Counsellor profile
Emilia Gonczar, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - relationships and anger
Continue with EmiliaKey details
- CredentialsBACP
- RegistrationBACP, United Kingdom / 374070
- Experience11 years
- LanguagesEnglish, Polish
- LocationUnited Kingdom
About
- Attachment work
- EMDR practice
- Solution focused steps
About Emilia
Emilia Gonczar is a BACP counsellor in the United Kingdom with 11 years of clinical experience. She works in English and Polish and draws on both academic training and long clinical practice. Her work covers stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, parenting concerns, self‑esteem struggles, depression, grief, trauma and anger among other issues.
Emilia trained with a Masters in Psychology from the University of Warsaw and completed a four‑year psychoanalytical training at The Institute of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy. She has worked across psychiatric wards, charities including Rethink Mental Illness, and private practice. This varied background informs how she notices both psychological patterns and real life pressures.
In sessions she helps people understand themselves and their relationships. She pays attention to how past experiences shape present reactions. Conversations look at thoughts, desires and fears, and how these show up in everyday life.
Her approach includes talking work together with attention to bodily experience. EMDR and psychodynamic ideas appear alongside attachment and solution‑focused methods when relevant. This means a mix of exploring longer‑standing patterns and building small, practical steps to cope with current problems.
Emilia also writes about links between mind and body on her blog. She can work with people who are dealing with adoption and foster care issues, family of origin difficulties, caregiving stress, and related challenges. For international clients she offers sessions in English and Polish and accepts people living outside the UK.
To begin, readers should check the online therapy options and complete the short matching questionnaire before scheduling a first session.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Attachment‑Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current bonds. Online sessions using this approach look at patterns in relationships and help identify repeated responses that cause tension. It is often useful for people coping with relationship strain, parenting difficulties and attachment issues.Client‑Centered Therapy puts the person’s own experience at the centre. The therapist listens and reflects to help clarify goals and feelings. This approach suits people who want a steady, conversational space to make sense of their choices and values.
EMDR, when used, involves gentle guided attention to memories while noticing body responses. It is commonly used for traumatic memories and for reducing the intensity of distress linked to past events.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Emilia will discuss goals and preferences and decide together which methods to use. That collaboration helps shape whether to focus on past patterns, present coping skills, or memory‑based processing.
If you are considering online sessions, confirm the exact formats available before booking. The profile does not list formats, so ask whether sessions are by video, phone or another arrangement. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments around work, reduce travel, and allow shorter check‑ins when time is limited.
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Experience
11+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Polish
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting concerns, grief, trauma and anger among many other issues.
How would she approach issues with anger?
She combines talking about past patterns with attention to bodily responses and practical steps to reduce reactivity in day to day life.
What is her clinical 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, plus eleven years of practice.
What professional registration does she have and where does she practise?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and works from the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I do not speak English?
Sessions are offered in English and Polish.
What session formats are available?
The profile does not list specific session formats; please confirm current online and in‑person options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.