Joanna Fabicka
I am an integrative psychotherapist specialising in adults and young people, and a couples and family therapist.
About me
I see psychotherapy as a safe journey towards recovery. When supporting a patient, I always focus on providing help tailored to their individual needs. For me, recovery is a holistic process involving the mind, body and emotions, bringing the patient understanding, a reduction in suffering and an improvement in their functioning. I provide psychotherapy for couples and families in crisis (including those facing break-ups, separation, communication issues and differences in outlook), as well as individual psychotherapy for adults and young people aged 15 and over (including anxiety and depression, personality disorders, relationship difficulties, mental health crises, grief and loss, and family conflicts). I work using a systemic approach, incorporating attachment theory, open dialogue techniques and a psychodynamic perspective, according to which a person is more than the sum of their symptoms. I am drawn to Milton Erickson’s idea that everyone possesses the resources within themselves to function as well as they possibly can.
Education and experience
I am a graduate of the University of Łódź and the four-year Dialog School of Psychotherapy. I have completed a comprehensive psychotherapy training programme in the systemic-integrative approach, accredited by the Polish Psychiatric Association, postgraduate studies in Family Mediation and Psychological Support for Families (SWPS University in Warsaw), and Level I and II training at the Centre for Solution-Focused Therapy. I have completed training in the Emotional CPR (eCPR) method with Dr Daniel Fisher, a psychiatrist and adviser to President Barack Obama; an introductory workshop on the Open Dialogue method (led by W. Schutze); a one-year course on ‘Neuroscience, Attachment Theory and Psychoanalysis’ (led by Dr C. Żechowski), an advanced course in Solution-Focused Therapy, and the Kids’ Skills training programme.
I gained clinical experience at the Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Rehabilitation Ward of Wolski Hospital, at the Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology in Warsaw (acute admission ward), at the Committee for the Protection of Children’s Rights, and in outpatient centres. I am a member of the Polish Psychiatric Association and of its Scientific Section for Family Therapy. I regularly take part in numerous training courses and scientific conferences, and I run workshops and parenting skills training sessions. I have experience in leading occupational therapy and art therapy groups for young people.
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