I’m Magda, a trauma-informed therapist working at the intersection of nervous system regulation, affective and cognitive neuroscience, and embodied perception.
I have worked clinically since 2018 with complex trauma, addiction, domestic violence, and long-term nervous system dysregulation.
Clinical training in high-stakes environments
My early clinical work took place within organisations supporting domestic violence, sexual abuse, addiction, and crisis-level presentations.
That environment shaped how I practice.
In organisational settings:
Work is documented.
Risk is real.
Decisions carry weight.
Outcomes matter.
You are part of a system where progress must be observable, not theoretical.
I was trained to:
Track behavioural and nervous system changes over time
Work under pressure without losing clarity
Hold complexity without collapsing into emotional intensity
Distinguish between insight and actual functional change
That ethos stayed with me.
My private practice reflects that standard.
2018–2019
Clinical placements in Southampton, UK
– Change Grow Live — addiction services
– Yellow Door — domestic violence and sexual abuse services
(two concurrent placements)
2019
Diploma in Person-Centred Counselling — completed with distinction.
2019–2022
Counsellor at Yellow Door (Southampton, UK)
Domestic violence and sexual abuse services, including child sexual abuse.
2022–present
Private practice specialising in high-functioning adults with complex trauma.
What I offer is a structured framework for building internal capacity.
We work biologically:
with the body as a nervous system,
with emotion as information,
with perception as trainable.
I do not chase catharsis.
I prioritise stability.
We slow perception before we change behaviour.
We reduce noise before we seek meaning.
We build capacity before we increase demand.
This work is steady and often subtle.
Its effectiveness is measured over time.
Over time, many clients return not because the work failed, but because it held. They come back months or years later for recalibration, not rescue. The core capacity remains intact. That continuity is one of the clearest indicators that the work is structurally integrated rather than session-dependent.
I have lived across cultures and languages: Poland by birth, the UK and Spain by choice.
That experience trained precision under pressure: adapting without losing coherence.
My work reflects that.
It is disciplined nervous system work for adults who want clarity, agency, and internal stability.
I work with people who have already survived enough.
People who are capable, intelligent, and externally functional — but internally overloaded.
People who are ready to stop outsourcing authority over their inner life.
If you are here, you are likely already capable.
We work on removing what interferes.