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Karolina Orenczak

Karolina Orenczak, BACP

United Kingdom

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BACP counsellor - attachment and trauma focus

  • Attachment work
  • Trauma-focused tools
  • Life purpose focus

About Karolina

Karolina Orenczak is a BACP-registered counsellor in the United Kingdom with six years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma and abuse, depression, and major life changes. She also supports those concerned with intimacy, parenting, self-esteem, ADHD and life purpose.

Her practice focuses on attachment and early childhood wounds. Sessions often look at how past relationships affect current patterns. Karolina uses approaches that help people understand those patterns and build more reliable ways of relating to themselves and others.

She draws on Attachment-Based and Client-Centred methods to help people feel understood while exploring difficult memories and emotions. Mindfulness techniques are used to manage overwhelming feelings and bring attention back to the present. Motivational Interviewing can help when someone is working on change related to substance use or other addictive behaviours.

Karolina has training that includes Transactional Analysis and Brainspotting, and she combines these with trauma-informed stabilisation methods. She also holds certifications and coursework in grief counselling, Rewind Therapy, Narrative Exposure approaches and couples work. The practical focus is on strategies to manage symptoms and on understanding relational patterns.

She is the author of an Inner Child Workbook and Journal, which offers exercises people can use between sessions. Sessions are conducted in English in the United Kingdom, and international clients are not accepted at this time.

How her therapeutic approaches work online

Karolina uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at patterns in close relationships and how early bonds shape current responses. This approach helps people understand recurring difficulties with trust, closeness and separation.

She also uses Client-Centred Therapy to ensure sessions are paced around the person’s concerns and priorities. That method focuses on listening, reflection and helping people articulate what matters to them. Mindfulness Therapy is used alongside these approaches to teach simple attention and grounding exercises for anxiety, depression and stress.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Karolina discusses options with each person and adjusts methods based on needs, goals and preferences. She aims to make decisions collaboratively so the approach fits practical life demands as well as emotional aims.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed and reduce travel time. These practical advantages often help people maintain regular contact with a therapist while handling day-to-day responsibilities.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

LGBTFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesSelf esteemADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesDissociationDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesGuilt and shameLife purposePolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressSelf-harmSelf-love

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

6+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, coping with life changes, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting, self-esteem and ADHD, among other related concerns.

How would she approach someone feeling stuck?

She uses Attachment-Based and Client-Centred approaches alongside mindfulness and motivational interviewing to explore patterns and build practical coping skills.

What experience does she bring?

She has six years of clinical experience working with trauma, attachment wounds and related issues, and has completed additional certificates in grief counselling and related methods.

What are her credentials and location?

She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the UK work with her?

She is not currently accepting international clients.

How does payment work and what does it cost?

Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start a first session?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.

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