Counsellor profile
Emilia Gonczar, BACP
Based in United Kingdom · 11 years of experience
Counsellor for relationships and trauma
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- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom (374070)
- Qualifications
- BACP
- Experience
- 11 years
- Languages
- English, Polish
- Based in
- United Kingdom
Details come from information Emilia supplied to BetterHelp.
- Attachment based therapy
- EMDR
- Client centred work
About Emilia
BACP, Masters in Psychology, 11 years of experience. Emilia Gonczar works in English and Polish and combines psychological and psychoanalytical training in her counselling. She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem and related issues. Emilia describes her work as looking at how the past connects with the present and including attention to bodily experience.
Emilia trained at the University of Warsaw and completed a four-year psychoanalytical training at The Institute of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy. She has worked in psychiatric wards, including services for neurosis, personality and eating disorders, and in children and adolescent settings. She has also worked for charities such as Rethink Mental Illness and has private practice experience.
Her approach draws on attachment-based ideas, client-centred methods, psychodynamic thinking, EMDR and solution-focused techniques. In practice she talks with clients about relationships, conflicting thoughts, desires and fears, and how early experiences can shape current patterns.
Emilia notes the importance of the body in counselling and will include bodily responses when relevant to the work. Sessions may involve reflective conversation, exploring past experiences, practical steps for coping, and techniques to address distressing memories.
She writes about mind and body topics on her blog. People who prefer to work in English or Polish can do so, and she accepts international clients.
Therapeutic approaches for online counselling
Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns of relating. It helps when people struggle with trust, closeness or repeating difficult relationship dynamics. Client-centred counselling emphasizes empathetic listening and the client’s own pace; it is useful for building understanding, self-esteem and personal clarity. EMDR is a method used to process distressing memories by pairing focused recall with guided bilateral stimulation and can be used for trauma-related symptoms.Finding the right approach is part of the counselling process. Emilia will discuss different methods with the client and decide together which fits their needs, goals and preferences. That collaboration continues as therapy develops and aims to balance reflection on past experiences with practical steps for the present.
The practical benefits of online work include fitting sessions into a busy life and making it easier to attend from different locations. Confirm the available session formats before booking since the biography does not state specific delivery methods. Many people value online sessions for shorter travel time and easier scheduling around work or caregiving commitments, and therapists will adapt exercises and techniques so they work by distance.
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Experience
11+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Polish
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting issues, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem and related problems.
What is her counselling style?
She combines attachment-based ideas, client-centred listening, psychodynamic reflection, EMDR and solution-focused work to address both past patterns and present problems.
How much experience does she have?
Emilia has 11 years of clinical experience across wards, charities and private work.
Is she registered with a professional body and where does she practise?
She is listed with BACP and works from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are available?
Sessions are offered in English and Polish.
Can people outside the UK have sessions?
She accepts international clients.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online counselling options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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