It's Complicated

Maria Zakrzewska

Klinische und Gesundheitspsychologin & Systemische Beraterin

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As a psychologist and psychotherapist I support couples, 3+ relationships, individuals, holistically, connecting mind & body to help them reconnect, rebuild and feel joy
*Anxiety 10-step programme
*Groups and Workshops

Ich spezialisiere mich auf:

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Berlin, DeutschlandVerfügbar vor Ort und online
Zuletzt aktiv
Erfahrung auf It's ComplicatedMehr als 1 Jahr und 590+ Sitzungen auf It's Complicated
Nachricht von MariaPlease message me directly to book. My calendar here is not updated. Berlin, Germany time & unpdated plus more info https://empathinberlin.
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Über mich

I’m Maria, a relationship and clinical psychologist with training in systemic, EFT and narrative therapy

My approach is deeply shaped by my lived experience as a neurodivergent expat, poly partner, and mother of three. I understand how complex relationships can become, especially during life transitions, and when ADHD, anxiety, health challenges, or non-traditional relationship structures are part of the picture.

Whether you are a couple navigating communication breakdowns, new parents or parents facing difficulties, an ENM or poly partnership redefining boundaries, partners adjusting to an ADHD diagnosis, or individuals coping with anxiety or health-related stress, having a steady and compassionate space makes all the difference.

In our work together, you are met with warmth, curiosity, and respect. We move at your pace. I support couples in rebuilding emotional safety, strengthening communication, and developing practical tools for teamwork. Together, we explore patterns shaped by family of origin dynamics, neurodivergence, stress, trauma, or medical challenges to create understanding and open new ways of connecting. Holistically.

When anxiety, chronic illness, infertility, or new diagnoses affect your sense of stability, we focus on restoring grounding, nervous system regulation, clarity, and resilience, both individually and within your relationships.

No matter the structure of your relationship or the challenges you are facing, the goal remains the same: deeper connection, mind–body awareness, greater understanding, and a more secure and compassionate way of relating to yourself and to each other.

I primarily work with:
- Couples facing challenges in maintaining intimacy and healthy communication in relationships, reconnecting, transitioning to family life, facing fertility issues, parents navigating complex situations while creating secure, meaningful bonds with their children
- Couples or families during separation or divorce
- ENM/ Poly and Kink & BDSM communities
- LGBTQ+ clients seeking a safe space to explore their relationships and identities
- Individually and in a group setting with clients who face anxiety within a science-based framework "10- step anxiety programme"
- I do ADHD assessment and support individuals, couples and groups with ADHD and/or their families
- I help to navigate health-related issues, stress, trauma, depression and addiction

No personal details or paperwork are required upfront.
This space has been created so that you can speak up, feel, be heard, understood, and accepted.

For full price list, bundles, policy, current calendar overview, contact info & direct booking:
https://empathinberlin.carrd.co/#

How to start working with me:
Please reach out to schedule a suitable for you time for the first short call, full session or to ask any questions you might have.

I am looking forward to meeting you,
Maria

Ich spreche:

EnglischPolnischDeutsch

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Standort:

Sorauer Straße 30, 10997 Berlin, Deutschland

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Ansatz

Behandlungsansätze
EFT: Emotionsfokussierte TherapieEmpfohlen für Paare oder Einzelpersonen, die ihre emotionale Verbundenheit und die Beziehung stärken wollen, indem sie Gefühle und Bindungsmuster erforschen.
FamilientherapieEmpfohlen für Familien, die Konflikte lösen, ihre Kommunikation verbessern und einander in der Familiendynamik besser verstehen wollen.
Systemische TherapieEmpfohlen für diejenigen, die verstehen möchten, wie ihre Beziehungen und ihr Umfeld das Verhalten und die Emotionen beeinflussen, insbesondere innerhalb von Familien- oder Organisationssystemen.
Rooted in systemic therapy, my approach views individuals and relationships through a holistic lens, focusing on how dynamics, communication patterns, and life contexts shape experience and growth. I work from a place of curiosity, emphasizing clients' strengths and resources rather than deficits. I believe symptoms often carry meaning within a broader system, and by understanding these patterns, my clients can gain deeper insight and foster meaningful change.

