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Safe space for returning to Yourself
Aleksandra Kłos
Terapia Internal Family Systems
No matter what has happened to you, I want to tell you that you can live more lightly, more authentically, and to your full potential.
Trauma and emotional crises are not comfortable words.
At the same time, they happen to almost all of us throughout our lives.
Therapy that does not take them into account may have a superficial and temporary effect.
I invite you to embrace change in a safe and effective way, with my support.
I am an IFS Practitioner (IFS Level 1 Trained, IFS Institute) with an MSc. in Psychology from the University of Birmingham.
I acknowledge the experience of relational and complex trauma as a possible cause of the difficulties for which people seek my support.
IFS therapy ensures that trauma is not only not overlooked, but can also be safely processed in a way that allows for its completion and integration.
Why is it worth working with me?
I work according to the latest therapeutic standards, taking into account thoughts, emotions and physical sensations.
I earned a degree in Psychology from the University of Birmingham in England and completed a research fellowship at the Institute of Psychology at the University of Leeds. I completed Internal Family Systems psychotherapy training, accredited by the IFS Institute USA. I am currently pursuing advanced training in complex trauma therapy (cPTSD) at Trauma Research Foundation under Bessel van der Kolk.
The Internal Family Systems approach is a new psychotherapeutic approach in Europe, arriving from overseas just a few years ago. Widely used in the United States and internationally since the 1990s, it is recommended for individuals for whom older therapies — which overlooked relational and generational trauma, did not provide sufficient support.
My background in psychology and science allows me to deeply understand the complexities of health-related research and to choose an approach that promotes a non-pathologizing view of people.
We all have parts of ourselves that can sometimes cause difficulties (for example, a critical part or a part that feels fear). At times, these parts may adopt extreme strategies, leading to problems. However, they do not define the whole person. For this reason, I do not see the individuals who come to me as “disturbed.” Instead, I understand their difficulties as a result of life experiences or an environment that has not been sufficiently supportive.
“How many mental health problems, from drug addiction to self-destructive behavior, begin as attempts to cope with the unbearable physical pain of our emotions?
If Darwin was right, the solution requires finding ways to help people change the internal sensory landscape of their bodies.
Until recently, this two-way communication between body and mind was largely ignored by Western science, although it has long been a central element of traditional healing practices in many other parts of the world.
Today it is changing our understanding of trauma and recovery.”
Bessel A. van der Kolk, The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma