Counsellor profile
Krystyna Jankowska, BACP
Counsellor - trauma and anxiety
See online counselling options- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
About Krystyna
Counsellor and psychotherapist, BACP, with four years' experience. Krystyna Jankowska works with people in the United Kingdom on trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression and a wide range of life stresses. She speaks English and Polish and can offer sessions in either language.
Krystyna uses clear, practical conversations to help people understand how past events affect their day to day life. She offers short-term work of up to twelve sessions and longer open-ended counselling, with pacing decided together. Sessions focus on identifying what causes distress and on small steps to feel better in everyday life.
Her practice draws on several recognised approaches. Client-Centred Therapy shapes the way she listens and responds to a person’s own experience. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions and suggests ways to test and change unhelpful patterns. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps where relationships and closeness are causing pain.
Krystyna also uses mindfulness techniques to help with stress and Motivational Interviewing to support change when someone feels stuck. Together these methods are used to set practical goals and to build skills for coping with difficult feelings and situations.
She works with a broad set of concerns including grief, anger, addictions, LGBT issues, parenting, sleep problems, self-esteem and work-related stress. Additional focus areas listed include attachment issues, body image, chronic illness, and neurodiversity-related needs such as autism and Asperger Syndrome.
Sessions are organised through an online service that uses a subscription model which can be cancelled at any time. International clients are not accepted. To start, complete the matching questionnaire and book a first session.
How her therapeutic approaches work for online counselling
Client-Centred Therapy places the client's experience at the heart of the work. The counsellor listens, reflects and follows the themes a person brings, which helps build clearer understanding of feelings and choices. This approach is useful for people coping with grief, loss or the fallout from trauma.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours. It uses practical exercises and experiments to test unhelpful beliefs and to develop new coping skills. CBT is often used for anxiety, stress and sleep problems.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy concentrates on patterns in relationships and on how emotions shape those patterns. It can help with intimacy issues, attachment concerns and repeated relationship conflict.
Finding the right approach is part of the first sessions. Krystyna will work with the client to agree which methods suit their goals and preferences. That choice is reviewed over time, so the plan can change if needed.
The biography notes sessions are offered via an online platform and by phone. Confirm the exact session formats and any practical details before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling around work, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins by phone when that suits. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises and home tasks so they work remotely.
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Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Polish
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly help with?
She works with trauma and abuse, anxiety and depression, grief, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting and work stress among other concerns.
How would she approach my problem in sessions?
She combines Client-Centred listening with approaches such as CBT and EFT. Sessions focus on understanding patterns and trying practical techniques to reduce distress.
How much experience does she have?
Krystyna has four years' experience working as a counsellor and psychotherapist.
Which professional body is she a member of?
She is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.
Which languages can sessions be held in?
Sessions are offered in English and Polish.
What session formats are used?
The biography mentions sessions by phone and via an online platform. Confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin with her?
Select the See online counselling options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.