Aga Grzelinska
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About me
I am an integrative counsellor and psychotherapist registered with the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and undertaking regular clinical supervision.
As an integrative practitioner, I draw from a range of evidence-based therapeutic approaches, so that we can explore together your patterns of thinking, understand their role and origins, and examine how helpful they are today. My practice is informed by attachment theory, which explains how early relationships with caregivers shape our emotional bonds and patterns of behaviour in later relationships.
Whether you are dealing with anxiety, depression, work stress, relationship challenges, or simply wanting to get to know yourself better, therapy can offer the tools and insights to expand your self-awareness and help you find a better place.
Where helpful, I can offer approaches such as Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) Motivational Interviewing (MI), as well as existential, systemic or psychodynamic approaches. Some approaches may be more suitable if you have a specific goal in mind. For example, SFBT can be helpful when addressing relationship concerns or work-related stress. However, there is no such thing as a typical counselling session. I work within pluralistic framework, meaning that we will collaborate to determine the direction and pace of your sessions.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am primarily trained in a relational integrative approach to counselling. I have experience of working within a higher education setting, charities such as Menfulness, York Carers, York Mind Garden CIC, as well as individual clients.
I am also an ASC Specialist Mentor trained as a NMH (Non-Medical Help) with the National Autistic Society, experienced in working with neurodivergent clients on issues such as motivation, executive functioning, emotional regulation, sensory regulation, masking, RSD (Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria), ADHD burnout, intrusive thoughts and more.
Member organisations
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
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Areas of counselling I deal with
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Fees
£55.00 per session
Free initial online session
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