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 influenced 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 economic 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 impacted where I trained and how I 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 come as you are and bring as much of yourself as you wish into the work, not only the difficulties 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 mostly influenced by system, process-oriented and somatic approaches. My work is also trauma informed. 

In practice, this means we 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 or holding you back from expressing your full potential. 

I believe 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 conversation, I may gently invite exploration through creative expression or somatic awareness, if and when 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?

The idea of “potential space” comes from Donald Winnicott, a paediatrician and psychoanalyst, who described it as an in-between space between our inner world and external reality, a space where creativity, playfulness, and growth can emerge.

This idea reflects how I understand the space we create together: a space where the complexity of your experience can be thought about, felt, explored, and given room to exist, allowing something new to emerge over time.