About me
My name is Katarzyna, but I’m also known as Kat. I am a relational counsellor qualified to work with adult individuals, children, and young people. In my work, I use an integrative approach drawing from different counselling schools. This includes psychodynamic, person-centred, transactional analysis, and cognitive behavioural therapy, so that I can tailor your sessions to what works best for you.
Attachment theory plays a crucial role in my approach. Attachment styles determine the way we perceive ourselves and the world and affect our relationships with others. We are the way we are because of our past. The accumulation of all the experiences we have had in life with our parents, carers, and significant others can have a significant effect on our emotional development and the way we form and maintain relationships, shaping how we understand, express, and regulate our feelings as well as influencing our attachment styles and patterns of intimacy or avoidance. Think of all the messages you have heard from other people that you have internalised. Increasing my clients' self-awareness plays an important role and is often a first step toward change.
The counselling space I am offering is safe, empathetic, confidential, and non-judgmental. This is a time for you to be fully yourself. You are always in control in terms of what you would like to share with me. Of course, the more I know, the more accurate a picture I have and the better help I can provide. Counselling might be difficult at times. I might ask you questions that may be challenging, but it is up to you to decide if you feel safe enough to answer them. Overall, therapy can be a time that facilitates reflection and change.
I am originally from Poland. I have lived in Scotland since 2005. I am experienced in mentoring and working with disadvantaged communities and people with mental health issues, both in Poland and in the UK. I have also worked with refugees and asylum seekers, talking to people from all over the world. I conduct sessions in English and Polish. My clients come from a variety of backgrounds, cultures, and religions. This enables me to facilitate culturally sensitive therapy. I have worked with a wide range of issues, including anxiety, addiction, relationship issues, low self-esteem, trauma, and attachment issues. I have conducted over 3000 in-house sessions with adults, children, and young people, and over 200 sessions within primary and secondary schools across Glasgow and its surrounding areas.
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I am registered as a Counsellor Member (CMCOSCA) with COSCA, which is a professional body for counselling and psychotherapy in Scotland. I adhere to the COSCA Code of Ethics. I also hold a Graduate Membership (GMBPsS) with the British Psychological Society.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Postgraduate Certificate in (Psychodynamic) Counselling Children, Young People and Families
- Postgraduate Diploma in Relational Counselling
- COSCA Certificate in Counselling Skills
- MSc Psychological Studies
- Postgraduate Diploma in Adult Education, Community Development and Youth Work
Member organisations
COSCA is the professional body for counselling and psychotherapy in Scotland, and seeks to advance all forms of counselling and psychotherapy and the use of counselling skills by promoting best practice and through the delivery of a range of sustainable services. COSCA Counsellor Accreditation is a pathway to entry onto the UKRC. It is a requirement of all individual and organisational members of COSCA to abide by its Statement of Ethics and Code of Practice and be accountable to the Complaints Procedure. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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
Therapies offered
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Fees
£45.00 - £60.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
My standard fee is £60 per session.
I offer sessions at a concessionary rate for the groups mentioned above: £45 for online sessions and £50 for in-person sessions.
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