Magdalena Bonk

I'm Magdalena, and I've been doing this work for 14 years — across schools, community

mental health, and private practice. What that span of experience gave me is range: I've

worked with people in serious crisis and people who are simply stuck, and I've learned

that the gap between those two things is smaller than most people think. I trained at

UNC Wilmington and have spent my career working with adults across the full

complexity of what life throws at people — anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD, parenting,

major life transitions, and identity. I offer therapy in both English and Polish, and I'm

LGBTQ+-affirming. I accept insurance and offer a sliding scale. My goal isn't to be your

therapist forever — it's to give you what you need so you can get on with your life.

My approach is integrative — which in practice means I use what actually works for you,

not what fits a single framework. I draw on CBT and DBT for practical skill-building, CPT

for trauma processing, Solution-Focused therapy when someone needs traction quickly,

and attachment-based work when the patterns run deeper. I'm also trained in

motivational interviewing and compassion-focused approaches. I'm culturally sensitive,

and I approach identity, community, and background as part of the whole picture rather

than a footnote. Therapy with me tends to be direct, warm, and grounded in what you

actually want to change.

The first session is for both of us to figure out if this is a good fit. I'll ask about what's

been going on, what you've already tried, and what you're hoping will be different. I

won't make you justify why you're here. Most people come in not quite knowing how to

start, and that's fine — I'll help us get there. If you're coming with a specific goal (a

diagnosis you're working through, a life transition, something you need to process), we'll

talk about what that work looks like. If you're not sure what you need yet, we'll figure

that out together. By the end of the hour, you'll have a real sense of how I work and

whether it's right for you.