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Agnieszka Wojsz, psychotherapist and theologian
works in integra�ve psychotherapy. Her work is
guided by Chris�an anthropology and takes into ac-
count the spirituality of the client. She is also interes-
ted in psychodrama and runs support groups. She
o�en shares her experience with psychotherapy stu-
dents. She is a board member of the Associa�on of
Chris�an Psychologists and President of the Founda�-
on, “W Innym Świetle". She lives in Warsaw.
Agnieszka Wojsz
(Poland)
Ques�ons to Agnieszka Wojsz
Why would you describe yourself as
a Chris�an psychologist?"
How it came about that you’ve studied psy-
chology/psychotherapy?
It's quite a complicated story. When I was teacher, as well as a youth tutor. During my
younger, I studied theology and journalism. I work in school I con�nued to learn about psy-
was fascinated by Chris�anity and Jesus Christ chology and pedagogy by a�ending various
himself. Back then, gaining knowledge about trainings. A�er a couple of years, there was a
religion and spirituality were the most import- moment when I felt that working as a teacher
ant things to me. I wrote my master’s thesis is not enough for me anymore, that I am more
about the presence of evil and suffering in the interested in what mental state young people
world - it was then that I read Victor Frankl’s are in, rather than if they know history or reli-
book Man’s Search for Meaning. Thanks to it I gions of the world. I worked with the parents
understood that human suffering can be physi- of students that were going through a crisis,
cal, psychological and spiritual, and that in my and observed the development of burnout
research I need to consider man’s psychologi- among teachers. All of that was why I started
cal aspect more. I immersed myself in the wri- thinking about taking up a degree in psycho-
�ngs of the Desert Fathers, par�cularly on the therapy. My friends and my family were sup-
topic of acedia, that is, “spiritual depression” - por�ve of this decision, so I moved from my
my master then was Evagrius the Solitary - a beau�ful coastal city of Gdynia to Warsaw and
monk, theologist and mys�c from the fourth started my study of psychotherapy led by Sto-
century, and in my opinion, a great psycholo- warzyszenie Psychologów Chrześcijańskich w
gist. That is when I got more into psychology. Warszawie (Associa�on of Chris�an Psycholo-
A�er theology and journalism, I also finished gists in Warsaw) and Polski Instytut Psychodra-
my studies in history. This is what gave me the my (the Polish Ins�tute of Psychodrama).
opportunity to work as a history and religion
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