Individual Therapy

A therapist is someone who is very privileged to take part in someone’s life and try to bring light into it

‘Conversations with Therapists’, Justyna Dąbrowska

Bringing light into other people’s lives

This is what therapy and personal development have been for me and this is what I would like to strive for – bringing light into other people’s lives.

My background is social psychology and I am now going through a 4-year training in Gestalt Therapy School in Warsaw. I am using this approach in therapy. Here you can learn more about this approach.

 

How Gestalt works

 

Gestalt is a German word. The closest translation is ‘whole’, ‘pattern’ or ‘form’. It has the sense that meaning cannot be found from breaking things down into parts but rather from appreciation of the whole. In other words, Gestalt is a holistic process. It regards the individual as a totality of mind, body, emotions and spirit who experiences reality in a way unique to themselves.

In practice, Gestalt practitioners work with clients to help them focus on self-awareness: on what is happening from one moment to the next or, as we often say, in the Here and Now. Increased awareness and understanding of the present, of one’s immediate thoughts, feelings and behaviour, and of patterns of relating can bring about powerful change and new perspectives.

For practitioners, Gestalt’s focus on the present moment, and on immediate thoughts and feelings, make it a very lively, spontaneous and creative approach.

For clients, the greater holistic awareness and increased insight into how we think, feel and act is very liberating. It builds self-confidence, frees people to address issues and helps them to live life to its fullest potential.

Source: https://gestaltcentre.org.uk/what-is-gestalt/  



I Offer Individual Therapy

Aimed at supporting you in situations of:

  • Going Through Crisis/Change/Stress In Life
  • Professional Burnout
  • Depression, Anxiety
  • Relationship Issues
  • Self-Esteem And Self-Confidence Issues
  • Difficulties With Emotions Management
  • Need For Personal Growth

Or in other words I can help you if:

  • You’re feeling anxiety without any specific reason, low mood or lack of energy and motivation
  • You’re finding it hard to understand and manage your emotions and you’re feeling as they’re taking control over you
  • You’re noticing a lot of self-critical and negative thoughts in your head; you’re feeling as you’re not holding a steering wheel in your life
  • You’re going through major stress in your life
  • You’re feeling like everything is falling apart and it’s just too much and too overwhelming
  • You’re experiencing difficulties in relationships with other people (partners, kids, parents, friends, colleagues)
  • You’re feeling burn out in your work or in general – you lost motivation to engage in things
  • You’re feeling lost and don’t seem to have a direction in life – you’re missing the sense of it and nothing brings you joy or satisfaction anymore
  • You’d like to get to know yourself better and understand different patterns in your life that no longer serve you (you notice you keep choosing certain type of partners, you’re stuck at the same kind of work that you don’t enjoy, you’re experiencing suffering in your relationship with parents or kids)
  • You’re finding it hard to deal with traumatic experiences from your past and this affects your your life
  • You’re suffering from various psychosomatic symptoms (sleeping problems, stomach issues, headaches, or other) that you can’t understand the origin of

Offer

Consultation and diagnosis 

The purpose of the first few meetings (usually 3-5 sessions) is to have an initial look at the issues you wish to bring up, as well as options and ways of continuing our work. It’s a time and space for asking questions, dealing with doubts, making sure you feel comfortable and safe with me, and deciding if you are ready to start therapy. The consultation meetings may or may not lead to your decision on starting therapy and continuing our work together.

The cost of an individual meeting is 250zł/50min. 

Short-term therapy

This kind of therapy usually lasts from 3 to 6 months (12-24 sessions) and is focused on working with specific issues. The aim of short-term therapy is to support you in dealing with your current challenges or life crisis, i.e. dealing with the loss of someone important, losing a job, illness, relationship issues with your partner, employer, etc.

The cost of the session (50min.) is 250zł. We usually meet once a week. 

Long-term therapy

It usually lasts from 12 to 24 months, but it may take a few years. The aim of this kind of therapy is to support you in recognizing the fixed patterns of:

  • processing your emotions and feelings
  • ways of thinking
  • behaviour
  • building relationships with others

The aim here is to recognize if those patterns no longer serve you and, if they don’t, to change them. Long-term therapy offers you a wonderful opportunity to develop your self-awareness in order to make your life more fulfilling and happy.

The cost of the session (50min.) is 250zł. We usually meet once a week.

I offer an environment of:

  • Hope
  • Empathy
  • Empowerment
  • Reflection

As well as a place to be appropriately challenged.

 

Location for consultations and therapy:

Centre for Psychotherapy „Przestrzeń”, ul. Berezyńska 44/1 (Saska Kępa, Praga-Południe).