Holistic Jungian therapist specializing in trauma and relationships
Introduction
I am licensed counsellor in the UK with 5 years of professional work experience and over 10 years of experience in related therapeutic settings. Taking the first step to sign up for therapy can feel daunting, and often requires courage, and as such often is the most difficult step on the path to consistent wellbeing. My endeavour is to make the next steps easier for you.
I have about 3 thousand hours of experience in helping people with their mental struggles, and over twice that amount, in related fields (academic mentoring, care in institutional settings, hospices).
What Can I help you with
The issues I have encountered are and complex, just as the people themselves. The people I have been able to help, were struggling with the following adversities:
• Depression
• Trauma
• Complex ptsd
• Relationship issues
• Autistic Spectrum Disorder (be it themselves, or their close ones)
• EAP related issues
• Learning difficulties and sensory loss (eye sight, hearing)
• Body dysmorphia and LGBTQ+ related issues
• Loneliness and social anxiety
• Grief and loss
• Narcissist abuse
These are the issues I am confident I can aid you with.
My approach
My professional development includes several therapeutic modalities: person-centred, existential, MCBT, Focusing, Intersubjectivity and Gestalt. At their core is the relationship with each individual person I meet and the depth of trust which facilitate openness and growth. This is what the ‘intersubjective’ part refers to.
This conclusion has been verified by multiple studies, which highlight that more than any type of therapy, it is the trusting alliance which is the biggest predictor in the client’s therapeutic success. (T. DeAngelis, American Psychological Association. Vol 50, No.10)
In practice it means that it is the trust, communication and mutual understanding which is a foundation and integrates the multiple therapeutic approaches into effective service-package which you can apply and adopt to tackle problems besetting you. Over time, without the help of a qualified professional. To that end, I use, in agreement with the client, multiple helping tools, that you can practically apply to improve your life situation noticeably. These include:
• Worksheets
• Mood charts
• Journalling
• Mindfulness practice
• Genograms (graphical representation of your family tree)
• Movement and embodiment
• Artistic and creative forms of expressions
I am committed to my ongoing personal development. My robust support group includes 2 separate Supervisors (counselling mentors that oversee the quality of my work), and peer support in the Gestalt School I am a part of. They provide me an objective feedback and ongoing support, preventing burnout and steadily increasing quality of my work.
Time
Regular weekly sessions tend to work the best, however we are all individuals, this is continually negotiated with every client I support. You can see my availability for the current period on my schedule. In terms of communications between sessions, I respond to most of them in the morning (between 7-10 am in my time zone), mid-day (2 pm in my time zone). However if it is a matter of urgency, I will respond as feasibly practical.
As mentioned at the beginning, taking the leap of faith and giving it a go can be scary indeed. Having been in therapy myself, I felt it occasionally. This however, didn’t make me shun away from it, rather it has helped me understand what it may be like for you – being able to ‘walk the walk’, rather than merely ‘talk the talk’.
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Marcin Maciejewski is a licensed counsellor based in the United Kingdom with five years of professional therapeutic experience and more than ten years working in related therapeutic settings. He recognises that taking the first step into therapy can feel daunting and often requires courage, and he aims to make subsequent steps easier and more manageable for each person he meets.
Marcin has approximately 3,000 hours of experience directly helping people with mental health struggles, and he has worked for over twice that amount of time in related fields such as academic mentoring, care in institutional settings, and hospices. Over the course of his work he has supported people facing a wide range of challenges, including depression, trauma, complex PTSD, relationship difficulties, autistic spectrum disorder (whether experienced by the client or by someone close to them), employee assistance programme related issues, learning difficulties and sensory loss (eye sight and hearing), body dysmorphia and LGBTQ+ related issues, loneliness and social anxiety, grief and loss, and abuse by narcissistic partners or family members.
His professional development includes training and practice in several therapeutic modalities, among them person-centred approaches, existential work, MCBT, Focusing, intersubjectivity, and Gestalt. At the heart of his work is the therapeutic relationship and the depth of trust that allows openness and growth – the intersubjective element refers to that shared relational space.
Research has shown that more than any specific therapy model, a strong trusting alliance is the largest predictor of therapeutic success (T. DeAngelis, American Psychological Association. Vol 50, No.10). In practice this means Marcin places emphasis on trust, communication and mutual understanding as the foundation that integrates different therapeutic methods into an effective package clients can adopt to address the issues affecting them, and eventually apply without ongoing help from a professional.
When it is helpful and agreed with the client, he draws on practical tools such as worksheets, mood charts, journalling, mindfulness practice, genograms (graphical representation of a family tree), movement and embodiment, and artistic or creative forms of expression to support change between sessions.
Marcin is committed to ongoing personal and professional development. His support structure includes two separate supervisors – counselling mentors who oversee the quality of his work – and peer support within the Gestalt school he is part of. This oversight provides objective feedback, helps prevent burnout, and contributes to continual improvement in his practice.
He finds that regular weekly sessions often work best, though arrangements are negotiated with each individual client. Current availability can be seen on his schedule. For communications between sessions he typically responds in the morning, between 7 and 10 am in his time zone, and around mid-day at 2 pm in his time zone; if a matter is urgent he will reply as feasibly practical. Having experienced therapy himself, Marcin understands some of the anxiety clients may feel when starting therapy and draws on that perspective in his work.
Many people wonder whether online therapy can really help. For common concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, or navigating life changes, online therapy has been shown to be just as effective as traditional in-person sessions.
A key advantage is flexibility – clients can connect in the way that suits them best, whether by video call, phone, live chat, or in-app messaging. This adaptability makes it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to maintain regular contact with a therapist.
All therapists offering online sessions are licensed professionals, and clients may choose to switch therapists if they feel a different fit would be more helpful. Online work offers a way to access skilled support without needing to attend in-person appointments, while keeping the same professional standards of care.
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