A single session lasts 50 minutes. The usual pattern is weekly, but we’ll agree the frequency based on your situation and what feels helpful at the time. It’s something we can come back to as the work goes on.

I work in Polish and English. We’ll agree the language of the sessions at the start – you can choose whichever one makes it easier to put into words what you’re going through. If it helps, we can also move between the two languages during our work.

The initial consultation is a chance for us to get to know each other, see how it feels to talk, and think together about whether the kind of support I offer is right for your situation. There’s no obligation to carry on afterwards.

Get in touch through the contact form. I usually reply within a few working days and suggest a time for a free 20-minute consultation. If after that conversation we both want to carry on, we’ll arrange a time for the first session.

A session lasts 50 minutes and costs £50 for people living in the UK, or 220 PLN for those living in Poland. If cost is a real barrier, we can talk about it.

Yes, at the moment I work entirely online, through a video platform that keeps the conversation confidential. You’ll find full practical information in the Working together section.

I’m a clinical psychologist with a Master’s degree from SWPS University in Warsaw. I’m currently in the final year of a person-centred counselling course at the University of the Highlands and Islands in the UK. I’m not yet on the BACP register – I’ll apply for individual membership once I’ve finished my training. That said, my practice follows the BACP Ethical Framework and I attend regular supervision.

In practice, the lines are blurred, and a lot depends on the individual therapist and the approach they work in. Counselling is often associated with shorter work, focused on a particular situation or crisis. Psychotherapy tends to be a longer process, reaching deeper into what has shaped the way you’ve been living so far. In my experience, the character of the work depends more on what you need than on the label given to our meetings. If something turns out to be beyond what I can offer, we’ll talk about it openly and I’ll help you think about next steps.

The BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy) is one of the main professional bodies for counsellors and psychotherapists in the UK. It sets ethical standards, requires regular supervision and ongoing professional development, and runs an external complaints procedure if something goes wrong. For the client, it’s a sign that the therapist works within a recognised ethical framework, and that if any concerns come up, there’s somewhere to turn.

You can never really know that in advance, and sadly this is something most people who’ve been through therapy come up against. The only real way to find out is to meet and stay attentive to what comes up along the way – particularly anything that gives you an uneasy feeling. If at any point, in any kind of psychological work, you feel that something isn’t quite right, saying so is one of the most important things you can do.

Yes, it can. Sometimes therapy opens topics that have been closed for a long time, and for a while things may get harder before they begin to feel different. It is worth knowing this in advance and remembering that a harder stretch is often part of the process, not a sign of its failure.