Ewa Szerlich, BACP

Ewa Szerlich welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed, stuck or uncertain about next steps. She offers calm, focused sessions where clients can talk through stress, anxiety, grief, mood concerns and relationship difficulties in a straightforward way. Ewa speaks English and Polish and works from a human-centred stance to help people make sense of their experience.

Ewa trained with a first class BA degree in Counselling and Therapeutic Practice from the University of South Wales and holds a Level 3 Diploma in Social Sciences. She is registered with the BACP and brings two years of counselling experience in community settings. Her background includes roles at Mind Monmouthshire, Mind Neath Port Talbot and Basecamp, Chepstow.

Her approach is integrative. Sessions blend person-centred listening with practical tools from cognitive behavioural therapy and mindful practices. Ewa also draws on existential ideas about meaning, and emotion-focused ways of looking at relationships and attachment.

In a typical session she helps people identify immediate worries and small, workable steps to feel steadier between meetings. She often uses breathwork and mindfulness exercises to calm the body, alongside talking and reflective work on patterns such as self-criticism or avoidance.

People who choose Ewa usually want both emotional support and clear ways to manage symptoms. Together they set goals and decide the pace of work. Ewa aims to create a warm, respectful space where difficult topics can be faced and practical changes can begin.

How Ewa’s approaches translate to online counselling

Client-Centred Therapy places the person and their experience at the heart of sessions, with the counsellor offering non-judgemental listening and gentle reflection to help people make sense of their feelings. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and developing practical steps to change them, which can help with anxiety, panic and mood problems. Emotionally-Focused Therapy looks at how emotions shape close relationships and helps people notice and work through attachment and communication patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Ewa will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences and together they decide which methods to try. That collaborative process shapes the pace and focus of sessions rather than a fixed programme.

This therapist offers sessions by video calls lasting 45 minutes as described in her biography. If you want different formats, please confirm the current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, reduce travel time and let people join from familiar surroundings. Video calls also allow practical exercises such as mindful breathing and guided reflection to be shared in real time, while short check-ins can be arranged to help maintain momentum between full appointments.