paulina dabrowska
Accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist (CBT) and EMDR therapist.
paulina dabrowska
Accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist (CBT) and EMDR therapist.
Paulina has over 17 years of experience in counselling, coaching, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Process Oriented Therapy, Clinical and Health Psychology.
She has practised as a therapist in Poland and UK. Paulina has been working in NHS as a counsellor and a CBT therapist, as well as for counselling agencies, running self development workshops at schools as well as in private practice.
During her career Paulina has worked with people form different backgrounds, nationalities and age groups. She has worked with various mental and emotional issues as well as complexities.
In her work she takes an eclectic approach and uses what works best for a particular client.
Paulina is a specialist in the treatment of;
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Abuse
Childhood trauma
Low Self-esteem
Health Anxiety
Social anxiety
Panic
Depression
ADHD
Work stress
Fibromyalgia
Chronic Fatigue
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Anger
Bullying
Relationship issues
Body image problems
Eating disorders
Paulina specialises in the treatment of childhood trauma, PTSD, abuse, self-esteem issues, work stress, social anxiety and relationship issues. She has additional training in working with ASD, eating disorders and personal coaching.
Paulina can offer therapy in English and Polish. Due to similarities in languages, she can also work with Slovak and Czech clients.
Paulina is a member of the BABCP, DBS checked and registered self employed.
Types of Therapy Paulina Offers
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
BABCP Accredited CBT Therapist
Exposure Response Prevention (ERP)
Mindfulness
Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT)
Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT)
Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing (EMDR)
Integrative Therapy
Interpersonal therapy
Person-centred therapy
Psychodynamic therapy
Rational Emotive Therapy (RECBT)
Schema Therapy
Solution Focused Therapy
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
Paulina’s training & experience
Post Graduate Diploma in High Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy - University of East Anglia
Member of BABCP. Registration no: 140718
Diploma Level 4 in Person Centred Counselling - 2007- 2009: Amersham & Wycombe College
Masters in Psychology: 1st specialisation: clinical, 2nd specialisation: health psychology - 1997 - 2002: University of Lodz
Mindfulness Practitioner Day Retreat
CBT for eating disorders
CBT ror Qualified Counsellors
Motivational Interviewing
Personal Performance Coaching
Paulina is also fluent Polish
Feedback about therapy with Paulina.
Transformative Online Therapy with Paulina
"Online therapy with Paulina has completely changed the way I look at life and how I treat myself." – Anonymous
A Decade of Struggles Resolved with Paulina’s Expertise
"Having been in various forms of counselling/therapy for almost ten years (on and off), I can honestly say the sessions with Paulina have had more impact and success in helping me to deal with my issues and uncovering hidden core beliefs than any other therapist I have seen. I wholeheartedly recommend her work and thank her for helping me change my life around—from the inside out."
Overcoming Long-Standing Challenges with Paulina’s Guidance
"I have found the sessions with Paulina really helpful. I feel that I have overcome issues that I have struggled with for years."
From Drowning to Thriving: A Grateful Client’s Story
"My experience of therapy with Paulina has been wonderful—to go from someone who felt as though drowning to being able to smile and enjoy life while enriching the lives of others around me. Dealing with my demons and being able to open up fully for the first time is a beautiful thing that I feel for the first time in 20 years. I am very happy and truly grateful to Paulina."
Paulina’s Inspirational and Life-Changing Support
"Paulina has been an inspiration. She has brought out emotions that had been very deep and helped me put into place coping structures to deal with them. I am immensely grateful. Thank you very much."
Building a Brighter Future with Paulina’s Help
"I have made my life better with Paulina’s help and feel confident about my future."
A New Lease on Life Thanks to Paulina
"I highly recommend Paulina for the therapy she has given me. Her words and wisdom have given me a new me. In other words, she diagnosed my condition where before I did not know what I was suffering with. Her pointers have made such a great difference to how I feel that, truthfully, I feel like a new man (hand on the heart) and now adopt her methods in my new life, just like being born again."
Compassionate and Effective Therapy with Paulina
"Paulina provided excellent therapy for me. She was caring yet challenged my thoughts just enough and with sensitivity to allow me to start addressing issues, difficult situations, from different perspectives and start feeling positive again! Thank you."
What is CBT?
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is an evidenced based & well researched talking therapy. It is recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) for many mental health problems.
It is most commonly used to treat anxiety and depression, but can be useful for other many mental and physical health problems.
CBT focuses upon how your thoughts and behaviours impact upon your emotions and physical symptoms.
CBT is collaborative treatment and typically involves doing homework tasks between appointments.
It aims to teach you to become your own therapist, teaching you tools so you can keep using the strategies and techniques you have learned after you have finished therapy.
What is EMDR?
EMDR Stands for Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing.
When a person experiences psychological trauma or highly stressful events, they are not always able to process the relevant information (i.e. thoughts, emotions, bodily sensations). As a result, they can end up getting “stuck” inside of them and can resurface later on, as if the person was still reliving the traumatic or stressful event.
EMDR aims to ‘process’ negative experiences or events which can subsequently improve emotional well-being and help to significantly reduce, but more often eliminate distressing symptoms and bodily sensations associated with the trauma.
In 2013, the World Health Organization (WHO) has also acknowledged EMDR as being an effective treatment approach to psychological trauma and trauma-related disorders.