Ewelina Bońska

I am a psychologist, special needs pedagogist, and psychotherapist in training. I obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Pedagogy from the Faculty of Philosophy at the Jagiellonian University in Cracow, Poland, with a specialization in special needs pedagogy – social rehabilitation, and school education. My bachelor’s thesis examined integral human development from the perspectives of preventive sciences and cognitive psychology.

In 2021, I completed a five-year Master’s degree in Psychology (Applied Psychology) at the Faculty of Management and Social Communication, Jagiellonian University. My master’s thesis focused on the psychological correlates of participation in high-risk sports among individuals with physical disabilities.

In 2022, I began a four-year comprehensive training program in systemic and psychodynamic psychotherapy for families, couples, and individual patients at the Institute for Systemic Therapy and Training (Ośrodek Szkoleń Systemowych). I temporarily suspended this training in order to pursue doctoral studies at the University of Cagliari.

My academic and clinical interests are centered on integrating empirical research with psychotherapeutic practice. In particular, my doctoral research aims to examine international couples, with a focus on their relational dynamics, cultural differences, and underlying psychological mechanisms, in order to inform evidence-based clinical approaches in couple therapy and contribute to the broader field of cultural psychology.