Navigating Grief and Bereavement During Christmas: Finding Light in Darkness
The holiday season, often depicted as a time of joy and togetherness, can bring a profound sense of isolation and sorrow for those grappling with grief and bereavement. Christmas, with its traditions of family gatherings and celebratory cheer, can amplify the void...
Boundaries are crucial to healthy relationships and healthy life. Furthermore setting and maintaining boundaries is a skill. But unfortunately, it’s a skill that many of us don’t learn or have. Although, we might pick up pointers here and there from experience or...
What do you need to know about Depression?
Nearly everyone has felt depressed, sad, or down in the dumps at one time or another. Feeling depressed can be a normal reaction to a stressful event, such as when one suffers a loss or endures another of life’s various struggles or stresses. Sometimes, however, these...
What is Anxiety Disorder and what treatment is available?
Anxiety is a term used to describe uncomfortable feelings of nervousness, worry, and tension, which we all feel from time to time. Anxiety can affect anyone. It affects our thoughts, physical reactions, moods, and behaviors. Anxiety vs. Anxiety Disorder Anxiety is a...
Are our expectations lead us to happiness or disappointment?
We all have expectations, regarding ourselves, our life, other people, and regarding certain situations. However is it actually a healthy approach to have? Are our expectations good for us? Are they making us feel good about ourselves, or maybe it is the complete...
The effect of perfectionism in your life.
I guess, it is a time for me to share with you something about me. The topic of perfectionism is well known to me. Because, for many years (totally subconsciously) I was driven to reach perfection, and as a result anything less to my consideration I would not accept....
Defense mechanisms, we use to deal with anxiety.
Defense mechanisms are psychological strategies that are unconsciously used to protect a person from anxiety arising from unacceptable thoughts or feelings. What are defense mechanisms? We all have defense mechanisms, developed in early childhood. We need it, in order...
What are coping mechanisms, and how can it help us dealing with stress?
Last week, I was inspired by one of my client’s story. That’s why I have decided to write my next article on coping mechanisms. Coping mechanisms are the strategies we often use when dealing with stress or trauma, in order to help manage painful or difficult emotions....
10 Different Types of Personality Disorders – How to recognize it and what treatment is available?
People who have trouble handling everyday stresses and a pattern of difficulty dealing with others may have a personality disorder. In this article the personality disorders will be explained, and what possibly causes the disorders. It will be clarified, how someone...
What is your personality type and how it works?
The study of different types of personality has a long history. For example, Plato, Aristotle, and Descartes, among numerous other philosophers and writers, explored human personality in their works. Many of their books disclose fascinating insights into the human...
The Philosophy of Existentialism that led to Existential Psychotherapy
By writing this article I want to introduce you to the existential psychotherapy. However in order to do it I feel the philosophy of existentialism should be first briefly explained. Existential psychotherapy is one of my favourite approaches in therapy. I love the...
About Me
My name is Sylwia Kuchenna,
I am a qualified psychotherapist.
Psychotherapy is so much more for me than just work. It is my passion. Every client is special for me and equally important.
I am aware that each client is different, have different needs and their story is unique, this is why I am using an integrated style of therapy, which is a mix of various types of therapy (psychodynamic, humanistic, cognitive- behavioural (CBT), family systems and Gestalt).
This approach allows me to match the therapy to an individual client’s needs.