Magdalena Young MSc, BSc, MBACP, PPA

About me

Welcome. I am an experienced Counsellor, Psychotherapist and currently Psychologist in training. Within my private practice, I use numinous therapeutic approaches, including Person Centred, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Humanistic, Integrative, and Psychodynamic. I can offer both short and long-term counselling/psychotherapeutic support.

Additionally, I am a qualified facilitator of the SMART program (design, change and maintain life goals/objectives), a facilitator of method FOC (CBT based therapeutic program for groups and individuals) and a facilitator of IEPT/BTEI (maps to support cognitive processes and persons wellbeing).

In my private practice, I work with a variety of patients who are faced with life challenges, relationship & communication issues, existential problems, mental health diagnoses and emotional difficulties. Below are some of the examples I support my patients with on daily basis:

• Addictions and dependency (alcohol, illicit substances, medication etc.)
• Low self-esteem, lack of self-belief
• Loss and bereavement
• Depression and depressive episodes
• Control and emotional coping (anger, sadness, fear etc.)
• Stress
• Anxiety
• Cultural differences
• Assertiveness
• Suicidal thoughts, self-harm
• Difficulties in communication with others, difficulties in interpersonal connections
• Problem solving
• Dual diagnoses
• Mental health diagnoses
• Everyday life difficulties
• Understanding self and surrounding
• Understand difficulties and processes of decision making
• Increase quality of life: personal and professional
• Acceptation of difficulties and coping skills.

At the first session/meeting, we concentrate on psychological or therapeutic consultation to collect information that will be used for treatment purposes and will support both client and therapist to focus on specific areas of work. Clients will have the opportunity to discuss with the therapist matters for the visit, any issues that might have an impact on therapeutic work and their own expectations from the sessions.
Confidentially agreement will be discussed in detail to provide safe and stable work conditions.

The amount of therapeutic sessions required will be arranged individually for each client, with regards to needs, aims and goals and the appropriate therapy choice by both therapist and client.

The Practice is designed to provide support to as many individuals as required by offering services in additional polish language.