I'm a therapist/counsellor, writer and translator with a face to face practice based at the Southside Counselling centre in Glasgow and an online practice, which has been running since 2004, when I first started counselling in Poland.

I studied English and Comparative Literature for my first degree at the University of East Anglia, and then went on to train as a therapist. Reflecting on my practice also led me to write a PhD, which you can find here.

I am also a widely published poet and I have recently completed a novel.

I have eight years of experience in care work and I have two children.

From 2002-2015 I ran a private practice in rural Poland and I also worked as a counsellor for five years at a local centre providing free support for women and children in difficulty. Like many people, I have a wealth of experience of life as an immigrant and a depth of understanding of two cultures which is only possible through being an outsider. Living 'between' languages and cultures, dealing with prejudice and the difficulties of inter-cultural relationships can feel very destabilising - and also offer rich opportunities.

PhD on the issues of counselling, focusing and Buddhist philosophy

Postgraduate Diploma in Person Centred Counselling from the University of East Anglia, 2002

Certificate in Therapeutic Counselling (vocational qualification awarded by the CPCAB Counselling and Psychotherapy Central Awarding Body, UK), 1996