GW counselling
well - being - counselling
individual approach that makes sense to you
From time to time, we all need additional support to gain a deeper understanding of ourselves, strengthen our sense of prudence, and improve our overall wellbeing by focusing on what we can influence here and now - not what is beyond our control.
I offer counselling sessions in which we work together to look into your current challenges and find a way to cope with them in a constructive manner. I want to create a safe space for you where I can support and guide you, providing you with a meaningful and direction-creating experience.
In my counselling approach, I use elements of mindfulness, Acceptance and Commitment therapy (ACT), Compassion-focused therapy (CFT), and Somatic Experiencing (SE) modalities.
(Very) shortly:
- ACT, founded by S. C. Hayes, is a psychological intervention approach that aims to enhance psychological flexibility by tackling and improving various mental health issues. ACT applies and focuses on the six core stages: acceptance, defusion, mindfulness, self-as-context, values, and committed action.
- CFT, founded by P. Gilbert, is a therapeutic approach that aims to support individuals who struggle with feelings of guilt, shame, and self-criticism, often resulting from adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). CFT teaches individuals how to identify and nurture the abilities of self-compassion and other-oriented compassion, which are thought to contribute to self-regulation and gently lead to feelings of safety, self-acceptance, and comfort.
- SE, founded by P. Levine, is a method of guiding individuals to their own bodily sensations through self-observation, experiencing, and naming them, enabling the identification of nervous system stimulation and discharge states. This process facilitates a reconnection between our bodies and our minds. This is a natural process that resolves symptoms by gently discharging the high-level states of the nervous system. As we begin to 'reset' our nervous system, integration occurs organically. Once fragmented physical, emotional, cognitive, interpersonal, and spiritual aspects of who we are are stimulated to work together again as a whole. This integrative processes are deeply healing and invigorating.
what
who
Gosia Wagner
I am here to support you, and I have written these words for you.
I am passionate about human beings and their ability to develop and change. I wish to provide you with a safe environment where you can feel heard, embraced, and encouraged to look into the unknown and vulnerable.
Because there is wholeness within.
My inspirational and methodological sources are eclectic. The insightful wisdom and work of Alice Miller, Bessel Van Der Kolk, David R. Hawkins, Gabor Maté, Joanna Flis, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Paul Gilbert, Peter Levine, Steven C. Hayes, Steven Porges, Thich Nhat Hanh, and Viktor Frankl, in particular, influenced, shaped, and formed my professional work approach.
by nature:
believe in and stand for continuous learning, curiosity, and compassion
by formal training:
Msc in Psychology, Arden University, UK
Bsc in International/Intercultural Social Work, DK
why
because you matter and so does your life
Essentially, the way our upbringing has conditioned our nervous system to respond is the cause of most of our mental health issues. Our development has a decisive influence on our cognitive processes - the way we think, feel, and behave.
Most often, our thoughts, emotions, and actions occur automatically and unconsciously until we encounter a crisis, which can manifest as symptoms such as stress, sadness, anxiety, and depression negatively impacting our lives. Furthermore, unexpected challenges can also impact us in areas where we are unprepared, such as work or school-related distress, employment termination, marital difficulties, divorce, or the loss of a loved one.
Engaging in dialogue with a mental health counsellor or psychologist can help create a new overview/ narrative and help process what has happened to us and within us to make sense of it - as meaning and purpose in life are very powerful elements of human existence, I believe.
how
feel free to contact me:
online and in-person counselling sessions
45 min. - 100 euro
counselling sessions in English, Danish, and Polish
