Monika Zajac, BACP

Monika Zajac is a counsellor with nine years' experience working with young people and adults. She trained in counselling after moving to the United Kingdom from Poland and brings her earlier work as a high school teacher into her practice. She is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Monika speaks English and Polish and can support clients in both languages.

Monika offers straightforward, person-focused sessions that start with what matters to the client. She listens for the themes that repeat in life and helps people find practical ways to cope. Issues she commonly supports include stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, relationship strain, parenting concerns and life changes.

Her approach draws on client-centred methods and psychodynamic ideas. Client-centred work puts the client’s perspective at the centre of each session and encourages self-directed change. Psychodynamic thinking pays attention to past patterns and how they affect current relationships and feelings.

Monika has additional experience supporting people through adoption and special guardianship matters, and she has worked with issues such as chronic illness, trauma, obsessive thinking and panic. She aims to tailor her way of working to suit each person’s needs and background.

People who choose Monika can expect calm listening, clear questions, and help to set small goals between sessions. She accepts international clients and can work in English or Polish. To begin, clients use the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire.

How these approaches shape online counselling

Client-centred therapy focuses on the client’s experience and priorities. The counsellor listens closely, reflects what is said and helps the person find their own direction. This approach is useful for issues like low self-worth, relationship worries and everyday stress.

Psychodynamic therapy looks at patterns that come from earlier life and how they show up now. It helps people understand repeated reactions, attachment issues or persistent emotional themes that affect daily life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Monika will collaborate with each person to decide what feels most helpful, and she may combine elements from both approaches to meet changing needs and goals.

Practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions around work, study or caregiving, and avoiding travel time. Online sessions can also make it easier to maintain continuity when clients live abroad, since international clients are accepted. Confirm the current session options before booking to know which formats are offered and how scheduling will work.