Ewelina Iwanowska
Psychologist
When working with patients, I focus on their mental comfort. I am aware that talking about difficult topics often involves stepping outside one's comfort zone. I pay a lot of attention to empathy and listening skills in order to best help the patient accept his emotions.
She graduated from SWPS University with a degree in psychology in English and is a psychotherapist after a four-year School of Integrative Psychotherapy at the INTRA Center for Psychological Assistance and Education, certified by the Psychiatric and Psychological Association. She is a member of the Polish Society for Integrative Experiential Psychotherapy and Social Education. She is certified as a teacher and holds a diploma in Management of Health Care Organizations from the Warsaw School of Economics.
She gained professional experience at the Institute of Cardiology in Anin, the National Emergency Service for Victims of Violence, the Warsaw Mokotow Detention Center, the Academic Clinical Hospital in Vienna, the Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology in Warsaw; at the Department of Affective Disorders, the therapeutic ward for first episodes of psychosis, the Department of Forensic Psychiatry and specialized mental health clinics.
For many years she lived in France, Korea and Austria, where she gained knowledge and professional experience. She regularly improves her skills by participating in training courses and psychological and psychiatric conferences. She subjects her work to regular supervision.
He provides support to patients during treatment and psychological diagnosis, i.e. evaluation of mental state. Helps patients become accustomed to illness and disability, and provides assistance in crisis situations. Helps deal with difficult emotions such as anxiety, helplessness and sadness. Provides psychoeducation and motivation to change unhealthy habits. Provides counseling to families of patients who are experiencing emotional difficulties related to illness and hospitalization of their loved ones.
He believes that a person is the sum of his or her experiences, genetic conditions and the influence of the environment in which he or she lives, and that change is a gradual process, for which the involvement of both parties is needed: the patient and the psychotherapist.
Privately, she is married and a mother of two children. She loves traveling, cinema and hiking in the mountains.