English-speaking psychotherapist and counselor in Prague; Couples and marriage counseling in Prague

Balanced Lifestyles Counselling in Prague is a friendly and confidential private practice,

founded by Svetlana Coalson, MA Honors, Post Grad. Diploma (Psychotherapy),

to provide adult and adolescent expatriate clients with professional and ethical

individual, marriage and couples counselling in English.

Balanced Lifestyles Counselling in Prague offers professional help with:

Anxiety, depression, acute stress, trauma and other sources of psychological suffering.

Relationship problems; loss of an important relationship; jealousy and trust issues.

Marital crises: understanding and communication issues; being caught in a cycle of hostility, anger, fighting, verbal, emotional or physical abuse - or an equally traumatic and destructive pattern of conflict avoidance and withdrawal; separation and divorce; parenting challenges and parenting style disagreements, cultural differences in intercultural relationships.

Loss, grief and bereavement.

Major life-crisis concerns: "midlife crisis", employment-related crises, feeling uprooted, alienated and helpless in a strange culture.

Identity issues; guilt- and shame-related suffering; reduced self-confidence; inability to be assertive and stand up for oneself; fear of conflict; inability to make decisions; feeling trapped in a particular predicament.

Special emphasis on the so-called existential concerns: loss of hope and meaning, feeling empty, lacking direction in life, feelings of loneliness and isolation; death-related anxiety.

Assistance in mediation and interpersonal-conflict management in situations where communication is essential for resolving vitally important issues, yet - for whatever reasons - the parties are unable to communicate successfully.

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Enthusiastic about her work and its potential for relieving distress, Svetlana combines

sincere concern for her clients' well-being with an open and friendly style of working.

She offers her clients a safe, empathetic, and nonjudgmental setting to support them during times of trouble and uncertainty, as well as professional psychological assistance in dealing with their predicaments and exploring possibilities for living a more satisfying life.

Balanced Lifestyles Counselling is a psychological counselling practice, not a medical or psychiatric clinic. However, Svetlana can refer you to a psychopharmacologist, psychiatrist or general medical practitioner for assessment or in cases where medication might be recommended in addition to psychological help. Or she can help you find a psychotherapist with the specific expertise that you might need.