The Challenges and Privileges of Being a Psychotherapist
My work As a psychotherapist, I find immense joy and fulfilment in my work. Watching my patients grow, change, and heal is my greatest privilege in life. People come to me for a myriad of reasons: to heal relationships, trauma, and past pain, to understand their...
What is Stockholm Syndrome?
Stockholm Syndrome is a psychological response wherein a captive begins to identify closely with his or her captors, as well as with their agenda and demands. Where did it start? The name of the syndrome is derived from a botched bank robbery in Stockholm,...
Do you have Imposter Syndrome?
Imposter Syndrome On a typical day, you know you’re good at your job, but unfortunately, today is not that kind of day. Lately, for some unknown reason, you’ve been experiencing a niggling sense that you’re just not up to the job. You find you can’t help but let...
Desires as a journey to your spirituality
Have you ever wondered how many times fear is actually stopping you? How many times have you decided not to do something because of fear? How many times has fear stopped you from following your desires? We all have fear. All of us feel fear. It is one of many...
Why lack of boundaries leads to disappointment?
I find people so annoying! Everybody is just so disrespectful! Why can’t they just be nice? I hate that my friends smoked in MY car!Or, I hate that someone scaped the queue I was standing in. I hate when people give me their work to do…. Does this sounds familiar to...
When Social Media is hurting Your Relationship
This is the topic I recently spoke about on the radio. How social media impacts our relationships? Is social media healthy? Should couples use social media? Well, of course, you can use it, but it is so important to find a healthy balance between social media and...
The benefits of being a confident mother
My last article was all about motherhood’s challenges. All mothers know what they are struggling with, and that motherhood is and always will be a challenging task but that is not enough. It is not enough to know what you are struggling with, but you also need to know...
What are the emotional challenges of being a parent?
Motherhood Motherhood can be one of the biggest challenges women will ever experience. Being a mother can be both really delightful but at the same time really overwhelming, doubtful, and challenging. However, motherhood was never an easy task, and challenges have...
Why your children are not yours?
Your children are not your children.They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, And though they are with you yet they belong not to you.You may give them your love but not your thoughts,For they have their own...
The reality of Motherhood
Motherhood! Oh my Goodness! Let’s be honest… the way it is described in social media or television is so far away from reality! Motherhood, the topic is so well known to me as I am a mother of two, but yet I am not sure how to describe it or what to type here. The...
Who needs to end the stigma of mental health problems?
I have recently published an article on mental health stigma and how people could change their view on mental health. However, what I recently realized is that is it not the people who need to change but the people who provide mental health services and the whole...
About Me
My name is Sylwia Kuchenna,
I am a qualified psychotherapist.
Psychotherapy is so much more for me than just work. It is my passion. Every client is special for me and equally important.
I am aware that each client is different, have different needs and their story is unique, this is why I am using an integrated style of therapy, which is a mix of various types of therapy (psychodynamic, humanistic, cognitive- behavioural (CBT), family systems and Gestalt).
This approach allows me to match the therapy to an individual client’s needs.