions and answers
What concerns does Dorcas help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, eating and body-image issues, addiction, and intimacy-related problems among other concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Sessions are collaborative and practical, centring the client's goals and focusing on understanding thought patterns and behaviours to make change easier.
What experience does she bring?
Her work history includes domestic abuse services, women’s centres, pastoral care in schools, LGBTQ+ charities, and addiction and recovery settings, plus teaching and special needs provision roles.
What credentials and location apply?
She is registered with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are offered for scheduling.
How are costs and billing handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Dorcas?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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