MKS Therapy
------ Monika Kubaczewska-Szymańska
Individual therapy for
adults in Cambridge
About me
Counsellor/therapist
I am a qualified integrative counsellor. I offer individual therapy for adults (18+).
I work mainly in the humanistic approach, and I also use elements from other approaches such as CBT (cognitive-behavioural therapy) or psychodynamic therapy, which allows me to choose optimal therapeutic strategies for each client individually.
The values on which the humanistic approach is based, such as empathy, respect, authenticity and perception of values in every human being, are very close to me. I firmly believe that being truly understood, heard and accepted the way you are can change our lives.
My goal in therapy is to create a supportive atmosphere in which you feel that you can share difficult experiences with me. It is very important for me to help you contact your emotions and values and to help you find strength and motivation to put your goals into practice.
Life experience resulting from many years of staying abroad, as well as experience in working with clients in various organisations, allowed me to understand the emigration process and its impact on creating relationships with other people.
In therapeutic practice, it is important for me to focus on the resources and strengths of the client and help in finding them. I am a BACP (British Association for Counseling and Psychotherapy) member, and I base my work on their code of ethics. My practice is under constant supervision. I participate in training and conferences, raising my qualifications.
"I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become"
- Carl Gustav Jung
--------------- Who I help ---------------
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If you feel low or depressed,
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you experience chronic stress, anxiety, panic attacks, psychosomatic symptoms,
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you have difficulties in relationships, e.g. communication problems, lack of trust,
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abuse in relationships, in the family (emotional, sexual, financial)
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difficulties in cultural adaptation,
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stress at work, mobbing, burnout,
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low self-esteem, lack of self-confidence,
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you are experiencing problems in your life such as changing jobs, divorce, grief, illness etc.
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trauma
"The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change."
- Carl Rogers
--------------- What I offer ---------------
I offer therapy in Polish and English.
Before you decide on counselling, you may feel anxious about being judged, before entrusting problems to a stranger. The therapy gives you the opportunity to get to know and understand yourself. Cooperation with the counsellor/therapist takes the form of a dialogue.
The first meeting is a consultation in which I have the chance to meet the person and the difficulties he/she is struggling with.
I offer individual therapy for adults (18+), short-term and long-term.
At the moment, therapy is taking place ON-LINE.
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On-line therapy is as effective as a traditional therapy in the counselling room. This possibility gives people who cannot reach the therapist for various reasons,
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are abroad
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they have small children
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they do not have access to get any help in their area,
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they often change their home address or are on a continuous journey because of their work commitments
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lack of transport
--------------- Fees ---------------
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Individual therapy: 50 min - £ 60
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Feel free to contact me to discuss the options available options.
"The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction not a destination"
- Carl Rogers
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The first session takes the form of a consultation/interview and gives you the chance to meet and decide on further cooperation.
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The sessions usually take place once a week, but it is possible to arrange it with the client and adapt it to the needs
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The most important principle of the counsellor's work is confidentiality, which means that everything we talk about during the session remains confidential.
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The breach of confidentiality only occurs if one's health or life is at risk or if there is a judicial exemption from professional secrecy.
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I am a member of BACP (British Association for Counseling and Psychotherapy), and I follow their ethical framework.
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As a Counsellor, I have regular supervision, which is also confidential, helps to improve my work so I can provide better service to my clients.