Potential Space

My Background

I grew up in Poland, where I lived through a period of political, social and economic change. My first university degree was in Economics, and before training as a counsellor, I spent over 20 years working in high-pressure, fast-paced environments in leadership and learning and development roles.

During this time, I developed a deep interest in people, relationships, and how individuals grow and change within organisations and systems. My earlier career also gave me first-hand experience of the demands, expectations and responsibilities of high-pressure work environments. This background informs my work with clients experiencing burnout, perfectionism, anxiety, self-criticism, difficulties with switching off and insomnia.

Living between cultures has shaped how I see the world and the people I work with. I bring sensitivity to issues of identity, belonging, migration and transition, as well as an understanding of how cultural, social and relational contexts influence our psychological live.

My own experience of therapy has been an important part of my journey. What mattered most to me was feeling met as a person, not reduced to a problem or a diagnosis. That experience has shaped where I trained and how I work.

In my work, I hold a holistic perspective, recognising that our wellbeing is influenced by many interconnected aspects of our lives, including emotional, physical, intellectual and environmental factors, as well as how we relate to something larger than ourselves, whatever that may mean to you.

I aim to create a space where you can bring as much of yourself as you wish into the work, not just the difficulty that brought you here.

Therapy with me

I tailor therapy to you as an individual, offering a space that is collaborative and grounded in care and curiosity. Together, we can explore whatever feels most important, at a pace that feels right for you.My work is rooted in psychosynthesis, a holistic, integrative approach, and relational therapy. I am most influenced by systems, process-oriented, and somatic approaches.My work is also trauma-informed.In practice, this means I believe healing happens within relationship. I see each person as inseparable from their context, lived experience, environment, and wider systems. During the therapeutic process, we would gently explore your past and present experiences, relationships, your context, and your ways of coping, with an openness to what may be emerging for you.I aim to support you in making sense of your experience in a way that feels meaningful, and to gently bring awareness to what may be limiting you or holding you back from expressing your full potential.

I hold a strong belief in the interconnectedness of mind, body, and spirit, and work with you as a whole person, rather than focusing on symptoms or behaviours. In addition, I believe that connection and creativity are at the core of being human, and they form the foundation of the therapeutic process, beginning with the relationship between us.

Alongside talking, I may gently invite somatic exploration, or through creative expression, only if you are open to it.

Training, qualifications & experience

I hold a Postgraduate Diploma (Level 7) in Psychosynthesis Counselling and am a registered member of the BACP, working in accordance with their Ethical Framework. My work is supported through regular one-to-one supervision with an experienced supervisor, alongside ongoing professional development through further training and workshops.

I have worked with a variety of clients from different backgrounds and cultures. This includes people exploring questions of identity, belonging, or life transitions, as well as those experiencing anxiety, low mood, or feeling under pressure, burned out, or disconnected. I have experience working with individuals affected by trauma, including complex and intergenerational trauma.

Why Potential Space?