Emilia Gonczar
Experienced psychodynamic and attachment-focused counsellor
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About Emilia
Emilia Gonczar combines academic psychology with long clinical experience to support people facing a wide range of life challenges. She offers therapy in English and Polish and draws on more than a decade of practice to help clients untangle difficult feelings and confusing life patterns.
She trained with a four-year psychoanalytical programme at The Institute of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy after completing a Masters in Psychology at the University of Warsaw.
Background and approach
Her early work included placements on psychiatric wards and roles with charities, which shaped a practical, grounded approach to emotional distress. In sessions she helps people understand how past experiences connect to present patterns. Conversations look at relationships, recurring thoughts, fears and desires.
The body is also part of the work and embodied feelings may be discussed alongside emotions and memories. Her practice covers stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting and relationship concerns, self-esteem, eating difficulties, anger and career-related stress. Additional focus areas include adoption and foster care, attachment issues, blended family and fatherhood matters, caregiver stress and ageing-related concerns.
Therapeutic approaches include attachment-based work, client-centred listening, psychodynamic thinking, solution-focused conversations and EMDR. Emilia aims to tailor the mix to each person she sees, helping them find clearer ways to cope and move forward. She welcomes international clients and works in both English and Polish.
Prospective clients are invited to use the service start process to match and arrange a first appointment.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 11
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 374070
- Languages
- English, Polish
- Approaches include
- Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Emilia's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Emilia works with
Everything Emilia lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Emilia lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Emilia works online
Choosing the right approach is part of the therapy process. Emilia will work collaboratively to decide which methods suit a person’s goals and preferences. The first meetings are used to understand needs and to plan a direction together rather than imposing a fixed method.
The practical benefits of online therapy include easier fitting of sessions into busy lives, fewer travel demands and the option to arrange shorter check-ins when time is limited. The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Many people find online sessions let them connect from different locations and keep therapy manageable alongside work and family commitments.
Questions and answers
What kinds of problems does Emilia help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression and trauma-related concerns. Other areas include relationship and parenting worries, grief, body image, eating issues and career stress.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style blends listening with exploration of past and present patterns. Sessions look at relationships, thoughts and bodily experience to make practical sense of difficulties.
What is her professional background?
She holds a Masters in Psychology from the University of Warsaw and completed a four-year psychoanalytical training at The Institute of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy. She also has experience working in psychiatric wards and charities.
Where is she based and what credentials does she hold?
She practises from the United Kingdom and holds BACP registration as supplied in her biography.
Which languages are used in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Polish to accommodate speakers of both languages.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options with the service before booking.
How are fees and payment handled?
Costs vary with location and the therapist's availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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