Halina Pytlasinska
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About me
Individual Counsellor and Relationship Therapist, Supervisor and Trainer. Face to face, phone and online counselling offered.
If you feel stuck then counselling with an experienced and compassionate therapist can help you to find a way forward. I have thirty five years experience in helping individuals and couples in therapeutic settings. Currently, I work in my own practice in Longwick, Buckinghamshire. I can offer some of your sessions online when you cannot attend in person.
Everyone is different so I use various skills to offer a heart-centred and professionally robust service to take into account diverse needs. I welcome people from all cultural backgrounds. I work with people from the LGBTQI+ community. In September I completed training from Gendered Intelligence to work alongside trans, gender diverse and questioning people.
Relationship Therapy
I help couples who feel stuck in patterns of misunderstanding. As a relationship therapist and neutral third party I can help to identify where the relationship is not working. Exploring new ways of thinking and behaving can help to co-create healthy and lasting relationship. I work with couples who have mixed cultural heritage. And relationships where one party may be exploring gender.
If you are feeling depressed or anxious, I have experience of offering effective help. You may have work-related stress, underlying illnesses, experience low self-esteem or feel lonely. If you have addictions such as alcohol and gambling, I will be able to signpost you to specialist organisations and offer counselling alongside these services. Perhaps you feel overwhelmed or confused and unable to cope. I can help you to gain clarity and see things with a fresh perspective. Once you are able to see your problem more clearly and gain self-understanding then finding a way forward becomes easier.
I have trained professional counsellors and oversee other therapists as a supervisor. Working in different settings, with people from all walks of life has honed my ability to respond to each individual or couple, so that together we can create the effective outcome that you desire.
If you would like to explore the possibility of counselling then please ring or text to arrange a non-obligatory chat. We can talk over your needs and if I am not the right person to help I can signpost you to a suitable organisation or expert.
Training, qualifications & experience
- M.A. (ED) Counselling from Durham University 1991
- Diploma in Counselling Supervision from CPPD, London 1999
- Relate Accredited Counsellor, Relate Oxfordshire, 2019
- Award in Education, Abingdon and Witney College, 2016
- Transpersonal Psychology Foundation, Newcastle Centre for Transpersonal Psychology, 1990
- Foundation in Counselling, Cambridge Consultancy, 1987
- Registered Member of the BACP, 2018
- Online Counselling Training, OCST, 2020
- Working alongside trans, gender diverse and questioning people, Gendered Intelligence, Sept 2024
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
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Relationship Counselling
I help couples' to rebuild trust where it has been broken. Counselling develops intimate relationships where a partnership has been strained. Maybe you find yourselves arguing frequently or perhaps you have drifted apart and can't find your way back to being close.
Through times of transition, such as having a first child or being made redundant, your relationship will be challenged.
It may feel that your partner doesn't seem to understand you. I can help you to notice where unhelpful patterns of relating have caused a rift. In counselling you can learn how to communicate more effectively again, to see each other and feel supported.
Once you have developed a nurturing relationship all other aspects of life and work flow more easily.
Therapies offered
Fees
£75.00 per session
Free initial telephone session
Additional information
Individual and Couples' Counselling £75 per hour session
Online counselling and supervision available
Supervision £60 per hour
Training for Groups negotiable rates
When I work
I offer daytime and evening appointments and Saturday mornings.
