Izabela Włodarczyk, MA

Psychotherapist

Graduated from the University of Silesia in Katowice, postgraduate studies at the University of Warsaw.

I am currently pursuing my education at the Polish Erickson Institute accredited by The Milton H. Erickson Foundation, INC (Phoenix, Arizona), participating in a holistic training course preparing me for certification as a psychotherapist by the Polish Psychiatric Association and training in holistic training in Ericksonian Therapy.

In addition, I also received training in the use of Ericksonian hypnosis techniques in my work

therapeutic.

I have more than 20 years' experience in my career.

 Internships / Cooperation :

• Municipal Hospital in Ruda Śląska General Psychiatry Ward and Day Psychiatry Ward,
• Addiction Therapy Centre in Ruda Śląska,
• Mental Health Centre „Phoenix” in Zabrze,
• Ruda Crime Victim Support Association.

„And always remember that you are someone special. All you have to do is let others see that you are.”.
 ( Milton Erickson).

Psychotherapy - is the use of psychological methods. Mainly based on regular interpersonal contact to help people struggling with a variety of problems. It serves to improve mental health, well-being and also development. It can be concerned with changing or dealing with troublesome behaviours, beliefs, obsessions, thoughts or emotions. In line with the Ericksonian approach in which she works, we proceed from the assumption that each individual is unique. Consequently, the results of therapy are significantly influenced by the careful selection of a targeted action strategy. , as well as a future-oriented approach.

I use a variety of methods and techniques in my therapeutic work. However, relationship building is of greatest importance to me. During a session, I listen carefully, approaching the other person's needs and goals with openness. I support him/her in his/her aspirations, creating the most optimal conditions for the change he/she wants to bring about in his/her life to occur. 

I help in dealing with:

• crisis situations,
• emotional problems,
• depression,
• neurotic symptoms,
• fears, phobias,
• the effects of stress,
• post-traumatic stress disorder,
• psychosomatic pains (e.g. migraines, abdominal pains, shoulder pains, chest pains)

I run :

individual therapy - for adults, I am based on an Ericksonian approach aimed at inducing change by activating the resources inherent in a person, recognising limitations and opening access to the future in order to creatively reorganise responses.

marriage and couple therapy - oriented towards overcoming life's difficulties and solving problems. It is based on rebuilding a good, secure and mutually satisfying relationship. It is aimed at resolving problems such as: conflicts due to character differences, communication difficulties, related to the immaturity of the partners and the lack of separation from their families of origin, experiencing aggression and violence in the relationship, experiencing difficulties due to the illness of the partner, entering into a remarriage, divorce, experiencing reproductive problems or the loss of a child.

family therapy - including working with children in situations of family conflicts, parenting problems, eating difficulties (anorexia, bulimia), exam anxiety and learning difficulties and adolescence difficulties.

    Individual therapy usually begins with one or more counselling meetings, during which the patient makes a decision to work on himself according to agreed principles. During these meetings, the patient can also obtain information on various forms of therapeutic support or treatment. The therapy begins when the therapeutic contract is agreed and accepted, and continues until the therapy goals are met.

  The therapy contract includes information on when and how often sessions are held, the price per appointment, the aim or aims of the therapy, rules for cancelling sessions and payment for sessions where the patient is absent, as well as arrangements for the duration and manner of termination of therapy.

 

Session duration :

individual - 50 min,

marriage or couples and family - 60 min,

  „ The best part is the time I have in front of me.”  
( Milton Erickson).