Understanding the Father Wound: Its Impact on Men and Women
The "father wound" refers to the emotional, psychological, and sometimes spiritual pain resulting from an absent, neglectful, or emotionally unavailable father. While the father wound often stems from the dynamics of one’s relationship with their father, it is not...
How to become a truly free person?
For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others. - Nelson Mandela The dictionary says freedom means, “the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint”....
How to help your child with back to school anxiety
Separation Anxiety Children who are heading back to the classroom are facing unusual challenges, and one of them is anxiety about being separated from their families after months of togetherness. For some kids it will trigger separation anxiety, in addition to the...
What is Stockholm Syndrome?
Stockholm Syndrome is a psychological response wherein a captive begins to identify closely with his or her captors, as well as with their agenda and demands. Where did it start? The name of the syndrome is derived from a botched bank robbery in Stockholm,...
Do you have Imposter Syndrome?
Imposter Syndrome On a typical day, you know you’re good at your job, but unfortunately, today is not that kind of day. Lately, for some unknown reason, you’ve been experiencing a niggling sense that you’re just not up to the job. You find you can’t help but let...
Desires as a journey to your spirituality
Have you ever wondered how many times fear is actually stopping you? How many times have you decided not to do something because of fear? How many times has fear stopped you from following your desires? We all have fear. All of us feel fear. It is one of many...
Why lack of boundaries leads to disappointment?
I find people so annoying! Everybody is just so disrespectful! Why can’t they just be nice? I hate that my friends smoked in MY car!Or, I hate that someone scaped the queue I was standing in. I hate when people give me their work to do…. Does this sounds familiar to...
When Social Media is hurting Your Relationship
This is the topic I recently spoke about on the radio. How social media impacts our relationships? Is social media healthy? Should couples use social media? Well, of course, you can use it, but it is so important to find a healthy balance between social media and...
The benefits of being a confident mother
My last article was all about motherhood’s challenges. All mothers know what they are struggling with, and that motherhood is and always will be a challenging task but that is not enough. It is not enough to know what you are struggling with, but you also need to know...
What are the emotional challenges of being a parent?
Motherhood Motherhood can be one of the biggest challenges women will ever experience. Being a mother can be both really delightful but at the same time really overwhelming, doubtful, and challenging. However, motherhood was never an easy task, and challenges have...
Why your children are not yours?
Your children are not your children.They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, And though they are with you yet they belong not to you.You may give them your love but not your thoughts,For they have their own...
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.