About Marzena
Held by someone
who understands
I'm Marzena — a counsellor, and someone who has spent years sitting with women in some of the hardest moments of their lives.
I work in private practice, and I also work for New Pathways — an organisation supporting people who have experienced sexual abuse, domestic violence, and controlling relationships. This work is not abstract for me. I know what it looks like when a woman walks through the door still not quite sure she has the right to be there. I know how long the aftermath can last, and how disorienting it is to feel lost even after you've already done the brave thing of leaving.
I created this programme because the women I work with kept telling me the same thing — that they felt alone in the in-between. Not in crisis anymore, but not okay either. Functioning on the outside, unravelling quietly on the inside. They didn't need fixing. They needed somewhere to land.
That's what I want this group to be.
I'm a qualified integrative counsellor, registered with the BACP, and I bring a trauma-informed approach to everything I do. But in this space, what matters most is that you feel safe, seen, and not alone.
I know it takes courage to take up space after someone has spent a long time telling you not to. I won't take that lightly.