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by Sylwia Kuchenna
The Devastating Impact of Emotional Abuse in Relationships
Emotional abuse in relationships can be as damaging, if not more so, than physical abuse. While physical wounds heal, the psychological scars from emotional abuse often linger, affecting self-esteem, mental health, and the ability to form healthy connections....
Learn how to cope with change
Any life is a life of change. We experience transitions in work and relationships, changes in our physical and mental health, and new events in our local communities and our world. Sometimes we know a change will occur, while other times it comes suddenly and...
Little things lead to Happiness
With this short article, I would like to address something I have noticed to be quiet of the issue in this century. I have realized that people keep looking for happiness externally. Or they keep waiting for happiness to come to them. But the paradox of that is...
How do Core Beliefs control your life?
You've probably got used to questioning your thinking in different situations. You know how to identify the thoughts that are causing you distress and how to challenge them and replace them with more balanced thoughts. However, you might notice that there are times...
Enough of stigma about Mental Health
Today's article will be my own reflection. As you probably now know I am opening a Horizon Mental Health Clinic in Limerick City. This was a very spontaneous decision, but also one of the most important ones. Horizon is one of my biggest dream come true. However, I...
The benefits of family therapy
Today’s article is pretty much inspired by the module I did over the weekend. Today we will be looking at family systems! Did you know that there is a whole different approach to therapy for a family!? Family is a dominant aspect of our life. It can either empower us...
Affirmations vs. Negative thoughts
I am a terrible public speaker. I hate the way I look. I can’t make...
How to recognize and survive panic attacks?
Panic attacks are considered a very abrupt or sudden occurrence of discomfort or even fear. They can last 5 to half an hour, and they contain a variety of different symptoms during the event. Some individuals have had what is considered a limited-symptom panic attack....
Postnatal depression – symptoms, causes, and help
Postnatal depression is the term used for depression that some women experience in the first year after having a baby. Symptoms of postnatal depression may start as baby blues and then get worse. The symptoms may take some time to develop. Moreover, postnatal...
Discover the power of dreams and visualization
Recently I have read Newman’s book. Very inspiring and motivational little book. One chapter really resonated with me. A chapter on dreams, imagination, and visualization. As children, we did not have an issue with imagination. We could imagine anything, and we could...
How to recognize psychological manipulation?
I am sure you heard of psychological manipulation. This can be defined as the exercise of undue influence through mental distortion and emotional exploitation, with the intention to seize power, control, benefits, and/or privileges at the victim’s expense. However,...
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.