Ingrid Koehler , BACP

Ingrid Koehler is a counsellor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and grief. She also supports people facing issues with self-esteem, eating, anger, intimacy and life changes. Ingrid uses a thoughtful, respectful style aimed at helping people make sense of what feels overwhelming.

She brings 14 years of professional experience and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Her background includes many years working in nursing within cancer services and clinical trials in the NHS, experience that shaped her practical, down-to-earth approach.

In sessions she listens first and follows the pace each person needs. Conversations focus on the story you bring, how difficulties developed and small, practical steps to cope better day to day. Ingrid encourages noticing emotions and working through them rather than pushing them away.

Her ways of working draw on attachment-based thinking, emotionally-focused ideas and trauma-focused approaches alongside client-centred and existential perspectives. That mix helps when people face abandonment, codependency, communication problems, dissociation or the aftereffects of abuse and domestic violence.

People also come to her for help with relationship ruptures, infidelity, divorce and separation, or the guilt and shame that can follow major loss. Ingrid aims to build understanding, restore self-worth and strengthen coping so people can regain a clearer sense of themselves.

Therapeutic approaches and online counselling options

Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps people understand trust, closeness and fears of abandonment so they can develop healthier ways of relating to others. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) centres on feelings in relationships and helps people name and change unhelpful interaction patterns that cause distance or conflict. Trauma-focused approaches look at the impact of single events or longer-term hurt and aim to reduce overwhelming symptoms while helping people reconnect with strengths and coping skills.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will talk with you about your needs, goals and preferences and together you will try ways of working that suit you. That collaborative process means techniques can change over time as you progress and as new priorities emerge.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation when connection and non-verbal cues matter. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a work break. Live chat and messaging can suit shorter check-ins or people who find typing easier than speaking. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to schedule around daily life.