Our Approach

What is Integrative Psychotherapy?

Integrative Psychotherapy involves the use of different therapeutic approaches, depending on the needs and goals of the client.

The therapist’s task is to skillfully combine various therapeutic approaches. Thanks to this, an individually focused therapeutic plan is created for each client.

What Approaches Do We Use?

The Psychotherapist’s role is primarily to listen carefully and precisely: without giving advice or imposing the topic of conversation.

The client decides for themselves what they want to talk about, and the therapist adjusts their activity to the dynamics of the situation.

The leading approach that we use is Person-Centered Therapy. When adjusting our approach to individual clients, we also use the resources of Psychodynamic, Cognitive-Behavioral and Gestalt therapy.

  • The leading approach that we use is Person-Centered Therapy, also called Humanistic Psychotherapy. Its creator is Carl Rogers who believed that everyone has the ability to understand themselves and develop their potential, provided that they have the right conditions to do so. Our task is to create such conditions and a safe non-judgmental space for our clients.

    In Person-Centered Therapy, the therapist’s attitude is very important: they should demonstrate advanced empathy and give the client a sense of unconditional acceptance. However, they cannot be indifferent or neutral – a good therapist according to Rogers is authentic and consistent.

  • Psychodynamic therapy has its source in Freud’s Psychoanalysis: it is based on the assumption that unconscious mechanisms, needs and internal conflicts have a huge impact on human life and mental state. Thanks to the ability to talk openly about your thoughts at any given moment, you have the chance to discuss challenging past experiences, understand them and rework their emotional meaning.

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) assumes that many different factors affect human behavior by creating a so-called cognitive pattern. Who we are and how we react to various situations results from our beliefs (concerning ourselves and other people) as well as our experiences and childhood encounters.

  • Gestalt Psychotherapy also puts emphasis on core beliefs and attitudes that disrupt the sense of harmony, hampering and even preventing the development and satisfaction of basic life needs, both psychological and physical. Gestalt is a holistic approach and focuses on the present, on what is happening in the mind and body right now.