Psychotherapy

Psychotherapy is a method aimed at enabling people to fully experience themselves the way they are. What exactly does it mean in the psychotherapeutic sense?

1. Experiencing emotions.

Being able to experience what you feel is the opposite of repressing or trying to control your emotions. Very often we don’t even realise that we have been avoiding certain feelings for our whole lives. Those stuck and blocked feelings tend to show up when we least expect them, in unpleasant form of bodily pains, nightmares, outbursts of aggression, crying or in sort of an “emotional numbness”. In psychotherapy we want to embrace emotions without repressing them or "acting out". Being able to live your life without blocking what you feel is a truly transformative experience.

2. Being your authentic self.

Being able to be yourself without shame or fear is the opposite of ”'putting on masks”. Very often we grow up with the belief that we must “fit” and that if we are simply ourselves, the world will reject us. This belief makes us hide our true self, put on masks, feel ashamed of who we are and try to be someone else. This may lead to low self-esteem, fear of failure, exhausting self-criticism as well as anxiety, depression, addictions. Psychotherapy is a space where you can truly experience what it means to accept yourself and how it affects you and your relationships.

3. Establishing relationships based on trust and acceptance.

Being able to trust and show your true self to another person, including a therapist, is a challenge for many of us. The fear of intimacy is often unconscious. Past hurt and fear of rejection for who we are pushes us away from others as well as from ourselves. This can lead to the fake feeling of independence, while actually suffering from loneliness. Being able to establish relationships based on trust and acceptance is one of the most important psychotherapeutic goals.

“A person is a fluid process, not a fixed and static entity; a flowing river of change, not a block of solid material; a continually changing constellation of potentialities, not a fixed quantity of traits.”

- Carl Rogers -

FAQ

For how long do I need to attend psychotherapy?

This is a common question, but there is no simple answer. It will depend on your individual story and what you want and are willing to change in your life.

Sometimes just a few sessions can help you understand the issues you've been struggling with for a long time, but it takes time to achieve a lasting change.

I provide both short-term (3-6 months) and long-term psychotherapy (1 year and more).

How long is one session? How often are sessions held?

Sessions are usually scheduled once a week.

Individual Psychotheray - 65 euro (50 minutes)

Couples Therapy - 85 euro (60 minutes)

If you are experiencing financial difficulties and need psychological assistance, there is the option of a social tariff, where you can receive help psychotherapy at a reduced rate. To do this, please send an email.

Do we only talk during the session?

A large part of psychotherapy is the so-called therapeutic dialogue. It aims to make us aware of thoughts, feelings or beliefs of which we were previously unaware, and which play an active role in the formation of psychological difficulties.

In addition, Process-oriented psychotherapy being an experience-based psychotherapy offers tools for working with oneself in the form of experiences such as role-playing, having an inner dialogue out loud, becoming aware of feelings in the body, imaginal work, working with dreams, expressing emotions and feelings in non-verbal forms. All these activities help reach parts of yourself on a deeper level.

I am not sure if psychotherapy can help me.

During the first sessions we will identify what you want to work on, what your hopes and fears are, what you would like to change. Based on this, we will be able to determine if psychotherapy is the right choice for you to achieve what you need.

I do not suffer from any mental disorder. Can psychotherapy be of any use for me?

Definitely yes! Psychotherapy is one of the best ways to get to know yourself more deeply, to better understand your feelings and behaviour. It is a wonderful way to get in touch with the most authentic parts of ourselves, to live and be in the world from the depths of your true self.

Professional ethics

In my practice I follow the Code of Ethics of The Polish Association of Psychotherapists and Practitioners of Process Oriented Psychology as well as Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct.

My psychotherapy work is supervised on an ongoing basis by experienced and certified supervisors.