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Joanna Bienkowska, BACP
United Kingdom
Counsellor - anxiety and relationships
See online therapy options- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- English and Polish
- Supports life changes
About Joanna
Joanna Bienkowska is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) with three years of professional and placement experience. She works with people who are coping with stress, anxiety, depression and changes in relationships. Sessions are offered in English and Polish and Joanna accepts international clients.
Joanna uses clear, practical methods to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and habits. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to break problems down into steps that can be tested and adjusted. That means talking through what is happening now, trying short exercises between sessions, and checking what helps.
She supports people facing grief, sleeping problems, addictions, and trauma and abuse. Joanna also helps with issues around intimacy, body image, parenting pressures, anger, and low self-esteem. Career worries, money stress and questions about life purpose are also within her focus.
Joanna pays attention to attachment and abandonment concerns, communication and control issues, and challenges that come with chronic pain or illness. Work may include practical strategies for coping day to day and steps to reduce overwhelming feelings.
Initial planning looks at current difficulties and realistic first steps. Joanna and the person she works with set short-term goals and review progress. The process aims to be straightforward and action-oriented, with changes measured in small, steady steps.
How CBT-based work can translate to online sessions
Joanna uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to make problems manageable. CBT focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviours. It is often used for anxiety, low mood, sleep difficulties and coping after loss.Her approach is practical and step-based. Sessions look at current difficulties, set short-term goals and try small exercises between meetings. Clients and Joanna review what works and change the plan together until it fits the person’s needs and goals.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Joanna will discuss methods, adapt tasks, and agree a way of working that suits the client’s preferences and goals. This is a collaborative process where adjustments are made as progress is reviewed.
The biography does not specify session formats, so please confirm which formats are available before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It also makes it possible for people in different countries to have sessions in English or Polish when that suits their circumstances.
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Polish
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Joanna helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship changes, grief, sleep problems and addictions, among other concerns.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
She uses CBT to identify unhelpful thoughts and patterns, try short experiments, and build new ways of responding to difficult situations.
What is her professional background?
She has three years of combined professional and placement experience working in the UK counselling field.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and Polish.
Can international clients work with her?
Yes, she accepts international clients.
What formats are available for sessions?
The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current options before booking.
How does the subscription and cost work?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
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