Sylwia Wielgosz , LMHC

Sylwia Wielgosz is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 14 years of clinical experience supporting people navigating addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, ADHD, and LGBT-related issues. Sylwia brings focused expertise in adoption and foster care, aging and geriatric matters, attachment difficulties, autism and Asperger syndrome, and care for those coping with chronic pain, illness, or disability. Sylwia also works with clients who identify with alternative sexual cultures and communities, including BDSM and kink, and has experience addressing the complex dynamics of polyamory and other nontraditional relationship structures.

Sylwia emphasizes the use of evidence-based practices combined with practical psychoeducation, validation, and affirmation to help clients reclaim agency and build reliable routines. Together with each person, Sylwia develops concrete tasks and goals that feed an individualized treatment plan aimed at improving daily functioning, relationship patterns, self-soothing skills, and accountability. Sylwia is currently offering text-only sessions through the platform and focuses on helping people translate therapeutic insights into an individualized blueprint for living that supports sustainable change.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice and accept difficult thoughts and feelings while committing to actions that reflect their values - it is often used to address avoidance, anxiety, and patterns that interfere with living a meaningful life. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationships influence current patterns, helping clients build safer, more connected ways of relating and improve intimacy and trust. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on meeting each person where they are by offering empathy, unconditional regard, and collaborative sessions that empower clients to find their own solutions.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Sylwia collaborates with each client to identify which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting techniques over time so the work remains relevant and practical. This collaborative stance helps tailor a plan that supports growth while honoring individual experience.

Online therapy options - including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - increase flexibility and make it easier to fit sessions into busy or complex lives. These formats allow licensed professionals to provide consistent support and skills-building from wherever a client is most comfortable, helping maintain continuity of care and accommodate different communication styles.