What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger… Or Does It?
Introduction How many times have you heard the phrase, “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger”? How many times have you said it to yourself in moments of struggle? But is it really true? What does it mean, and how can we relate to it? In reality, it’s not so...
Emotions
“Unexpressed emotions will never die. They are buried alive and will come forth later in uglier ways.”S. Freud “Emotion” is a term that came into use in the English language in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries as a translation of the French term “émotion” but...
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.