Anna Markow

I help people gain personal insights, clarify goals, overcome blocks, build confidence, and alleviate health-related problems to transform their mindset, their relationships, and their lives. My qualifications include a master’s degree in Applied Psychology, postgraduate studies in Psychotraumatology, and completion of European Pain School in Siena, Italy. I’m a certified Neurofeedback Therapist, Rational Behavior Therapist, Cognitive-behavioral Insomnia Therapist, and have undergone Integrative Trauma Therapy training. I’m currently pursuing certification in Somatic Experiencing therapy. My professional experience spans from time as a scientific associate in medical school, to working as a pain psychologist in the Krakow University Hospital’s Department of Pain Research and Treatment. Such positions allowed me to build a confident foundation for a decade-long career in chronic pain and psychological support. I’m also the proud writer of several chapters and scientific articles on the psychology of pain. As someone who’s experienced periods of chronic pain first-hand, I offer heightened compassion and insight into the experience of trauma and, most importantly, how to approach it with a healing intent. Having and overcoming such experiences, combined with my successful tenure in psychology, have properly equipped me to offer strategies, coping mechanisms, cognitive-behavioural interventions and somatic practices that effectively improve mental health, overcome trauma, and foster healing and resilience. Nowadays, I run private psychological practices, dedicating my daily efforts to healing patients. I give lectures and conduct workshops on pain, trauma, suicide prevention, burnout, emotional support, and confidence-building exercises.