About me
Hi, I'm Katarzyna. I’m an Integrative Psychotherapist and Counsellor, a Professional Coach (currently in certification), and a TIST Practitioner.
My work is grounded in a deep interest in how people heal, adapt to life’s changes and grow. Rooted in my own healing journey and strengthened by professional training and experience, I’ve supported people from diverse backgrounds through challenging times. I bring together different frameworks – including psychotherapy, coaching, trauma-informed practice and systemic lenses — which allow me to see the richness of each method, both individually and in combination. What I’ve learned is that real, lasting change — and meaningful personal progress — begins with caring for your mental and emotional wellbeing. That’s at the heart of everything I do. Whether you're working through something painful, seeking personal growth, or adjusting to a new life abroad, genuine change begins within — and I support you through that process.
MY APPROACH
The focus of the work is on the current situation.
My approach is guided by an INTEGRATIVE APPROACH, meaning I draw from different therapeutic traditions. Employing a psychodynamic approach to explore how past experiences—particularly early relationships—continue
to influence your thoughts, emotions, and interactions with others today.
Uncovering repetitive patterns and coping strategies that may no longer serve you, helping you make more conscious choices and feel more in control. The transpersonal approach not only helps in healing emotional pain but also in evolving into a new version of yourself, one that is aligned with your values, feelings, and deep longings. Your challenges are seen not only as difficulties, but also as invitations for growth. I use a trauma-informed approach (Trauma-Informed Stabilisation Treatment developed by Dr Janina Fisher). It focuses on attending different parts of you — even those that feel reactive, stuck, or self-sabotaging — with care and compassion. This approach understands that trauma affects both the mind and the body, and helps you feel safer and manage the sense of overwhelm. Through systemic lenses, I also consider the broader context: your family system, culture, faith background, and transgenerational experiences, all of which contribute to who you are and how you interact with the world. Other theories which inform my practice include findings from Attachment Theory, neuroscience, Emotional Intelligence and others.
I am a Registered Member of the BACP (MBACP), an Accredited Member of the UKCP, and I'm also registered with ICO (Information Commissioner's Office).
I work with Employee Assistance Programmes (Workplace People's Options) and private insurance providers (AXA, WPA).
Training, qualifications & experience
Training and qualifications:
I hold a Master’s Degree in Integrative Psychotherapy from the Metanoia Institute, London, awarded in 2022, and a Diploma in Integrative Psychotherapeutic Counselling completed in 2020. My training at Metanoia provided a strong foundation in integrative and relational psychotherapy, grounded in clinical practice.
I continue to expand my therapeutic approach through specialist training. In 2023, I completed Trauma-Informed Stabilisation Treatment training. In 2025, I completed training at the Silent Family Constellation School, founded by Gerhard Wallper, as well as training at Hellinger Schule. I am currently in the process of certification with The Institute for Woman-Centred Coaching, Training and Leadership.
Before this, I completed a Bachelor’s degree in Pedagogy with a specialisation in Social Rehabilitation at Rzeszów University in Poland in 2015. Earlier in my professional development, I obtained a Diploma in Integrative Counselling with a focus on Addiction Recovery from the Psychology Applied Institute in Katowice, Poland, in 2012.
Alongside my formal qualifications, I am committed to ongoing professional development. Selected trainings include:
Intensive Trauma Treatment Course (PESI; Bessel van der Kolk), December 2022
Trauma-Informed Stabilisation Treatment (PESI; Janina Fisher), October 2022
Parts, Ego States, and Fragmented Selves in Shame and Self-Loathing (PESI; Janina Fisher), March 2023
Safeguarding Adults Training (The Awareness Centre), July 2021
I also regularly attend professional conferences, including the Trauma Conference in Boston, USA (2023), and the Trauma Conference in Oxford, UK (October 2025).
Professional background
My journey began several years ago in Poland, where I started building
my experience through volunteering. I was working with young people
from families navigating difficult circumstances.
My experience continued in London, where I have lived, studied and worked for the past 10 years. My professional journey began in adult recovery services, followed by roles in gender-based violence services, including domestic violence support, where I also stepped into a managerial role. While working in these sectors, I was simultaneously in training for counselling and psychotherapy.
This path led me to establish my own practice, which has since expanded
to include coaching.
London’s multicultural and diverse environment has allowed me to work with clients from a wide range of ethnic backgrounds and professions—students, finance professionals, engineers, teachers, film industry workers, managers, business owners, and holistic practitioners, to name a few. I have supported clients through a variety of challenges, including childhood trauma, abuse, grief, relationship challenges, etc., while also focusing on self-discovery and personal development. Over the years, I have supported thousands of clients on their journeys.
Everything I’ve experienced over the years has shaped who I am today
and enriched my professional stance—living in new places, adapting
to different cultures, and facing the unexpected. Like many of my clients,
I’ve navigated cultural shock, unfamiliar environments, and deep personal identity shifts. That journey continues to unfold. It has given me a strong inner foundation, one that I draw on in the work that I do. I offer a safe and supportive space for others going through similar transitions, helping people to make sense of the change, reconnect with themselves, and find their way forward.
In addition to counselling, psychotherapy, and Trauma-Informed Stabilisation Treatment, I created Thrive Abroad – Coaching for female Expats in Transition — a dedicated programme for expat and migrant women navigating change, displacement, and uncertainty. The work focuses on supporting transformation during transition, allowing resilience, clarity, and new strengths to emerge.
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) is a leading professional body for the education, training and regulation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Its register is accredited by the government's Professional Standards Authority.
As part of its commitment to protect the public, it works to improve access to psychotherapy, to support and disseminate research, to improve standards and to respond effectively to complaints against its members.
UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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.
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
In 2023, I completed Trauma-Informed Stabilisation Treatment training.
Trauma-Informed Stabilisation Treatment (TIST) was designed and developed by Dr Janina Fisher for clients who have lived through long-term trauma, especially in childhood. Many clients struggle with overwhelming emotions, persistent anxiety or sadness, low self-worth and self-criticism, chronic shame or guilt, to name a few. Many clients themselves are stuck in repetitive cycles of self-harm, addiction, relational repetition cycles (abusive, neglectful, or emotionally unavailable relationships), etc.
TIST helps by understanding and managing these repetitive behaviours as ways a client learned to survive, rather than as failures. By viewing symptoms as protective responses to trauma, the approach reduces shame and self-blame and supports a more compassionate relationship with what is happening internally.
The model offers a clear and practical neurobiologically grounded path to healing. Clients are supported in recognising triggers and signs as coming from different parts of themselves that have learned to cope in overwhelming situations.
Over time, TIST helps clients relate to these parts with curiosity and compassion, rather than fear, judgment, or shame.
Therapies offered
Fees
£60.00 - £80.00
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Fee for the session: from £60 - £80 (1 session = 50 minutes)
I am also happy to offer concessional rates (to be discussed further).
When I work
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Further information
Psychotherapy session usually last 50 minutes, taking place weekly,
with face-to-face, online or phone sessions to suit your preference.
I work with adult individuals.
Fees range from £60 - £80 per session, offered on a sliding scale.
I offer a free 20-minute consultation.