Rate Dagmara Hubicka-Freeman

About Me

Do you find yourself overthinking everything, feeling anxious or overwhelmed, or never quite feeling good enough?

Perhaps your mind rarely switches off. You may look capable and confident to other people, while inside you feel anxious, emotionally exhausted, overwhelmed or unsure of yourself.

You might be struggling with anxiety, intrusive or obsessive thoughts(OCD), ADHD, emotional regulation, low self-confidence or difficult feelings around food and your body. You may be dealing with experiences from childhood that still affect you today, or going through pregnancy, becoming a parent or adjusting to life after having a baby.

Or perhaps the difficulty is within your relationship, communication has broken down, intimacy has changed, you keep having the same arguments, or you are trying to make sense of loss of trust.

Sometimes we understand our patterns very well but still find ourselves repeating them.

Therapy can help you understand why something keeps happening, what happens when you are triggered, and how to begin responding differently.

How I Can Help

I am a trauma-informed psychotherapist and hypnotherapist working with adults and couples.

I regularly support people experiencing:

Anxiety, panic and OCD-related difficulties ADHD, neurodiversity and emotional regulation

Low self-confidence, self-criticism and perfectionism

Eating difficulties, binge eating, body image and disordered eating

Depression, low mood and loneliness

Trauma, difficult childhood experiences and bullying

People-pleasing and difficulty setting boundaries

Pregnancy, postnatal adjustment and the transition to parenthood

Bereavement, grief and loss

Attachment and relationship difficulties

You may have spent years functioning well on the outside while feeling very different internally. Perhaps you already understand where some of your difficulties come from, but that understanding disappears when you become anxious, triggered or emotionally overwhelmed.

My aim is to help you move beyond simply understanding your patterns towards actually experiencing something different.

Together we can explore what is happening emotionally, psychologically and within your body, while developing practical ways of managing difficult emotions, communicating your needs and responding differently when old patterns are activated.

When working with eating difficulties or disordered eating, I can also work collaboratively with a dietitian where appropriate, so that both the psychological and nutritional aspects can be supported.

Couples, Relationships & Intimacy

I work with couples experiencing:

Communication difficulties and recurring arguments

Affairs, betrayal and loss of trust

Emotional disconnection

Intimacy and sexual difficulties

Differences in sexual desire

Attachment difficulties

Jealousy and insecurity

Difficulties with boundaries

Major life and relationship transitions

Uncertainty about whether to stay together or separate

Relationship therapy isn't only for couples in crisis.

Sometimes couples love one another but have become caught in patterns where one person pursues while the other withdraws, conversations quickly become defensive, or both partners feel unheard.

We can slow these patterns down, understand what is happening underneath them and develop different ways of communicating and connecting.

Following an affair or betrayal, therapy can also provide a space to process what has happened and decide what comes next, whether that means rebuilding the relationship or finding a healthier way forward separately.

My Approach

My approach is integrative, collaborative and trauma-informed. I don't expect every person to fit one therapeutic model, so I adapt our work to you.

Depending on what you need, our sessions may include:

Attachment-focused therapy

CBT and practical strategies

Nervous-system regulation and grounding

Somatic and body-based approaches

Compassion-focused work

Inner-child and parts work

Exploring boundaries, self-worth and the inner critic

Relationship and communication work

Hypnotherapy where appropriate

I am particularly interested in the connection between the mind and body.

Sometimes you logically know that you are safe, capable or worthy, but your body continues to react as though something is wrong.

For this reason, therapy with me isn't necessarily just about talking. We can also explore what happens when you become triggered and help your mind and body develop different ways of responding.

I also offer a Yoga-CBT programme, combining psychological approaches with body-based practices for anxiety, trauma and stress.

A Little About Me

Before becoming a therapist, I spent more than a decade working in the corporate world and was involved in mental health and inclusion initiatives.

Because of this, I understand the pressure to perform, achieve and appear capable while privately struggling with anxiety, self-doubt or overwhelm.

My therapeutic style is warm, collaborative and non-judgemental.

I will give you space to talk, but therapy with me isn't limited to discussing what happened during the week. I will also help you identify patterns, understand what happens when you are triggered and experiment with different ways of responding.

The aim isn't to turn you into a different person.

It is to help you understand yourself more deeply, feel more comfortable being yourself and have greater choice in how you respond to your thoughts, emotions, relationships and life.

What to Expect

In our first session, we will explore what’s bringing you to therapy and what you would like to feel or experience differently.

Sessions can be weekly or bi-weekly, online or in person.

Some people come for short-term support, while others choose longer-term work. We will go at a pace that feels right for you.

Next Steps

Reaching out can feel like a big step but you don’t have to do it alone.

If something in this profile resonates with you, I warmly invite you to get in touch.

Together, we can begin to make sense of what you’re going through and take it one step at a time.

Training, qualifications & experience

Qualifications

Level 6 Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling

Level 5 Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy

Level 5 Certificate in Couple / Relationship Therapy

Diploma in Hypnotherapy

Trauma-Informed Therapist Certification

Integrative Sex and Couples Certification Course

Specialist Training & Continuing Professional Development

Certification Course: Strength-based Interventions to Thrive with ADHD and Autism from Childhood to Adulthood

Certificate in Understanding and Working with Personality Disorders

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

Somatic Approaches to Therapy

Attachment Styles and Attachment-Informed Practice

Recovering from Childhood Sexual Abuse

Working Therapeutically with Shame

Treating Generalised Anxiety and Panic Attacks

Grounding and Nervous System Regulation Techniques

Relaxation Techniques