Katya Poznyak
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Therapist - London
Features
- Flexible hours available
- Concessionary rates
Availability
Please contact me for availability.
About me and my therapy practice
You may be in a relationship where the same argument keeps happening. Or where the distance has grown so gradually you are not sure when it started. Or you may be on your own trying to understand why relationships keep not quite working.
I am an Integrative Psychotherapist based in Central London. I work with couples and individuals on relational patterns - the dynamics that keep repeating and the distance that grows when they go unaddressed.
Some couples arrive at a crisis point. More often it is quieter than that - the same conversation cycling without resolution, a growing sense of not feeling heard or understood, two people increasingly living inside their own experience, unable to quite reach each other.
The very qualities that make us good at managing alone - self-sufficiency, not needing much, keeping things together - can quietly work against intimacy. That tension is often at the heart of what brings couples to therapy.
Before becoming a therapist I worked in finance, and I have navigated divorce, major life transitions, and the particular loneliness that can exist even inside a relationship. I bring that lived understanding into the room alongside my clinical training - an MA in Integrative Psychotherapy and Counselling from Regent's University London and an Advanced Diploma in Relationship Psychotherapy.
I work from two private practices in Central London (Sloane Square and Bedford Square) and online worldwide. I also offer sessions in Russian.
Practice description
My approach is integrative - meaning I draw from a range of therapeutic models and use what is most useful for where you are, rather than applying a fixed method. What stays consistent is the aim: to understand what is actually driving the pattern, not just manage the surface of it.
With couples I work to slow things down - to help each person feel heard, and to make visible the pattern that has taken hold between them. Often what looks like a communication problem is something deeper: two people responding to each other from old wounds, each making sense in their own logic, but unable to quite reach across the gap.
I am an active presence in the work. I will ask questions that challenge gently, name patterns I notice, and help you see what has been operating in your blind spots. The aim is not simply to have better conversations in the room - it is to find a genuinely different way of being with each other outside it.
I don't come to this work with assumptions about what the right outcome looks like. Some coupes want to find their way back to each other. Others need help figuring out whether that is still possible. I will support you either way
I offer short- and long-term work depending on your needs and goals. We begin with an initial 50-minute consultation to explore what has brought you here and whether we are a good fit.
My first session
Our first session is a 50-minute consultation. It is not yet therapy - it is a conversation. I will ask what has brought you here and what you are hoping might shift. You are welcome to ask me anything about how I work.
By the end, we will both have a clearer sense of whether working together feels right. There is no pressure to commit to anything in that first meeting. If we decide to proceed, we will agree a regular time and discuss how long we might work together.
Reaching out is often the hardest part - and it is enough to begin.
What I can help with
Addictions, Anger management, Anxiety, Bereavement, Child related issues, Cultural issues, Depression, Health related issues, Identity issues, Infertility, Life coaching, Loss, Men's issues, Personal development, Redundancy, Relationships, Self esteem, Self-harm, Sexuality, Spirituality, Stress, Trauma, Women's issues, Work related issues
Types of therapy
CBT, Existential, Humanistic, Integrative, Interpersonal, Phenomenological, Psychodynamic, Relational, Transactional analysis, Transpersonal
Clients I work with
Adults, Couples, EAP, Older adults, Young people
How I deliver therapy
Long term sessions, Long-term face-to-face work, Online therapy, Short term sessions, Short-term face-to-face work, Single session therapy (SST), Time-limited
Languages spoken
English, Russian
Therapist - London
Features
- Flexible hours available
- Concessionary rates
Availability
Please contact me for availability
About me and my therapy practice
You may be in a relationship that keeps hitting the same wall. You may have come out of one and can't quite work out what went wrong. Or it's less specific than that - just a sense, across relationships, friendships, maybe even at work, that the same dynamic keeps playing out.
I am an Integrative Psychotherapist based in Central London. I work with professionals on relational patterns - the dynamics that keep repeating, often without us fully seeing or understanding them. The very qualities that make someone capable - holding everything together, showing up reliably, rarely asking for help - can quietly work against closeness. That tension is often at the heart of what brings people to therapy.
Before becoming a therapist I worked in finance. I understand from the inside what high performance costs and what gets quietly sacrificed along the way. I trained at Regent's University London, where I completed an MA in Integrative Psychotherapy and Counselling. I also hold an Advanced Diploma in Relationship Psychotherapy.
I work from two private practices in Central London (Sloane Square and Bedford Square) and online worldwide. I also offer sessions in Russian.
Practice description
My approach is integrative - meaning I draw from a range of therapeutic models and use what is most useful for where you are, rather than applying a fixed method. What stays consistent is the aim: to understand what is actually driving the pattern, not just manage the surface of it.
I am an active presence in the work. I will ask questions that challenge gently, name patterns I notice, and help you see what has been operating in your blind spots. The aim is not simply to feel better in the room - it is to live differently outside it. Sometimes that begins with nothing more than a question that keeps surfacing at 2am.
I offer short- and long-term work depending on your needs and goals. We begin with an initial 50-minute consultation to explore what has brought you here and whether we are a good fit.
My first session
Our first session is a 50-minute consultation. It is not yet therapy — it is a conversation. I will ask what has brought you here and what you are hoping might shift. You are welcome to ask me anything about how I work.
By the end, we will both have a clearer sense of whether working together feels right. There is no pressure to commit to anything in that first meeting. If we decide to proceed, we will agree a regular time and discuss how long we might work together.
Reaching out is often the hardest part - and it is enough to begin.
What I can help with
Abuse, ADD / ADHD, Anger management, Anxiety, Bereavement, Child related issues, Cultural issues, Depression, Health related issues, Identity issues, Infertility, Life coaching, Loss, Men's issues, Mood disorder, Narcissism, Personal development, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy related issues, Redundancy, Relationships, Self esteem, Self-harm, Sex-related issues, Sexuality, Spirituality, Stress, Trauma, Women's issues, Work related issues
Types of therapy
Behavioural, Brief therapy, CBT, Cognitive, Emotionally focused therapy, Existential, Gestalt, Humanistic, Integrative, Interpersonal, Person centred, Phenomenological, Psychodynamic, Relational, Transactional analysis, Transpersonal
Clients I work with
Adults, Couples, EAP, Older adults, Young people
How I deliver therapy
Long term sessions, Long-term face-to-face work, Online therapy, Short term sessions, Short-term face-to-face work, Single session therapy (SST), Time-limited
Languages spoken
English, Russian