About Anna
Hi, I'm Anna
I’m a qualified integrative counsellor and registered member of the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists.
As an integrative counsellor, I am trained to use the following approaches, Psychodynamic, CBT and Person-Centred therapy. Integrative counselling is a combined approach to psychotherapy that brings together different elements of specific therapies. Each approach offers explanation and insight into human behaviour.
As an Integrative therapist I take the view there is no single approach that can treat each client in all situations. Each person needs to be considered as a whole, and counselling techniques must be tailored to their individual needs and personal circumstances.
How I Work
Integrative Counselling in Hoole, Chester
Integrative counselling maintains the idea that there are many ways in which human psychology can be explored and understood – no one theory holds the answer. Essentially this means that as an integrative counsellor I can tailor therapy to clients and not the client to the therapy.
After growing up in Poland and moving to the UK over twenty years ago, I also offer therapy sessions in Polish. I welcome multi-cultural clients and work with a diverse range of individuals. In my sessions, I bring about warmth, authenticity, empathy and compassion, in a non-judgemental space to help you move forward on a journey of self-discovery.
Get in touch
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or to arrange a free introductory call
All enquires are usually answered within 24 hours, and all contact is strictly confidential.
Frequently asked questions
There is no hard and fast rule. For some people it is a matter of a few sessions, for others it can be much longer. We will discuss your progress and ultimately you will know when you feel better and when you will no longer need counselling.
Integrative counselling allows counsellors to tailor their therapy, to switch approaches when one approach isn’t working and to ensure that the therapy sessions you are offered meet your specific needs. Integrative counselling is a flexible approach which looks holistically at your needs, and considers behavioural, affective, cognitive and physiological levels of functioning.
When you are looking for a therapist, it is important that you find someone with whom you feel comfortable and can build a trusting relationship. The attitude and presence of an integrative counsellor is another crucial element of integrative therapy. This meaningful connection is thought to empower clients - helping them to explore and recognise patterns of behaviour that need to be addressed through change and the setting of new goals.
At your first appointment I will ask a few questions, discuss some of the circumstances that have brought you to therapy and look at how therapy might be useful to you. You will have an opportunity to ask any questions you have about counselling or psychotherapy. At the end of this initial consultation, you will be able to decide whether you would like to work with me and if I feel able to help, we book your first session.
Yes. Everything you discuss in therapy is confidential. There are certain legal exceptions to this, which we explain at your first ongoing appointment.
The first consultation is referred to as an Assessment Session during this session we will agree the terms and conditions of our work. This involves establishing the limits of that confidentiality in our meetings; identifying the problems you are experiencing at present; signing a counselling contract which sets out the costs of counselling, the times of our appointments, the termination and the cancellation policy for counselling.