PSYCHOTHERAPY
I work with adults offering individual Gestalt sessions, augmented with EMDR approach.
We will start with the reason of your visit, but also you will see for yourself what kind of person I am. Together we will try to determine what the goal of our work can be and will decide if and how we can work with it.
In psychotherapy we have responsibilities. I am responsible for creating a safe ground, establishing communication and managing the process of our work. Your responsibility is the courage and openness to try out new things – first in my office and then in your everyday life.
HOW DO I WORK?
In difficult moments of crisis there are resources in us that we can use; we have a potential to grow and regain our balance. For this you need a bond, similarly to a child, who in connection to its mother learns and shapes the idea of the world. Therapeutic relationship, that is the relation between the therapist and client, is the main healing factor which becomes the foundation of our work. All the techniques and tools we will use will work based on our relationship.
In the therapy room I meet you and your history recorded also in your body and emotions, which – most often – you are not even aware of. Sometimes we will work “head to head”, sometimes with bodily sensations and emotions. Then can use different methods, e.g.: experimenting, working with somatic symptoms, the content of your dreams or EMDR. We will choose these options if you decide to do so.
My work is to increase your awareness: Where do the difficulties come from? What are your needs? What makes fulfilling them impossible or difficult? We will try to discover the answers and you will decide what to do with that.
THERAPY IS EFFECTIVE BECAUSE IT INTEGRATES THE PERSON
Often it happens that during his development a child encounters a difficulty which exceeds his capabilities but still he needs to manage it. If the caregiver does not give him support then the child himself learns how to cope. These ways that once were the best response to a given difficulty start to limit us when we progress to the next stages of development.
It is even worse, when we experience a traumatic event exceeding our capabilities to process it. Emotional “record” of this event is not connected to thinking, so it cannot be accessed by talking about it. That can be accessed and processed by EMDR approach.
Working with what is painful and difficult we do not forget about the things that work well, about the resources you can use to introduce and strengthen the change. And the changes themselves, the new ways of expression and behavior, are discovered and experimented with in the therapy room so that you can take them with you into your life.
“Anna helped me to trust myself, to understand that there is nothing wrong with me and that everything which looks bad now will come to an end. The therapy opened my eyes to some deep feelings and memories almost forgotten which most probably influence my current life. During the therapy I received lots of understanding and support.” Emily
IS THIS FOR YOU?
From my perspective Gestalt and EMDR go well together. Gestalt helps to integrarte head with body (feeling) and teaches to build relationships with others and oneself. EMDR can access traumatic events and changes them to neutral memories.
I do invite you – let’s meet and talk. Even if you are not sure that what you are bringing is suitable for therapy. After our meeting you will decide if the things we have discussed point to the direction you want to take. And if you want these changes.
“Therapy sessions with Anna helped me process and understand very hard feelings that had been arising in me for some time before the start of therapy. During our sessions I also learned and was shown tools that are helping me deal with difficult situations at work and within family circle. I am greatly appreciative of Anna´s work especially because she has helped me believe that my feelings matter.” Simon