Unseen Chains: How Childhood Trauma Shapes Adult Behavior and Beliefs
Childhood is the foundation on which we build our lives. However, for those who experience trauma during these formative years, this foundation may carry invisible cracks. The effects of childhood trauma often extend far beyond the initial experiences, subtly shaping...
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...
Things you should know about OCD
People with OCD may have symptoms of obsessions, compulsions, or both. These symptoms can interfere with all aspects of life, such as work, school, and personal relationships. However, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is a long-term mental health condition that is...
How therapist’s attitude matters to you?
I am writing this article as a reflection on a situation that happened to me recently… I will get to it eventually, but first… In the last few years, the topic of mental health in Ireland has developed. People, especially the younger generation speaks more freely...
Good enough as your second name
I will start with a question: have you ever wondered where your internalized message of “I am not good enough” comes from? Do you feel that you give life your best, for example: try hard, work hard, but still can’t give yourself credit? How often are you beating...
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.