Psychotherapeutic counselling
Psychotherapeutic counselling:
Working together to build better futures
Back in 2018, Myszka founded Foxes’ Retreat as a space to nurture and facilitate personal development through psychotherapeutic counselling and creative therapies.
Today, she continues to offer a safe harbour to those seeking non-judgemental therapeutic spaces from which to thrive.
Our mission, here at Foxes’ Retreat, is to empower individuals to support themselves, their communities and families as they themselves grow.
For individuals, couples and families looking for psychotherapeutic counselling, we are consistently offer a non-judgemental and genuinely safe space for you to work through life’s difficulties, no matter what your background.
Empowering you to find your way through life’s challenges is one of the offerings at Foxes’ Retreat that brings joy to our team. Those challenges will be different for every one working with us at Foxes’ Retreat. They may be related to historic difficulties, to present issues, they may be connected with your working life, your health, or your personal life, or maybe something entirely different.
We are here to support you on your individual journey.
We work with courage, honesty and authenticity.
For neurodivergent clients (diagnosed or not), we offer compassionate affirmation from our own lived experience. With that comes ways to begin navigating the predominantly neurotypical world in ways that can bring enrichment to both ourselves and others.
Our vision is to for Foxes’ Retreat to empower our clients to connect to themselves, and in turn be able to connect to others with compassion, in their communities through a culture of support and resilience as we move to thrive. Myszka takes professional development very seriously, and has post-graduate Trauma Responsive Mindfulness training, as well as post-graduate Bereavement and Loss as a particular interest.
All therapists working through Foxes’ Retreat work to the BACP Code of Practice and their professional standards, along with undertaking regular clinical supervision and ongoing Continuing Professional Development to ensure best practice.
We are always better together.
Myszka is also a registered Psychedelic Integration Therapist,
listed with the Institute of Psychedelic Therapy, and DBS checked
I am a Psychotherapist, working from a Person-Centred base, but I have also trained in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and in Acceptance & Commitment Therapy.
I also offer the option of Therapeutic Writing for those clients who wish to use creativity to access their own processes.
These different modalities allow me to draw on a range of approaches for each of you, as suits your needs and situation.
Myszka says,
"My overarching interest is in our processing of deeply held emotions. When we do this, we can allow ourselves to experience the present moment, rather than to be pulled this way or that by triggers from our past experiences.
Difficult things will have happened to each of us, and finding a way to work with ourselves is an attainable goal when done with compassion and support. The therapeutic relationship is where the work happens, that space between therapist and client held with trust and care.
I encourage each client to work at their own pace, to take control of the work with my support. The desired outcome is for each client to feel that they no longer need to see me regularly because they are thriving with their own rudder to guide them. This can take a few sessions or longer, depending on the individual and the work undertaken."
Therapy is individual, not off the peg…
Our service is confidential and sensitive, to support you through life events or circumstances which you may be finding to be challenging. As individuals, we don’t always have a smooth path in life, and counselling can allow us to shift our thinking and find our way through challenging times with support along our route.
We work flexibly to suit individuals’ needs. Myszka has a particular interest in finding individual strategies for clients to better manage the ups and downs in life. Each one of us is different; there is no single one-size-fit-all answer for any of us, but we do work much better together than we do alone; we are all essentially social creatures by nature.
Myszka is happy to arrange a time to discuss the best approach for you to gain a healthier perspective and inner strength to live your life less stressfully. This will be by video call. Please don’t ask for a phone call; Myszka does not do voice calls as it is too hard for both sides to read new people on voice alone, without a visual welcome.
If you are ready to proceed to book an Therapeutic clinic hours generally fall into these time frames:
1pm to 530pm Tuesdays
1pm to 530pm Wednesdays
1pm to 530pm Thursdays
We are only an email away.
*Everyone at Foxes’ Retreat welcomes working with individuals of all races and ethnicities, genders and expression of those genders, sexuality and sexual orientations, religions, marital status, or military status, If there is anything I have omitted here, please be assured it is a genuine error, and not a sign of exclusion. Contacting us to mention any omissions in this area will be well received!
Just a little of the feedback from Foxes’ Retreat’s therapy clients …
“I feel as if our work together has involved unstitching my life with great care, to sew it together into something new. Something that I want to wear.”
