About me
Hi! I'm Karolina.
I am a UKCP-registered integrative psychotherapist, a somatic practitioner, and creative arts therapist.
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I am passionate about helping people improve their emotional health, so they can thrive and find joy in life.
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I specialise in working with creative, highly sensitive and gifted individuals to help them find lasting relief from anxiety, low mood and overwhelm, especially when rooted in early-life trauma.
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​I grew up near lakes and forests in Scandinavia. I was a sensitive child who cared deeply about animals, loved reading, and taught myself to play the piano.
I have lived abroad for half of my life! In my twenties, I lived in France and Germany for a couple of years before coming to the UK, where I now have my home with my husband.
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I believe that therapy is a truly life-affirming experience that everyone can benefit from. ​
I had therapy myself during my training, and this was an important part of my personal development and deeper healing journey.
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In my private practice I draw on my own lived experience, as well as my 12 years of specialist training in psychology and psychotherapy.
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I am also a qualified teacher, and I have a wealth of experience working with children and young people aged 4-19, and their parents and carers.
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Before starting in private practice, I have worked at Mind UK with adults aged 25-69+ and at Terrence Higgins Trust Youth Counselling project for young people aged 16-25.
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My Qualifications
MA and Advanced Diploma in Integrative Psychotherapy and Counselling, 5 years
Regent's University London
I am trained and qualified in psychotherapy using psychodynamic and humanistic-existential modalities.
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My dissertation topic (Dist.) was a heuristic investigation into shame: "What is the Experience of Using the Therapeutic Space to Reflect on One’s Life Story in the Light of Gaining an Understanding of Shame?"
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BSc Hons Psychology, 3 years
Middlesex University, London
Research-based, academic and scientific courses, as well as my additional choices of modules including:
- Counselling in Education
- Health and the Individual
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Advanced Diploma in the Therapeutic Arts, 1 year
Institute for Arts in Therapy and Education (IATE) London
I am qualified to use the 7 therapeutic art forms:
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Art and image
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Sandplay and Miniature Worlds
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Music and Sound
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Body Movement
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Drama and storytelling
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Clay/sculpture
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Poetry and journaling
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Certificate in Therapeutic Counselling with Adolescents, 1 year
Institute for Arts in Therapy and Education (IATE), London
I am qualified in therapeutic work with young people 13-19 using counselling and creative methods.
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Certificate in Therapeutic Communication Skills for Work with Children Using the Arts, 1 year
Metropolitan University, London
This professional development training focused on childhood trauma and working therapeutically with children and young people using play and the creative arts.
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Foundation Certificate in Psychotherapy and Counselling Skills, 1 year
Regent's University, London
A year-long qualification in therapeutic modalities and skills, a requirement for entry on the MA and Advanced Diploma in Psychotherapy.
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PGCE Secondary Education (11-18), 1 year
University of North London
I hold Qualified Teacher Status, as well as a DBS for work with children and young people.