Monika Zajac, BACP

Monika Zajac is an integrative counsellor who draws on person-centred, psychodynamic and cognitive behavioural approaches to shape therapy around each client's needs. She adapts techniques from these modalities to support emotional healing and practical coping, matching method to the individual rather than applying a single rigid formula.

Born in Poland, Monika worked for several years as a high school teacher before relocating to England, where she trained in counselling. She often combines her classroom experience and therapeutic training when working with adolescents, and her background in education informs a patient, clear approach to supporting young people.

Monika has nine years of counselling experience with both young people and adults and has lived in the United Kingdom for nearly 18 years. She is a qualified counsellor and a registered member of BACP - the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy, a professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists in the UK. She also completed a post-qualifying training programme that prepared her to work with adoption and special guardianship cases.

Monika works with adults, young adults and adolescents and accepts international clients. Her areas of focus include stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, coping with life changes, LGBT issues, relationships, family and parenting, anger, career concerns, depression, compassion fatigue and ADHD, along with additional work around adoption, abandonment, communication problems, chronic illness and other related concerns. Her therapeutic style is warm, collaborative and tailored to each person's history and goals.