ABOUT
Meet Patrycja
Therapist. Author. Clinical Leader. Advocate.
HER STORY
Twenty Years of Sitting With People Through Their Hardest Moments
For two decades, Patrycja has worked with people at the point where life stops making sense; after assault, after loss, after betrayal, after the slow erosion of a relationship. Her career has spanned crisis response, hospital mental health, family therapy and clinical leadership, and across all of it she has kept the same commitment: that people are not problems to be solved, and that healing happens in relationship.
She is known among colleagues for pairing clinical rigour with genuine warmth, the kind of practitioner who can hold both the theory and the person in the room at the same time.
HER JOURNEY
Finding Her Own Path
As a migrant who arrived in Australia and had to rebuild her personal and professional life from the ground up, Patrycja knows what it means to navigate unfamiliar territory and find a sense of belonging. That cross-cultural experience shaped the way she now works with clients from all walks of life, with empathy for how disorienting change and uncertainty can be, and a deep respect for the resilience it takes to move through it.
CREDENTIALS
Training & Credentials
“Honoured by Marquis Who’s Who for her professional achievements”
EXPERIENCE
Where She's Worked
Patrycja has worked with WestCASA (Western Region Centre Against Sexual Assault), Western Health, and the Royal Melbourne Hospital, across counselling, group facilitation, program development and clinical leadership.
Alongside direct client work, she supervises and trains clinicians, develops trauma-informed programs, and represents services in community education. Much of her leadership work is about making sure the people delivering care are supported enough to keep delivering it well.
RECOGNITION
“You Made a Difference” Award
Awarded in recognition of her contribution to client care and the wider clinical team.
CONTACT
Let's Talk
Whether you’re considering therapy, planning an event, or simply want to ask a question, Patrycja reads and answers her own messages.
Therapist. Author. Advocate for trauma-informed healing.
EXPLORE
GET IN TOUCH
- patrycjatoczek@yahoo.com
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- Melbourne / Sydney, Australia
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