Robert Paczkowski

Robert Paczkowski is a counsellor who focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, addictions and issues around food and body image. He speaks English and Polish and works with people in the United Kingdom and internationally. He aims to offer a calm, non-judgemental space where someone can talk about difficult feelings without being pushed into a particular solution.

He practises client-centred work, which means sessions are guided by the person's own priorities and pace. He also draws on cognitive behavioural ideas to help with thinking and behaviour patterns that make day-to-day life harder. He has seven years of experience and holds the BACP and NCPS credentials as listed on his profile.

Sessions can be short-term, medium-term or open-ended depending on what the person feels will help. At an initial meeting he will discuss different ways of working and agree a plan together. He says people are listened to and accepted without judgement, and that the tone of sessions is non-directive rather than prescriptive.

Robert lists a broad range of concerns he supports, including relationship and parenting strains, grief, trauma, anger, low self-esteem and issues linked to addiction. He also notes specific focus areas such as attachment, abandonment, family of origin matters and eating and food-related issues.

He follows the ethical guidelines of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, abbreviated to BACP, and also holds NCPS. Prospective clients who prefer Polish or English can make that known when enquiring.

How his approaches translate to online counselling

Client-Centred Therapy places the person's experience at the heart of sessions. The counsellor listens, reflects and follows what matters most to the individual, which can help with feeling heard and understood during difficult times. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, focuses on noticing unhelpful thought patterns and trying small changes in thinking and behaviour to reduce anxiety or low mood.

Finding the right way of working is part of the process. The counsellor will discuss goals, preferences and practical needs and together they will choose whether to emphasise listening, short practical steps or a mix of approaches. That decision is collaborative and can change as progress is made.

Online work can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy life, for example by reducing travel time or allowing sessions during a break from work. It can also mean shorter check-ins when that suits ongoing support, or conversations without being on camera when someone prefers that. The exact session formats available are not specified in the biography, so confirm the current options before booking to ensure they suit your schedule and needs.