Anna Gawronska

I work Tuesday to Friday, with availability currently for evening work. I hold face to face sessions in my accessible and comfortable therapy room in Central Milton Keynes and work online using Doxy.me

Life seemed to make more sense once upon a time. I'm here to help you work out what changed so that you can move forward in a happier way.

We’re all shaped by different experiences, so it’s important to me that therapy is tailored to you. Therapy should be as unique as the person seeking it.

I work with people who have had enough of a story about themselves that was never quite fair. The person who is no longer part of the family they grew up in, and is living with the particular grief of no longer belonging where they thought they did. The woman who has been told, with the very best of intentions, to just leave her abusive partner, when the reality is far more complicated than that. Maybe you’re the person who has achieved everything and feels nothing. Or maybe you’re the person who is exhausted in a way that no amount of rest seems to fix, and has stopped being sure whose life they're living.

While my work is rooted in Person-Centred values — meaning you're always at the heart of our work — I also know that healing isn’t a one-size-fits-all journey. What is more important for you to know is that it is relational. That means the thing that changes you isn't a technique — it's being properly seen by someone who isn't scared of what you bring. I trust you to know your own life better than anyone else does. But the beliefs we carry about ourselves aren't always fair or accurate. Parts of us can grow loud and overblown, stuck in a job that made sense once, and they can bring us to a place of real distress. So alongside the listening, I'll gently question those parts with you. My job isn't to fix you, but to be honestly present while you work out what's true. 

Over the years I've added to my training: how the body holds what the mind can't always articulate, how early relationships shape the ones we keep choosing, and how most of us are carrying "parts" of ourselves we've disowned because someone, somewhere, told us they weren't acceptable.

Above all, I aim to create a space where you feel seen, heard, and supported — a space where real, meaningful change can happen at your own pace.

I understand how frightening it can be to start therapy and so the first session sets out what you can expect from me as your counsellor. I will also provide you with important information regarding the contract we have working together and at this point you might like to bring any questions you have. We might talk about previous therapy experiences or you might want to tell me what's going on for you straightaway, either way I will be led by you. 

How we begin

I no longer do initial phone calls. Instead, I offer a short first session, free of charge, so we can both find out — properly, in the room or online — whether I'm the right therapist for you. Fit matters more in this work than almost anything else, and that's hard to judge in a five-minute call. It's easier in person.

What is the next step?

Feel free to send me an email or text to book your introductory session and we'll go from there.