Ingrid Koehler

Ingrid Koehler is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and loss. She works with issues around intimacy, eating, anger, self-esteem and depression. Ingrid also supports people coping with life changes and compassion fatigue, and she attends to concerns such as abandonment, attachment struggles, codependency and isolation.

She uses a conversational, person-centred style. Sessions begin by listening to the story you bring and then looking at practical ways to cope. Ingrid aims to create a respectful, caring space where people can name painful feelings like guilt, shame, rage or numbness and start to make sense of them.

Her background includes many years in nursing within cancer care and cancer clinical trials, followed by long-term work in private counselling practice since 2011. That clinical history informs how she thinks about loss, chronic illness and the emotional impact of major life events. She is registered with the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.

In sessions she encourages exploring emotion and attachment patterns to understand how past hurts shape current relationships. The work can include looking at communication, boundaries, forgiveness and ways to rebuild trust and self-worth. People often come away with clearer thinking and more options for moving forward.

Ingrid tailors the pace and focus to each person. She describes counselling as a joint process where the counsellor acts as a mirror and witness so people can recognise what they could not see before and make choices about their next steps.

How Ingrid's approaches translate to online therapy

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current bonds. It helps when trust, closeness or repeated patterns cause pain in adult relationships and can be useful for intimacy and attachment concerns. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on following the client's pace and priorities. It means the counsellor listens without judgement and supports people to find their own answers, which helps with anxiety, low self-worth and decision-making.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Ingrid will discuss different ways of working with a person and decide together what fits a client's needs, goals and preferences. That collaborative decision can change over time as the work develops.

The biography does not specify session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling into busy days, avoid travel and keep sessions to a convenient length. Video or phone arrangements can offer a quieter setting, reduce time away from work or caregiving, and allow flexible scheduling across time zones for international clients. Registered or accredited professionals tailor the practical arrangements so therapy fits into everyday life without forcing big changes.