Counsellor profile
Emilia Gonczar, BACP
Counsellor for relationships and trauma
See online counselling options- Attachment-based work
- EMDR offered
- English and Polish
About Emilia
Counsellor Emilia Gonczar is a BACP-registered practitioner with 11 years of experience working in the United Kingdom. She works in English and Polish and sees people for a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, relationships, parenting and trauma and abuse.
Emilia trained in psychology at the University of Warsaw and completed four years of psychoanalytical training at The Institute of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy. She has worked on psychiatric wards, with charities such as Rethink Mental Illness, and in private practice. That mix has shaped how she works with difficult or complex problems.
Sessions aim to help people understand themselves and their relationships. Emilia pays attention to how past experiences link with current difficulties. She also notices the role of the body in feeling and thinking, and brings that into sessions.
Her approach combines attachment-based ideas, client-centred listening, psychodynamic reflection, solution-focused strategies and EMDR where appropriate. That range means she can use talking and practical steps alongside deeper exploration of recurring patterns.
She works with issues from grief and bereavement to eating and body image concerns, career stress, intimacy-related struggles and compassion fatigue. Additional focuses include adoption and foster care, aging and geriatric issues, blended family matters, attachment issues and fatherhood-related concerns.
People who prefer sessions in English or Polish can make that choice. To begin, follow the site prompts to see online counselling options and complete the matching questionnaire before booking a first session.
Therapeutic approaches and working together
Emilia uses several approaches that people often find practical. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps with trust, closeness and relationship difficulties. Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so the person can find their own solutions and build confidence.She also uses EMDR, which involves focused attention combined with movement or stimulation to help process traumatic memories and strong emotional reactions. EMDR is used for trauma, abuse-related memories and intense distress linked to past events.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Emilia discusses options and decides together with the person based on their goals, preferences and what feels helpful. That way sessions can mix deeper exploration with practical steps when needed.
Please check which session formats are currently offered before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats. Confirming formats helps ensure sessions fit around work, childcare and daily life. Online counselling can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins where needed, remove travel time and offer options for people who prefer not to be on camera.
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Experience
11+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Polish
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression and relationship concerns. She also supports people facing grief, trauma and parenting challenges.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
She blends client-centred listening with psychodynamic reflection and solution-focused steps. EMDR and attachment-based ideas are used when they fit the person's needs.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 11 years of clinical experience, including work on psychiatric wards, with charities and in private practice.
Which professional body is she a member of and where does she practise?
She is registered with the BACP and works in the United Kingdom.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English and Polish.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
International clients are accepted according to the information provided.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
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