Psychologist and psychodynamic psychotherapist, Warsaw
mgr Karolina Langner
Clinical psychologist, certified psychodynamic psychotherapist and member of the Polish Society for Psychodynamic Psychotherapy (PTPPd). She provides individual psychotherapy for adults based on the psychodynamic approach and Mentalization-Based Treatment (MBT).
- Approach
- Psychodynamic / Mentalization-Based Treatment (MBT)
- Languages of sessions
- Polish
- Area of practice
- Individual psychotherapy for adults, clinical assessment
Approach to working with patients
In her psychotherapeutic work, Karolina Langner draws on the psychodynamic paradigm, supplemented with methods from Mentalization-Based Treatment (MBT). What matters most to her is an individual approach to each person and a detailed, in-depth understanding of the specific nature of their problem.
The therapeutic process she leads focuses on understanding deeply hidden motives, internal conflicts, unconscious emotions, and the influence of earlier experiences on the patient's current functioning and mental state. During sessions she takes care to create a safe, confidential space that allows difficult areas to be explored in an atmosphere of respect, understanding and clinical reliability.
Her psychotherapeutic work is subject to regular supervision by certified supervisors of the Polish Society for Psychodynamic Psychotherapy (PTPPd).
Clinical specialization and scope of help
Karolina Langner provides individual psychotherapy for adults struggling with emotional and relational difficulties as well as mental disorders. She helps in areas such as:
Burnout and work-related difficulties
Working with symptoms of chronic exhaustion, loss of motivation, a sense of being overloaded by responsibility, declining effectiveness, and decision-making and identity crises in the workplace.
Personality disorders
Including work on rigid response patterns, identity difficulties and emotional regulation.
Mood disorders
Depression, dysthymia, affective disorders.
Anxiety and neurotic disorders
Chronic tension, anxiety, psychosomatic symptoms.
Life crises, relational difficulties and losses
Difficulties building close bonds, isolation, sudden life changes.
Interpersonal and emotional problems
Working through recurring internal and relational conflicts.
Experience of psychotic symptoms
Work following psychotic episodes.
Professional experience and clinical practice
She has broad experience gained in inpatient and day psychiatric wards as well as in mental health clinics:
Mazovian Specialist Health Centre named after Prof. Jan Mazurkiewicz in Pruszków
(formerly Tworki Hospital) - Day Psychiatric Ward: conducting individual and group psychotherapy and therapeutic workshops (2019 - present).
Vertimed+ Mental Health Clinic in Warsaw
Conducting individual psychodynamic psychotherapy (2018 - 2026).
Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology in Warsaw
Psychotherapy internship at the Day Ward (Mokotów Mental Health Centre) and the Relapse Prevention Ward.
Lower Silesian Mental Health Centre in Wrocław
Practice and volunteer work at the General Psychiatric Ward.
Private practice
Providing consultations, psychological assessment and individual psychotherapy (2023 - present).
Education and completed training
School of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy (Kraków Psychodynamic Centre)
Four-year, comprehensive psychotherapy course recommended by the Polish Psychological Association (PTP) and the Polish Society for Psychodynamic Psychotherapy (PTPPd).
SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities
Uniform master's studies in Psychology (specialization: clinical psychology).
SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities
Postgraduate studies in "Psychological Assessment in Clinical Practice."
Laboratorium Psychoedukacji in Warsaw
Two-stage training in Mentalization-Based Treatment (MBT) - basic and advanced level (2023-2024).
SWPS Academic Psychotherapy Centre
Certified training in the MMPI-2 diagnostic tool (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory).
Professional membership
Member of the Polish Society for Psychodynamic Psychotherapy (PTPPd).
Questions for the therapist
Frequently asked questions
In what language are sessions conducted?
Karolina Langner conducts individual psychotherapy sessions in Polish and in English (at a B2 level).
What does the first consultation look like?
The first meeting is a psychological consultation, during which the presenting difficulties, expectations and goals for further work are discussed. This meeting serves to make an initial clinical assessment and to determine whether psychodynamic psychotherapy is the optimal form of help.
Is the therapist's work subject to supervision?
Yes, all of Karolina Langner's clinical work is subject to ongoing, regular supervision by certified supervisors of the Polish Society for Psychodynamic Psychotherapy (PTPPd).
Book a consultation with Karolina Langner
The first meeting is an opportunity to discuss your difficulties, expectations and goals, and to determine whether psychodynamic therapy is the right form of help for you.