Trauma Therapy in Kraków
For English-speaking adults who are ready to understand what happened—and find their way back to themselves.
Therapy for when life feels out of tune
Sometimes life asks more of us than we know how to carry. Trauma, difficult relationships, loss, and major life transitions can leave all of us anxious, disconnected, or feeling as though we've lost our way. And sometimes the very qualities that have helped us survive—perfectionism, independence, vigilance, striving—eventually begin to work against us.
Therapy can be a place to slow down, understand what you've been carrying, and reconnect with the parts of yourself that have been lost, silenced, or pushed aside. Together, we can make space for greater safety, meaning, creativity, and a life that feels more fully your own.
Welcome. I’m so glad you’re here.
I’m Kristin, an American Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) and classical musician. I specialize in helping English-speaking adults heal from trauma and understand how painful experiences continue to shape the way they see themselves, relate to others, and move through the world.
I work with folks through childhood and relational trauma and its fallout, including anxiety, depression, eating disorders, difficulty forming quality relationships, and other struggles. I also work with clients on cultural adaptation, major life transitions, musical and performance-related trauma, creative burnout, and performance anxiety. As a musician myself, I also understand the particular challenges of building a life around creativity and artistic identity.
Together, we can make space for what you’ve been carrying, reconnect with the parts of yourself that may have become lost or disconnected, and find a greater sense of safety, meaning, and possibility.
HOW WE CAN WORK TOGETHER
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Since 2021, I have worked with people from over 20 different countries, helping clients heal from trauma and the experiences that have left them feeling disconnected from themselves, their relationships, or the life they want to live. Life can get better. Sometimes it takes some help.
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Developed by Dr. Helen Bonny in conjunction with Drs. Stanislav Grof and Walter Pahnke as part of the psychedelic research unit in the 1970’s. A depth-oriented, music-based method of exploring the unconscious and finding deep transformation and healing.
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Creative work can be deeply rewarding—and deeply vulnerable. I work with musicians and other creatives navigating performance anxiety, creative burnout, perfectionism, self-doubt, artistic identity, and the impact of difficult experiences on their creative lives. Together, we can explore what gets in the way of your creativity and help you reconnect with the part of yourself that creates.
My Approach
I approach therapy from a person-centered, trauma-informed perspective, grounded in the belief that you are the expert on you—not me or anyone else. My role is to create a warm, nonjudgmental space where you can slow down, feel safe enough to be curious about yourself, and begin to understand what lies beneath the ways you have learned to cope.
I believe there are no bad parts of us. Even the parts we most dislike often developed for good reasons, trying in their own way to protect us or help us survive. Sometimes those strategies are no longer serving us, or they cause pain of their own. Rather than fighting or judging these parts, we can approach them with curiosity and compassion, helping them heal and making more room for the whole of who you are.
My work blends traditional psychotherapy with creative and experiential approaches, including music and the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music (GIM). These methods can offer ways of exploring experiences that are difficult to reach through words alone, while helping you reconnect with your emotions, body, imagination, creativity, and sense of meaning.
Whether you are healing from trauma, navigating a difficult relationship or life transition, or finding your way back to your creative self, our work together is ultimately about helping you feel more fully yourself—with greater safety, freedom, connection, and possibility.
For Musicians and Creative Professionals
As artists, we passionately pour our full selves into what we create. What we don't always do is show up for ourselves in the same way. The environments in which we learn and perform can also leave lasting wounds—whether through criticism, perfectionism, difficult relationships, performance pressure, injury, or experiences that made creativity feel unsafe.
Therapy can be a place for all of you to be seen, heard, and met with compassion.
As a performing musician (viola da gamba) and someone who has lived as an expatriate since 2019, I understand the particular pressures of creative life: the vulnerability of performing, the relentless striving to “get it right,” the complicated relationship between identity and achievement, and the challenge of building a life around something you love.
In our sessions, we can explore:
Performance anxiety and stage fright
Creative blocks, burnout, and loss of motivation
Perfectionism and fear of failure
Identity, self-worth, and the pressure to achieve
Difficult or traumatic experiences with teachers, colleagues, conductors, or institutions
Your relationship with your instrument, your body, and your creative self
Career transitions, loss, and changes in artistic identity
I offer traditional psychotherapy alongside music psychotherapy through the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music (GIM). GIM is an experiential approach that uses carefully selected music and guided imagery to explore emotions, memories, inner experiences, and questions of meaning in ways that words alone sometimes cannot reach.
How can I support you?
Let’s Begin
Starting therapy can feel like a big step, but it doesn't have to be overwhelming. I offer a free consultation where we can talk about what brings you here, what you're looking for, and whether I might be the right therapist for you.
You don't need to have everything figured out before you begin. Maybe something happened recently that has left you struggling, or perhaps you've been carrying the effects of an experience from years ago. Maybe you're feeling disconnected from yourself, your relationships, or the life you want to live. Whatever brings you here, we can begin by making space for it together.
Please feel free to reach out. We can talk about what you're experiencing, answer any questions you have, and explore whether working together feels like a good fit.