Relating Well to Self, to Others, and to Machines
"Hell is other people," wrote Sartre. But is it really? Much of our mental suffering comes from within: emotional loops, harsh self-talk and unhelpful patterns of behaviour that we turn on ourselves and on others, making life far harder than it needs to be. When this happens, the other becomes hell, and every relationship – personal, professional and, most crucially, the one we have with ourselves – starts to feel like a trap.
Together, we can untangle mental knots one by one. Through dream analysis, interpretation and therapeutic techniques, I support you in redefining your life, realising your potential, and building relationships that feel satisfying, intimate and safe.
Core Areas of Work
Clinical Work
20 + years of clinical practice
Psychodynamic psychotherapy, mentalization-based treatment and dynamic interpersonal therapy for adults and young adults, individually and in groups. Working with emotional dysregulation, personality difficulties, complex trauma, psychosomatic conditions and neurodiversity – understanding the patterns formed in early relationships and how they shape the present.
Solutions for Business
15+ years of leadership
Executive coaching, corporate wellbeing programmes and training for organisations. Supporting leaders and teams with conflict, communication and working relationships through psychodynamic and mentalization-based thinking – including AI applications that bring a mentalizing perspective to conflict resolution.
AI Research & Academia
30+ years of teaching
Research and training in AI and digital mental health: the safety of AI chatbots in clinical settings, mentalization-based design of AI tools, and the psychoanalytic understanding of online therapeutic spaces. Teaching and supervising at universities and psychoanalytic training institutions in the UK and across Europe.
Expertise
Three decades of work across three connected fields: clinical practice in NHS and specialist services in the UK and Poland; leadership, training and organisational development; and research and teaching in AI, digital mental health and psychoanalytic studies.
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE • 2006-2026
The Tavistock and Portman Clinic, NHS, London
Pain Clinic, Royal Free Hospital NHS, London
Psychological Therapies, Devon Partnership NHS
Musgrove Park Hospital, Paediatrics, Somerset NHS
Mental Health Service, NELFT Essex
Springfield University Hospital, IAPT Wandsworth
Addiction Clinic, Warsaw, Poland
Babiński Psychiatric Hospital, Cracow, Poland
Diagnostic Centre for the District Court, Poland
Crisis Intervention Centre, Cracow, Poland
LEADERSHIP & BUSINESS • 2012-2026
AI Patient Safety Project, Quality & Improvement, NLFT
Executive Coaching, Senior Practitioner
Corporate Webinars and Training - AI & Mental Health
CEO, Polish Psychologists' Association, London
Psychoeducational Training Programmes, London, Warsaw and Berlin – Training Coordinator
ACADEMIA & RESEARCH • 1996-2026