- Goal focused
- Kink aware
- BACP registered
About Dorcas
Dorcas Upshall is a counsellor who centres clients' goals in every session. She works with people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, relationships, or life changes and helps them make practical sense of their struggles. Dorcas uses straightforward conversation to help people understand patterns that hold them back and to try out different ways of responding.
She draws on three years of professional experience and holds BACP registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. Her background includes work in domestic abuse services, LGBTQ+ charities, addiction and recovery settings, and pastoral roles in schools. She has also spent time supporting people at women’s centres and in special needs provisions, and she worked as a teacher for over a decade.
In sessions Dorcas focuses on building a trusting relationship so people can talk honestly. She helps clients notice thoughts and behaviours, reflect on past experiences, and develop simple tools for managing emotions. The therapist is kink-aware and comfortable discussing alternative relationship structures and sex cultures.
Common concerns she supports include stress, trauma and abuse, addictions, eating and body image issues, codependency and attachment difficulties. She also addresses grief, self-esteem, anger, and the challenges that come with major life transitions. Dorcas aims to help people become more emotionally capable and confident in day-to-day life.
If you prefer to work in English and are outside the United Kingdom, international sessions are possible. Confirm current session options before booking to ensure they match your needs.
How her approaches shape online counselling
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding a person’s experience without judgement, helping them find their own solutions and build self-trust. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviours that maintain distress and offers practical strategies to shift unhelpful patterns and manage symptoms.The choice of approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each client to decide which methods fit best, and adapt the work as needs and goals change. This means sessions can shift between supportive listening and more active skill-building, depending on what suits the person.
Practical benefits of online therapy can include fitting sessions into a busy life and reducing travel time. Online work can make it easier to have shorter check-ins during a workday or to meet at times that suit different time zones, which is useful for international clients. Confirm the exact session formats and scheduling options before booking so you know how sessions will be run.
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Experience
3+ years
Credentials
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Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Dorcas help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, addictions, codependency, eating and body image issues, and related concerns such as grief, anger and self-esteem.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Sessions are collaborative and straightforward. The focus is on understanding thought patterns and trying practical ways to manage feelings and behaviour.
What experience does she bring?
She has three years of professional experience and has worked in domestic abuse services, LGBTQ+ charities, addiction and recovery, pastoral care in schools, women’s centres, and special needs settings.
Which credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and works from the United Kingdom.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not specify formats.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.