Counseling with me is a collaborative process: together, we’ll build emotional safety in your life and relationships, slow down when necessary, and find practical ways to create real change. I specialize in health and work with both body and mind, understanding that they are interconnected.

I primarily use homework as a tool to facilitate growth between sessions, allowing you to reflect, practice, and make progress at your own pace. My approach is holistic, incorporating tailored methods to suit your unique needs. Above all, I focus on providing emotional support, holding a safe, nonjudgmental space where we can explore difficult topics, face challenges with compassion, and work toward rebuilding the relationships you truly desire.

I am committed to trust, ethical standards, and strict confidentiality, ensuring a space where you feel seen, supported, and heard.

Additionally, I specialise in dynamic relationship structures and offer group support and events for those navigating ADHD, neurodivergence, polyamory, and other relationship dynamics.

Erfahrung

14 Jahre Berufserfahrung590+ Sitzungen auf It's ComplicatedMehr als 1 Jahr bei It's Complicated
- My own private practice
- Mentoring, supervision, intervision and discussion groups with other practitioners
- Continuos Workshops and Courses in Narrative & Systemic Approach (at least once a month) as well as in person events for therapists in Berlin
- My own therapy in different approaches throughout many stages of my life
- Pro bono advice and consulting for individuals and families
- Diverse organisational contexts
- Private practice (Praktikum) experience while at university

Ausbildung

Ongoing Training & Supervision:
• Regular supervision and various courses

Advanced Training & Courses:
• 2025-2026: Advanced Course in Systemic Therapy
• 2023-2024: Mediation and Family Mediation Course, SWPS University, Poland
• 2021-2022: Psychological Consultation School – Parenthood and Family-Related Issues
• 2013-2014: Systemic Therapy Course

Additional Training & Webinars:
• 2021-Present: Various webinars and courses, primarily focused on parenting, autism spectrum, and ADHD
• 2018–Present: Continuous professional development, including:
• Systemic therapy workshops for therapists
• Psychopathology and diagnosis
• In Search of Inner Strengths
• Psychopharmacology
• Setting Boundaries
• Occupational Health & Safety
• Ethics
• Narrative Walks
• First Therapy Sessions
• Psychological Counseling for Adults
• Narrative Therapy for Trauma
• Family Life Stages Training

Academic Background:
• M.Sc. in Clinical Psychology, SWPS University
• Master’s Thesis: The Impact of Celiac Disease on Quality of Life

Further Education (2025):
• March: Anxiety- short term effective method
• May: Trauma Conference – Summit 2025
• July: Couples Therapy Workshop, led by a German systemic therapy expert
• October: Couples Therapy Workshop, three day seminar on dynamics

Professional Activities (2025)
Hosting & Leading
• Berlin Therapists Intervision Group
• Hotline service for women’s organisation
• Events: https://shorturl.at/ZSrrA

Leistungen

Psychoterapia po polsku

40 € 45 Min Online & Vor Ort

Sliding scale couples 50'

Gleitende Preisskala
90 € 50 Min Online & Vor Ort
Limited spots available- one couple per quarter, one time offer, available to new clients only. Only as a part of a 10 sessions bundle, weekly sessions, valid to be used until end of March 2026. In person only A first couples consultation must be conducted first 1000€ for 9am-1pm, 1200€ for 1:15-8pm

Sliding Scale Session individual

Gleitende Preisskala
70 € 50 Min Online & Vor Ort
Limited spots available- three individuals per quarter, one time offer, available to new clients and in person only Only as a part of a 10 sessions bundle, weekly sessions and valid to be used only until end of March 2026. First individual session must be completed first 900€ for 9am-1pm, 1110€ 1:15-8pm

Couples from

100 € 50 Min Online & Vor Ort
Price depends on the number of session booked in advance, price list and policy in the links A single session - of 50’ 130€ 9am-1pm, 150€ 1:15-8pm - 75’ 175€ 9am-1pm, 195€ 1:15-8pm Bundles and more: https://empathinberlin.carrd.co/#

