Iwona Dreksler , BACP

Iwona Dreksler offers therapy rooted in attachment-based and client-centred approaches. She creates a warm, non-judgemental space for people to talk openly and be themselves. Iwona works with adults and adolescents and speaks English and Polish. Iwona trained to an advanced diploma level in therapeutic counselling and holds membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She combines private practice work with roles supporting bereavement through a charity and working as a mental health support worker. Across six years of practice she has supported people facing anxiety, depression, trauma and PTSD, grief and loss, low self-esteem, and relationship difficulties. She also helps with stress, burnout and major life changes. Her background includes supporting children and young people in schools, which has influenced how she understands early experience and emotional wellbeing. Her style is compassionate and collaborative. Sessions are shaped around each person's needs and pace. People meet practical ways to manage symptoms and explore patterns from early relationships that still affect day-to-day life. Iwona also works with concerns such as eating and sleeping problems, intimacy-related issues, ADHD, parenting strain, compassion fatigue, and a range of attachment and communication difficulties. She accepts clients from outside the UK and offers sessions in English and Polish. For people who prefer online support, Iwona provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. This gives flexibility for different schedules and communication preferences.

Therapeutic approaches and how online therapy can help

Iwona works from attachment-based and client-centred foundations. Attachment-based therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and emotional reactions, helping people understand how past bonds influence present behaviour. Client-centred therapy focuses on the person in the room, offering empathic listening and reflecting so people can find their own solutions and clarity.

She also draws on cognitive behavioural therapy, which helps identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours, offering practical tools for managing anxiety, low mood and stress. Together these approaches give time for understanding patterns while also learning clearer coping strategies.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will discuss your goals, needs and preferences and choose techniques collaboratively. That lets sessions stay practical and tailored to what you want to work on.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversation and non-verbal cues, phone works well when video is difficult or bandwidth is limited, live chat and messaging suit shorter check-ins or times when writing feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, family or travel and allow different ways of communicating depending on what feels best.