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mathema�cs, history or geography. However, in the field of psychology
context of psychotherapy, the answer to this ques- and spirituality that
�on was fully provided by my supervisor Anna Ost- we would like to
aszewska and her books: "Integra�ve psychothera- talk about. This is a
py in a Chris�an approach" and "Spiritual aspects in �me and space
the background of psychotherapy". Today I know where we share
that combining the spheres of the psyche and the our deepest dilem-
spirit is not only possible but also necessary in mas and try to help
some cases. Some pa�ents themselves ask not to each other, sear-
ignore their rela�onship with God in the psycho- ching for answers
therapeu�c process. Therefore, when working with together.
such people, I do not avoid this aspect.

I see that your life
is full of interes�ng
tasks. And you also
have a private life.
How stressful is
this?

For as long as I can
remember, I have
been mul�tasking
as a child and I am
glad that I have managed to avoid monotony in my
adult life as well. My loved ones understand this
and I have their full support. In addi�on to my pro-
fessional work, I am also ac�ve in the military as a
territorial defense soldier, where I am training as a
ba�lefield medic. I also read and travel a lot. I make
sure to be rested every day and not overuse myself.
I know that sooner or later this would affect the
quality of my work.

And: Do you have any concerns you would like to
share with your readers?
What are your actual professional responsibili-
�es? Can you tell us a li�le about your experi- Recently, more and more teenagers have been co-
ence? ming to my office with the problem of gender dys-
phoria. I am saddened by how quickly, without a
I work as a psychotherapist both in a psychotherapy deeper inves�ga�on of the source of this state of
centre and in a private prac�ce. In addi�on, I provi- affairs, they are given permission to begin the tran-
de help to terminally ill people in a hospice, who si�on process. Meanwhile, I know of cases where,
usually suffer from oncological disease. I am also a over �me, a young person changes their mind a�er
lecturer and I conduct classes for students in pallia- a few years. The current trend in Poland is already
�ve medicine and rehabilita�on. Once a month I reversing in some countries, and in the West, we
lead Chris�an mee�ngs of people helping others. are increasingly hearing about cases of former cli-
These include people who are religious psycholo- ents suing sexologists years later because they
gists, psychotherapists and educators. Once a were not stopped from making a hasty decision at
month we choose a problema�c topic from the a young age.

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