About Iwona
Iwona Dreksler is a counsellor who offers a warm, non-judgemental space for people to talk through difficult feelings. She works with adults and adolescents and aims to help clients feel heard and understood. Iwona uses a calm, steady approach to support people who feel overwhelmed or stuck.
She holds an Advanced Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling and is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). Iwona also has enhanced DBS clearance.
Background and approach
Her background includes work as a bereavement counsellor for a charity and as a mental health support worker. Over six years she has supported people with anxiety, depression, trauma and PTSD, grief and loss, low self-esteem, relationship difficulties, stress and burnout, and major life changes.
She has experience working with children and young people in school settings, which informs how she thinks about early experiences and emotional wellbeing later on. Iwona adapts her sessions to each person's needs using approaches such as attachment-based ideas, client-centred listening, cognitive behavioural strategies, mindfulness, and solution-focused work. Sessions are collaborative and paced to the individual.
The aim is to build clarity, resilience, and practical ways to cope with everyday pressures. She works in English and Polish and accepts international clients. Practical details about sessions, scheduling and fees are handled through the site process when booking.
What Iwona works with
Everything Iwona lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Iwona is listed here; the rest shows what else Iwona works with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Depression
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Iwona lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How her approaches translate to online support
Iwona uses client-centred work and cognitive behavioural ideas that adapt well to remote sessions. Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and understanding your experience, helping you feel accepted and able to speak openly. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions connect and introduces practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns.Choosing the right approach is part of the process. She will work collaboratively to decide what fits your needs, goals and preferences, and may combine different methods as your work progresses. The plan can change as you discover what helps most.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, save travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Some approaches lend themselves to homework and practical exercises that fit well with remote work, and she can suggest ways to make sessions useful while you balance everyday commitments.
Questions people ask about Iwona
What concerns does this counsellor help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, LGBT concerns, intimacy and self-esteem difficulties, eating and sleeping problems, parenting and anger, and other life changes.
What is the therapeutic style like?
Iwona works in a compassionate, collaborative way that is tailored to each person. She blends client-centred listening with attachment-based, cognitive behavioural, mindfulness and solution-focused ideas.
What experience does she bring?
She has six years of experience, including roles as a bereavement counsellor for a charity and as a mental health support worker supporting a wide range of needs.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds an Advanced Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling and is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She works from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and Polish.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She accepts international clients. Confirm any time-zone or scheduling details when you book.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. Specific fees are provided through the site booking process.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability through the site.
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