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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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