About me
I’m Jacek, a qualified therapist working with adults and young people.
My approach is primarily psychodynamic, which explores how our experiences and relationships shape the patterns through which we relate to ourselves and the world around us. Working relationally and non-directively, I aim to create a space for honest conversations and careful exploration of your thoughts, feelings, fears, memories, and anything that may be difficult to put into words.
Through what unfolds within our professional relationship, we can begin to understand what makes you who you are, reduce the hold your difficulties may have on your life, and help you become more yourself.
While exploring the past in the context of the present, I also consider the biological, social, and cultural dimensions of the mind to support our understanding of the subjective nature of your experience.
If you’re interested in working together, please visit my website for more information or contact me to arrange a free initial consultation.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have several years of experience in the field of mental health and have supported people with a range of difficulties, including depression, anxiety, and personality disorders. Through my work with children and young people whose lives have been affected by trauma, I have developed a particular interest in how the mind responds to adversity, and have contributed to research on dissociative states and depersonalisation.
Alongside my psychotherapy work with adults at Edinburgh Centre for Psychodynamic Therapy, I have worked across a variety of mental health settings including crisis services, residential care for traumatised children, and mental health and neurodiversity services within academic institutions in the UK.
Following my MSc in Psychology of Mental Health, I completed a qualifying programme in Integrative Psychotherapy and have since pursued further clinical training within the field of psychoanalytic psychotherapy.
Qualifications And Credentials:
- MSc Psychology of Mental Health (BPS-accredited)
- PgCert COSCA Counselling Skills
- PgDip Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy
- MSc Psychoanalytic Observation: Therapeutic Work with Children and Young People (ongoing)
- BACP Registered Member (MBACP)
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).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£45.00 - £60.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
After you send your initial enquiry email, we will arrange a free 15-minute consultation call. Following this, we can schedule an initial assessment session, which will help us get a sense whether we can work together effectively.
While we may focus on a specific issue in the short term, lasting change usually takes time. I have seen clients make meaningful progress within 4–6 months of dedicated work, though some choose to continue therapy for longer.
My standard rate is £60 per session. I also offer a limited number of reduced-fee slots for those who wish to work together but are not currently in a financial position to do so. We can discuss your circumstances during the initial assessment.
