About Dorcas
Dorcas Upshall is a counsellor who centres clients' goals in therapy. She uses straightforward, collaborative work to help people understand problems and make practical changes. Sessions are aimed at helping someone feel more like themselves and cope when life becomes overwhelming.
She offers a calm space to talk about anxiety, stress, relationships, trauma, addiction, grief, body image and issues connected to LGBT identity. Dorcas is comfortable addressing intimacy, attachment and kink-related topics, and she has experience with addiction and recovery.
Background and approach
She also supports people who are dealing with low self-esteem, eating and anger concerns, or major life changes. Her background includes work in domestic abuse services, women’s centres, pastoral care in schools, and LGBTQ+ charities. She has experience in addiction and recovery settings, and has worked with adult and young person special needs provisions.
Dorcas also spent over ten years working as a teacher, which shaped her practical, down-to-earth approach. In sessions she helps clients notice thought patterns and behaviours that get in the way, and develop small changes that make daily life easier. She values a trusting relationship and aims to help people build emotional confidence and coping skills.
The work is collaborative and paced to the individual. Dorcas holds BACP registration, which is listed as her credential. She works from the United Kingdom and offers therapy in English.
If you want to begin, follow the site booking steps to match and schedule with her.
What Dorcas works with
Everything Dorcas lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Dorcas is listed here; the rest shows what else Dorcas works with.
- 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 these approaches can work online
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on understanding the person's experience and building a warm, accepting relationship. It helps when someone needs space to talk through feelings and to make sense of personal goals. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at thought patterns and behaviours and uses practical exercises to change them, which can help with anxiety, low mood and stress.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss your needs, goals and preferences and together you will choose or combine methods that feel right. That collaborative conversation helps shape what the sessions look and feel like over time.
The practical benefits of online therapy can include fitting sessions into a busy day and avoiding travel time. It can make it easier to keep appointments around work or caring responsibilities, and it lets people join from different locations. Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking to see what will work best for your routine and circumstances.
Questions people ask about Dorcas
What concerns does Dorcas help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression and coping with life changes, plus relationship and intimacy-related issues and trauma. Other areas include addictions, grief, body image, eating concerns and ADHD.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
The approach is collaborative and down-to-earth, focusing on clients' goals and practical steps. Sessions aim to identify unhelpful thoughts and small behaviour changes to improve daily life.
What relevant experience does she bring?
Her background includes work in domestic abuse services, women’s centres, pastoral care in schools, LGBTQ+ charities and addiction recovery. She also taught for over ten years.
What credential and location are listed?
She is listed with BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international clients are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Session formats are not specified in the biography; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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