LGBTQIA+ peopleA safe space and affirming therapy

Queering therapy Why I created this page

I thought about creating this page for a long time, and in the end it grew out of my work in the therapy room and my meetings with the people who bring their stories here.

A great inspiration for me was the book Queerowanie terapii (Queering Therapy), which helped me put in order what matters: the experiences of LGBTQIA+ people differ from those of the majority because of minority stress, everyday microaggressions and the constant need to check where it is safe to be yourself, in a world that assumes from the start that everyone is straight and cis (so-called heteronormativity). From my practice, and from the lives of people close to me, I know how heavy it can be to feel invisible, to hide your identity, to fear for your safety or to struggle with prejudice from others.

I wanted to create a safer place that takes this into account while remaining open to your whole life, in all its dimensions.

What you can expect

In my work I want you to be able to come here simply with your own story. This means:

• Your experience has a full voice. Whether you are facing fear of coming out, the weight of hiding, or mental exhaustion, you don’t have to prove anything.
• With attentiveness and without judgement. I don’t know everything and I keep learning. My task is to create a stable place where you can be fully yourself.
• No assumptions. I don’t assume who your partner is or which pronouns you use. If I get something wrong, you can correct me.
• Room for everything you bring. Although the reality of living as a minority matters, there is room in the therapy room for every topic of yours: relationships, work, crises, everyday life and any other struggles you come with, like any other person.

I studied working with LGBTQIA+ people in workshops at ITEG and during SAR training at the Institute of Positive Sexuality, and I also gained experience working with the Kultura Równości (Culture of Equality) association (education and training).

What you can come with

You are welcome wherever you are on your path and whatever you are facing. Most often I work with people dealing with topics such as:

• Coming out and self-acceptance, including finding your own voice and your place in relationships.
• Gender identity: questions about gender, the experiences of trans and non-binary people, your relationship with your body and with the people around you.
• Minority stress: tension, vigilance and fatigue from living in a world that can be judgemental.
• The pain of rejection and invisibility, when family, work or social relationships hurt instead of support.
• Difficulties in relationships, both in two-person and multi-person relationships (non-monogamous and polyamorous relationships / CNM).
• Sexuality, kink and BDSM: desires and practices that are hard to talk about elsewhere; I write more about this on the Sex therapy page.
• Any other life difficulties and crises, because you can come here with any difficulty, whatever its source.

For parents of LGBTQIA+ children

A child’s coming out, whether a teenager or an adult, can bring parents a mix of contradictory feelings: love and pride, but also fear for their safety, grief for earlier expectations, or helplessness in the face of how family, school or others react.

I welcome parents and loved ones of LGBTQIA+ people who want to support their child and also need a place for themselves: for questions, emotions and their own pace. The sessions are for you as a parent. I don’t judge you or your child.

Living contact and a safe frame

Whoever you are, in my practice you will find an approach based on living contact and a stable frame. No ready-made recipes, but attention to what you bring: simply one human being with another.

I see clients in person in Wrocław and online (Google Meet). If you feel this is the place for you, you are welcome to book an initial consultation.

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