In this episode, Marta invited to the studio Basia Janislawska - psychologist and psychotherapist who gave our listeners 5 tips that will help you to survive when starting your life from a scratch, using “moving to a new country” scenario as an example case. Basia has moved to a foreign country a year ago herself, so she was able to enrich her professional opinion with a her personal insights and reflections.

Basia has graduated from a prestigious Jagiellonian University in Krakow with a degree in psychology (2007). Soon after, she has started a practice in West Pomeranian Oncology Center in Poland, where she was providing psychological care and help for patients and their families (counseling, diagnosis, psychological support, group classes and individual psychotherapy).

Six years later Basia took on an additional education and became a certified CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) psychotherapist. As a CBT and Schema Therapist she continues working in other clinics and in 2015 she has opened her own practice, offering her services both in Poland and in Denmark. Basia is currently launching an online therapy program, so she can reach and help even more patients, regardless of where they are.

As Basia puts herself: “If you think that you are unable to cope with a difficult situation, if you need a big change in your life or you are looking for ways to unfold your potential, I am the right person to reach out to”

Why is it important to keep an area that you love in your life, regardless of where you live?

How doing things that you love, influences your self-confidence and self-efficiency?

How long “a normal” period of adaptation to a new situation takes and how having employment impacts your adaptation process?

Why things don’t happen “overnight” and why you need to be patient and gentle with yourself?

How to avoid “the social trap” and a pressure of pretending that everything is “OK” by keeping a space for working through your negative emotions?

Why allowing yourself to grieve is as essential as having a positive mindset?

When it’s the time to look for professional help and how to recognize when it’s time to seek psychological guidance?

And many more!

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Basia specializes in:

Therapy for adults (among others depression, personality disorders, sleep deprivation, PTSD - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, addictions)

Help in coping with stress and difficult situations

Psychological help for cancer patients and their families

Grief therapy and counseling

Crisis Intervention