About me
My name is Ula. I am a UKCP and MBACP registered Gestalt Psychotherapist, EMDR therapist, EFT practitioner and Integrative clinical Supervisor, with over 20 years’ experience working with adults, adolescents and couples across educational, community, and private practice settings.
I trained at Metanoia Institute ( Dipl.) and Middlesex University (MSc) and hold a Diploma in Integrative Supervision. Alongside private practice, I have also contributed to psychotherapy training as an assistant tutor.
I offer psychotherapy grounded in Gestalt and relational approaches, and integrate EMDR where appropriate. Much of my work focuses on complex relational trauma, anxiety, relationship difficulties, and patterns that people find themselves repeating despite wanting things to change.
I often work with clients who have had previous therapy and developed insight into their difficulties, but still find themselves unable to translate awareness into meaningful change. You may understand your patterns intellectually yet continue to feel stuck emotionally, relationally, or physically. Therapy can sometimes remain at the level of understanding without fully reaching the places where patterns are actually held and repeated.
My approach is active, relational, and experiential. Rather than focusing on talking about problems, I pay attention to what is happening in the moment: emotionally, physically, and within the therapeutic relationship itself. This can help bring deeper awareness to familiar ways of coping and create the possibility of responding differently. I aim to offer both support and challenge, so that therapy feels not only containing, but genuinely transformative.
Where appropriate, I integrate EMDR to support the processing of trauma and experiences that may feel unresolved or emotionally “stuck”.
I also work with couples, combing Gestalt and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT). Couples often find themselves trapped in repeating cycles of conflict, withdrawal, or misunderstanding, where each person’s attempts to cope unintentionally reinforce the other’s reactions. We explore the emotional patterns and attachment needs underneath them. The aim is to support greater emotional safety, openness, and connection. EFT is one of the most effective therapeutic approaches to relationships' difficulties.
My work is also informed by a long-standing personal practice in mindfulness and body-based approaches ( yoga, dance and voice work) which I integrate where they meaningfully support the therapeutic process
Training, qualifications & experience
Qualifications & Training
MSc in Gestalt Psychotherapy, Middlesex University
Level 6 Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling, Metanoia Institute
Level 6 Diploma in Integrative Supervision (Merit), The Grove Practice
EMDR Training (Levels 1–3), Richman EMDR Training
Additional training includes:
Working with trauma (CBT-informed)
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Couples work ( EFT and Gestalt)
Working with children and adolescents (including arts-based approaches)
Gestalt Play Therapy
BA with QTS in English Language Teaching, Kolegium Karkonoskie, Poland
BA in History, Silesian University, Wrocław, Poland
Clinical Experience:
I have developed my clinical experience across a range of therapeutic, educational, and community settings, working with both adults and young people.
This includes work with:
Metanoia Counselling and Psychotherapy Service
Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
Centre for Better Health
Turning Point (dual diagnosis rehabilitation services)
Community school settings in London
Alongside private practice, I have worked with adolescents with Special Educational Needs and behavioural difficulties (SEN) as well as supporting families within educational contexts.
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.
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
- Mindfulness
- Movement
- Creativity
Therapies offered
Fees
£75.00 - £120.00
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Initial consultation £55
Individual sessions £75
EMDR session (50-90 min) £80-£95
Couples (60 min) £90 (90 min) £120
When I work
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Further information
I work on long and short time basis and offer evenings and weekends appointments.
I am bilingual in English and Polish
My professional background is in teaching and teacher training.
