Iwona Dreksler, BACP

Iwona Dreksler offers a compassionate, client-centred approach to counselling. She creates a warm, non-judgemental space where people can talk openly and work through what feels overwhelming. Iwona greets each person with patience and clear focus on what they want to change.

She holds an Advanced Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling and is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Iwona also has enhanced DBS clearance and six years of experience working in independent practice and charities. That background includes supporting people through grief, trauma, anxiety, depression and major life transitions.

In addition to her independent work, Iwona supports people as a bereavement counsellor for a charity and works as a mental health support worker. She has experience helping with low self-esteem, relationship and intimacy concerns, stress and burnout, and difficulties with sleep and eating. Work with adolescents in schools informs her understanding of how early experiences shape later feelings and behaviour.

Iwona draws on attachment-based and client-centred ways of working alongside cognitive behavioural and mindfulness techniques. She adapts sessions to each person, focusing on practical steps and clearer self-understanding. Sessions move at the client’s pace and aim to build confidence and coping skills.

Sessions are offered in English and Polish, and she accepts international clients. To begin, follow the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

How her approaches translate to online counselling

Iwona works from client-centred and attachment-based perspectives alongside cognitive behavioural techniques. Client-centred work focuses on listening and reflecting so people can make sense of their feelings and goals. Attachment-based ideas look at how early relationships shape present reactions and help people build more secure ways of relating.

CBT offers practical steps to change unhelpful thought and behaviour patterns, which can be useful for anxiety, low mood and sleep or eating difficulties. Together these approaches allow conversations that are both emotionally attentive and action-oriented, depending on what the person needs.

Finding the best approach is part of the work. She will discuss goals and preferences and try methods that suit the person’s situation. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made as therapy progresses.

The biography does not specify which online session formats are used, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling around family, work and study commitments, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed and give access to support across borders. Registered and accredited professionals can tailor the practical setup to help sessions fit into everyday life.