About

I hold a master’s degree in psychology from the University of Gdańsk. I completed postgraduate studies (DESS) in clinical and psychopathological psychology at Université Paris V – René Descartes in Paris. I am in the second year of a four-year cognitive behavioural psychotherapy training programme at WSB-NLU, and I conduct therapy under regular clinical supervision.

For more than 30 years I have designed and delivered development programmes for organizations, working with over 100 companies and institutions. For 15 years I led a consulting and training company as its founder and CEO, including through mergers and acquisitions. I know the pressure of results, responsibility for people and the cost of long-term change not only from research but from my own work – and I bring that experience to my work with leaders and teams.

I teach at the University of Gdańsk and Gdańsk University of Technology, and previously taught at SWPS University, Kozminski University and WSB University. I am the author of books on mindfulness and mindful photography. I have practised meditation for many years, and since 2011 I have been a certified MBSR teacher – I have led around 20 full eight-week courses.

Who I work with

• Individuals – psychotherapy based on cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), in English or Polish. More: Therapy.
• Organizations – mental well-being and resilience programmes, psychological first aid, crisis support, leadership development and coaching. More: For organizations.
• Students and audiences – lectures and talks (mostly in Polish).

In each of these roles I rely on methods with established effectiveness (CBT, ACT, MBSR, solution-focused approaches), work towards clearly agreed goals, and treat mindfulness as attention training rather than a relaxation technique.

Professional experience

• Lyra Polska Academy – delivery and content oversight of development and well-being programmes in the EAP model (webinars, workshops, resilience programmes, consultations); previously content director of Lyra Polska’s development programmes
• Sopot Institute for Business Development (Sopocki Instytut Rozwoju Biznesu) – content director
• Grow One – managing partner
• Consulting and training company – founder and CEO for 15 years
• Private practice – individual consultations and executive coaching
• Founding member of the International Partnership for Assessment and Development; collaboration with Focus Leadership (USA)

Education and qualifications

• CBT psychotherapy training, WSB-NLU – in progress (year 2 of 4), practising under supervision
• DESS in clinical and psychopathological psychology, Université Paris V – René Descartes, 1993
• Master’s degree in psychology, University of Gdańsk, 1984–1989
• MBSR teacher (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction), Institute for Mindfulness-Based Approaches, Germany, 2011
• Authorized user of the Harthill Leadership Development Profile, “Transforming Leadership” programme, Harthill Consulting, UK, 2014
• FEBI coach certification (Focus Energy Balance Indicator), Focus Leadership, USA, 2020
• Co-Active Coaching – Fundamentals, Coaches Training Institute (ICF-accredited training), France, 2009
• Solution-focused coaching, Centre for the Solution-Focused Approach (Poland), 2013
• Specialist training in the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, France and Russia
• Languages: Polish, English (I deliver training and consultations in English), French (Diplôme de Langue Française, Alliance Française)

Publications

My books are published in Polish.

• Skup się! Trening mindfulness dla zestresowanych pracą (Focus! Mindfulness training for people stressed by work), Onepress, 2016 – what mindfulness is and how to train it at work: from basic attention practices to mindful habits, stress management and conscious decision-making.
• Jak przeganiać chmury, które przesłaniają niebo. Uważna fotografia (Mindful photography), Ridero – photography as a mindfulness practice in the spirit of Zen, with photographic exercises.
• Odkrywcy wewnętrznego spokoju. Medytacja dla młodych poszukiwaczy (Explorers of inner calm. Meditation for young seekers), Ridero, 2023 – an introduction to meditation for children and teenagers, with guided recordings.
• Co-author of “HR Biznes Partner”; a series of articles on organizational effectiveness in Gazeta Wyborcza.

Professional profile: LinkedIn. Would you like to talk about working together? Get in touch.