Separation Rituals

300 € 1 Std 15 Min Online & Vor Ort
Sessions designed for couples who wish to separate and close the chapter amicably, remember the positive rather than the negative outcomes. Only as a set of three sessions of 75’ 9am-1pm 900€ 1:15-8pm 1100€

ENM, polyamory session

160 € 50 Min Online & Vor Ort
Price depends on the number of session booked in advance, price list and policy in the links Initial call 25’ 65€ 9am-1pm, 85€ 1:15-8pm First consultation 90’ 220€ 9am-1pm, 250€ 1:15-8pm Single session 75’ 200€ 9am-1pm, 230€ 91:15-8pm Single session 100’ 250€ 9am-1pm, 280€ 1:15-8pm Bundles and more: https://empathinberlin.carrd.co/#

Family from

150 € 1 Std 15 Min Online & Vor Ort
For families and their children and/or grandparents/ other family members. Also patchwork families or chosen families. Longer sessions available upon request. Price depends on the number of session booked in advance, price list and policy in the links. First consultation 90’ 9am-1pm 200€, 1:15-8pm 240€ Single session of 75’ 9am-1pm 180€, 1:15-8pm 210€ Bundles and more: https://empathinberlin.carrd.co/#

ADHD assessment

150 € 1 Std Online & Vor Ort
ADHD assessment, price valid per 60’. Individual or group support for clients with ADHD is a separate service to this one. If you have questions regarding the process please write me directly. 150€ for 9am-1pm appointment, 170€ for 1:15-8pm. Price list and policy in the links https://empathinberlin.carrd.co/#

Maps of emotions

30 € 4 Std Online & Vor Ort
A program designed to create your own roadmap of emotions. As an individual service or for organised groups of up to 10 participants. From 130€ pp, time depends on the number of participants. Summer option- in nature instead of the office. Please write me directly

Narrative walks

120 € 8 Std Vor Ort
A special program designed to improve well being, reflect and slow down. March- October A whole day in nature Individual or group, organised groups. Please write me directly Cost from 120€ pp, 5-7hrs

Einzelsitzung

90 € 50 Min Online & Vor Ort
Price depends on the number of session booked in advance, price list and policy in the links Single sessions 50’ 9am-1pm 110€ 1:15-8pm 130€ 75’ 9am-1pm 150€ 1:15-8pm 170€ Bundles and more: https://empathinberlin.carrd.co/#

Group support

30 € 1 Std 30 Min Online & Vor Ort
Please write me directly for current support groups . Opening a new one upon request is possible as well as one for businesses, organised groups. From 30€ pp Possible groups: - anxiety and depression for mxn - anxiety group for womxn - mixed gender groups - relationship - parenting - ADHD - psychosomatics ans health - maps of emotions - grief - poly/ ENM And other

Saturday session

100 € 50 Min Online & Vor Ort
The cost per session is +50% of a regular price, all sessions possible booking directly https://empathinberlin.carrd.co/#

Sunday session

150 € 50 Min Online & Vor Ort
The cost per session is +50% of a regular price, all sessions possible booking directly https://empathinberlin.carrd.co/#

Einzelsitzung

100 € 50 Min Online & Vor Ort

Paarsitzung

150 € 50 Min Online & Vor Ort

Versicherungen

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Auf einen Blick
Berlin, DeutschlandVerfügbar vor Ort und online
Zuletzt aktiv
Erfahrung auf It's ComplicatedMehr als 1 Jahr und 590+ Sitzungen auf It's Complicated
Nachricht von MariaPlease message me directly to book. My calendar here is not updated. Berlin, Germany time & unpdated plus more info https://empathinberlin.
Illustration einer lächelnden Sonne, die über einer Wolke hervorlugt und Wärme sowie Positivität symbolisiert, um sich mit dem Therapeuten zu verbinden.
Durchschnittliche Antwortzeit: 2 Stunden

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