- Client-Centred approach
- Cognitive behavioural tools
- Speaks English and Polish
About Krystyna
Krystyna Jankowska is a counsellor and psychotherapist registered with the BACP and has four years of clinical experience in the United Kingdom. She works with people facing trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression, and a wide range of life stresses including grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting strain, addictions, ADHD and career change. She speaks English and Polish and can conduct sessions in either language.
Krystyna offers short-term, solution-focused work of up to twelve sessions as well as open-ended counselling where pace is set by the client. In sessions she aims to build a professional relationship with clear boundaries and collaborative goals. She uses that relationship to look at the roots of symptoms and how they affect day-to-day life.
Her work draws on client-centred practice to keep the client’s concerns central, and on cognitive behavioural tools to notice and shift thinking and behaviour patterns. Emotionally-Focused Therapy elements help when attachment and relational emotions are important. Mindfulness techniques are used to anchor attention and reduce reactivity, and motivational interviewing supports change when people feel stuck.
Krystyna says recovery needs the client’s permission and readiness. She describes sessions as a paced process where the client chooses how quickly to move. This approach is intended to help people manage guilt, shame and other painful feelings without pressure.
She currently runs sessions from the United Kingdom and asks prospective clients to check session options and scheduling before booking. Practical questions can be addressed during the first meeting.
How Krystyna uses therapeutic approaches online
Krystyna works with client-centred counselling and cognitive behavioural techniques in online sessions. Client-centred work means the conversation stays focused on the client’s concerns, with the therapist listening and reflecting so people can notice what matters most. Cognitive behavioural work focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavioural experiments to change how someone feels and acts.She also uses elements of Emotionally-Focused Therapy when relationship and attachment feelings are central. EFT-style work helps name emotions and patterns between people so those patterns can shift in everyday interactions.
Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. Krystyna will help clients choose methods based on their goals, history and what feels manageable. That choice can change over time as needs and priorities evolve.
The biography notes she provides sessions via an online platform and by phone depending on preference, so confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling around work, childcare and daily life, allow shorter check-ins, avoid travel, or let someone use phone-only sessions when camera time is difficult.
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Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Polish
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
She works with trauma and abuse, anxiety and depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting stress, addictions, ADHD and a wide range of life changes and career concerns.
How would she approach shame or guilt?
She uses a mix of client-centred listening, cognitive behavioural techniques and emotionally-focused work to identify unhelpful thoughts and the feelings that keep them active.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has four years of practice as a counsellor and psychotherapist working in the United Kingdom.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the BACP and practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Polish.
Can I have sessions from outside the UK?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I need to do to start?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.