- Therapy client, April 2024
“Thanks for yesterday's session. I left feeling a deep sense of gratitude for you and how you are supporting me at this time of my life. Your support means a lot to me.”
- Therapy client, March 2025
“I wanted to reach out and actually tell you, you're awesome. You helped a lot and the basework we laid has been applicable to a couple things and it's been kinda cool to take back control of my life.”
— Therapy Client, December 2024
“Knowing you continue to help me to find my way, without expecting me to get everything right has been life-changing. I have never been accepted for just being myself before. It is strange but I am learning to feel my way with it too. ”
- Therapy client, June 2025
“I feel so seen and understood.”
- Therapy client, May 2025
“I feel better, somehow lighter, I think. I haven’t been able to tell anyone else those things before. It feels easier now I have said them. I feel relieved to have said it out loud. Thank you.”
— Therapy Client, August 2023
“It’s so good to see you again. I hadn’t realised how helpful it is to be able to talk things through without burdening anyone at home, or worrying them.”
— Therapy Client, May 2023
Myszka on working with neurodivergent individuals and their families:
Through lived experience, and an understanding that the presentation of this condition varies from one person to another, I am able to explore and support your journey both before and after diagnosis, and the rollercoaster of emotions that can unfurl.
There are a range of strategies for neuro-divergents to work with in a neurotypical world, and finding the ones that suit and sit best with each person is a privilege.
Accepting self is the first step.
The old-fashioned view of autism is so far from true - the deep sensitivities of someone autistic can be found in mirror synasthesia and the “beautiful reality of autism”.
The neuro-umbrella now covers autism ADHD, dyslexia, dyspraxia, dyscalculia, and tourette’s syndrome. Research is showing that the overlaps are significant and many people will have been ‘under-diagnosed’ as having dyslexia, for example, when actually that was a ‘symptom’ that was spotted and the rest was missed in school.
Myszka on working with couples:
Working with each of you in the first instance, and then in sessions together, I am able to explore issues arising and support both of you, as you navigate your journey together.
No two couples are the same. You will have different life experiences and goals to other couples that I work with. Our journey together will be unique to the space we share.
Accepting self is the first step in making good connections with others. This might be part of the work undertaken, depending on what each of you brings to the table.
Please get in touch for a video chat to see if the way I work feels supportive to both of you.
myszka@foxesretreat.com
Other areas worked with therapeutically may include:
Trauma Responsive Mindfulness
Bereavement and Loss
Depression
Self Harm
Substance Abuse
Suicidal Thoughts
Social Anxiety
To make an initial appointment to discuss ways forward:
07734 328762 or email: myszka@foxesretreat.com
Investment £60 per therapeutic hour
Our terms are that sessions are paid for 48 hours ahead of the appointment, to confirm that you are coming.
Therapy office hours:
1pm to 530pm Tuesdays
1pm to 530pm Wednesdays
1pm to 530pm Thursdays
Finding our way through the darkness can be hard without a guiding light
Myszka on working with Lipoedema:
I have personal experience of this disease, and an understanding that the issues around it are not restricted to the physical nature of lipoedema.
Asa a result of my own diagnosis and journey, I can offer a true empathy as someone who has walked this road, often with very great difficulty. I can sit with the dark feelings that this disease can bring.
There are different ways through this experience. I have found some of them. They might not be yours, but my non-judgemental therapeutic experience can support you to make the choices that are best for you.
My choices involved surgery and a non-inflammatory menu, omitting gluten, dairy, potato, corn and refined sugars. Your choices may be different, which I utterly respect. What is right for one of us, does not necessarily work for others.
I am happy to help you explore what is right for you.
Depression
Body Image
Frustration
Suicidal Thoughts
Anger at not being heard
Social Anxiety
Self Harm
Eating Disorders
Pain and mobility issues
Relationship Issues
Therapeutic Writing
Would you like to explore using writing for therapeutic exploration?
Foxes’ Retreat are uniquely placed to offer safe therapeutic spaces alongside writing prompts to explore issues in a creative manner. This can be a powerful way of working through difficult issues that you might be finding it hard to voice out loud.
Myszka facilitates up to two hour workshops online, for individuals who are looking to explore their own processes through creativity.
Get in touch if you would like to know more about how these 1:1 Workshops might support your development.
Mossy deer tracks through the forestry behind Foxes’ Retreat
