About Me

About Me
Sylwia with red and yellow mural
Sylwia Korsak (prev. Presley)
liberation practitioner & trainer
 counsellor, coach, consultant 
social media & digital wellbeing

 

Counselling and Coaching

Counselling and Coaching
Hello. Welcome, and thank you for considering my support. I am a qualified integrated counsellor and coach experienced in supporting people with:
  • relationship difficulties, self-esteem, low mood,
  • anxiety, depression, bereavement,
  • eco-anxiety, workplace and activist burnout,
  • digital wellbeing challenges, technophobia, online and sexual abuse,
  • addictions, stigma, social exclusion and isolation,
  • identity-based violence and other forms of oppression or discrimination.
Liberation work means that I bring in a wide range of psychological approaches centred around your safety, choices and empowerment. Your agency is my priority.
I am an experienced liberation practitioner offering online and Virtual Reality (VR) counselling and coaching for various life challenges. I offer traditional mental health support and specialise in digital wellbeing (negative tech bias, digital fatigue, online abuse, geek discrimination, addictive behaviours). I am a certified VR counsellor & coach.
I worked for leading counselling charities: Cruse, Mind, OTR Bristol, SWAN Project, Changes and now Kinergy. I deliver a course on liberation psychologies for Iron Mill College of Counselling in Exeter. I’m a member and follow the ethical guidelines of the BACP, Institute of Leadership and Management and EMMC Global.
I currently offer online counselling and coaching: 1 session, 6 sessions or 24 sessions on a weekly or fortnightly basis.
Costs:
  • FREE 30-minute initial consultation
  • FREE sessions – we run at least two free slots every week, so please get in touch and don’t hesitate to ask for the availability of those 
  • £50 for 50 min
  • £60 for 60 min
  • £75 for 60 min with VR
Clients receive access to free digital wellbeing self-assessment, free online resources, and affordable training on my website.

Personalised support

Personalised support
Initial assessment

Some clients approach me with clarity - they know exactly what they need. If that's the case, this initial meeting helps me get the sense of you and assess your needs better.

However, sometimes it can be difficult to know what type of help is suitable. That's perfectly fine. I can help you identify your goals and ways I can support you in a cost-effective effective, sustainable manner.

A mutual agreement

Regardless of whether you are an individual or an organisation before I start to work with you, I would like both of us to have clarity on the delivery process. At this stage, we agree on ways of working together to help you reach your goals. We define the budgets, timings, expected results and rules of our collaboration.

You need to know what you are paying for. I need to know what is expected of me. We both need to know what is the best way of working together.

Support delivery

If it's individual counselling and coaching, we work together at this stage.

Some clients prefer short, one-off support or a pre-defined series of sessions. Other clients, especially larger organisations, prefer regular support in the form of a monthly retainer. In both cases, at this stage, I deliver my support.

If it's consultancy work it is possible that I might go away and come back to you with final results, as per our prior agreement. For retainer work, I also send you regular updates on my work.

Review & recommendations

The final summary and recommendations are critical. I like to know that my clients understand the results of my work. Sometimes I might need to explain reporting terminology or meaning or stats in my reports. Sometimes you might ask for additional tips and recommendations.

In any case, it's important that at the end of our work you have a sense of clarity. It's also important for you to know how to nurture the impact of my work and continue applying the newly acquired knowledge for more sustainable, long-term results.

Free Resources and Offerings

Free Resources and Offerings

Recent Blog Posts

Recent Blog Posts
Sylwia Korsak
March 9, 2024

On blue and yellow

Sylwia Korsak
February 23, 2024

Our February Newsletter

Sylwia Korsak
February 11, 2024

On love and hope

Sylwia Korsak
February 4, 2024

Leaving when leaving is possible

Sylwia Korsak
January 27, 2024

On looking back and looking ahead

Corporate Portfolio

Corporate Portfolio

Testimonials

Testimonials
Liam OTR

Liam McKinnon

Director of Engagement at Off the Record (OTR)

“I have seen first-hand the huge impact of Sylwia’s coaching and consultancy. Working with Sylwia at a youth mental health charity, her kind nature coupled with vast experience of all things digital have enabled her to provide bespoke, tangible coaching to young professionals. This has, in turn, empowered them to clarify their career direction, harness their digital skills, and nurtured their confidence and skills in a really agile way”

Lilian

Lilian Mahoukou

Employer Brand Social Strategist at Disneyland Paris

Sylwia is passionate about social media/tech, ethics, social problems and learning more on new cultures. Her work at Global Voices is very inspiring and her capacity to develop genuine relationships is exceptional. If you’re looking for a multi-lingual and talented marketing professional, she’s the right person for you!

Sondre

Sondre Durand

External Lecturer at ESSEC Business School

Sylwia is the perfect mix of attention to detail and attention to the human relationship. She is a natural-born leader. She is professional yet knows how to connect and motivate by using gentle persuasion and intelligently balanced psychology. Prompt, eager to assist, patient and ever willing to listen – it has been an immense pleasure working with and learning from such a dynamic, talented, curious and humble spirit.

Gabriela

Gabriela Ehrlich

Global Head of Marketing & Communications at IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission)

Sylwia is both a wonderful person and an outstanding expert in social media. She is mentoring several people inside the organization and has run social media training events also for invited guests of the IEC. Sylwia is a valued member of the social media team of the IEC where she provides hands-on support, posting and blogging on topics that best illustrate our activities.

I warmly recommend Sylwia to any company who is looking for outstanding social media mentoring and support.

Emma

Emma Summerscales

blogger, fashion designer, stylist, planner & project manager

Sylwia’s deep and broad understanding of social media allows her to tailor her service to her client’s individual needs. As well as this she has been friendly and supportive throughout my journey so far. I have a lot to thank her for.

Important blog posts

Important blog posts
Sylwia Korsak
November 3, 2019

Why digital wellbeing?

Sylwia Korsak
November 19, 2019

#BeingRelevant

Sylwia Korsak
November 19, 2019

Freedom of Mind – Inspiring Women of Bristol

Global Advisory Board

Global Advisory Board
Lilian

Lilian Mahoukou

Advisory Board Member
UlrikeR

Ulrike Reinhard

Advisory Board Member
Marko

Marko Rakar

Advisory Board Member
Richard

Richard Galbraith

Advisory Board Member

Bristol Advisory Board

Bristol Advisory Board
Charlotte Randomly

Lottie Randomly

Advisory Board Member
Muneera Williams

Muneera Williams

Advisory Board Member
Lewis photo

Lewis Wedlock

Advisory Board Member

Causes We Support

Causes We Support

Voxel Hub supports:

Kinergy Bristol

RNLI UK

Tree-Nation Kenya and Brazil

We have supported the following causes:

Samaritans UK

The Rural Changemakers India