The Impact of People-Pleasing on Mental Health, Relationships, and Personal Fulfillment
People-pleasing refers to the tendency to prioritize others' needs, desires, and approval over one's own well-being and authenticity. While a natural inclination to be kind and helpful is often celebrated, people-pleasing goes beyond healthy boundaries, often leading...
Antidepressants
Antidepressants are a variety of medications used in the treatment of depression and other mental health conditions and are one of the most commonly prescribed medications around. Antidepressants were first developed in the 1950s. Their use has become progressively...
Mental health and Mental illness
Mental health is not a destination, but a process... The topic of mental health or mental illness raises lots of emotions, evokes lots of contradicting opinions (especially around people within its profession), and there is still some level of stigma attached to it....
Therapeutic Relationship – the importance of it
The therapeutic relationship as it manifests in the different modes and modalities of therapy thus requires exploration and consideration, as it is the basis of success or failure of any therapeutic interventions. At the heart of any successful psychotherapy is the...
Psychotherapy: What is it? What do I need to know?
Psychotherapy is a term that is used to describe the process of treating emotional challenges, psychological disorders, mental distress and some psychiatric disorders, through the use of verbal and psychological techniques. Psychotherapy can help eliminate or control...
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.