AMKA Counselling
YOUR MENTAL HEALTH HUB
We are a remote-first mental health consultancy and community of counselling and clinical psychologists from Central and Eastern Europe.We believe that mental health and wellbeing support should be available at the workplace and to individuals across cultures and languages.We support our clients' mental health using culturally sensitive and evidence-based mental health methodologies in a range of Central-Eastern European languages and in English. Our clients are often based in the UK and in Central and Eastern Europe.AMKA was founded in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 by Dr Zsófia Szlamka.
Our services
Our services at AMKA range from one-on-one counselling support, training programmes, and research support.Counselling
We help address mental health concerns at an early stage through brief interventions and general counselling.Training
We offer training on transpersonal skills, psychoeducation, and mental health literacy.Research
We help assess mental health and wellbeing in client organisations, using quantitative and qualitative research methods.Read on for more details.
Counselling
Brief intervention support
Our brief intervention support includes 6-8 sessions with a psychologist. This package is best suited when there is an acute need, concern, or crisis that needs resolution.Long-impact counselling
Our general counselling packages include 6-8 sessions with a psychologist. We offer help with themes such as stress and anxiety, burnout, conflict management, mental health first aid, mood swings, productivity, and neurodiversity at the workplace.Languages
Counselling is available in English, Hungarian, Ukranian, Romanian, Bulgarian and Serbian - and our portfolio is growing. For other Central and Eastern European languages please get in touch.Learn more about our counselling process using the slides below:
Training
We offer training on transpersonal skills, psychoeducation and mental health literacy.Key skills we cover include:
- Active listening and empathy
- Interviewing skills
- Negotiation skills
- Assertive communication
- Lifestyle interventionsWe also offer psychoeducation-focused training programmes to help develop and maintain preventive habits at work and at home for improved mental health outcomes.Some of our resilience-focused thematic modules include:
- Reflective check-in points for executives
- Caregiver wellbeing
- Inclusive communication
- Career transition support
Research
At AMKA we conduct high-quality research related to mental health in the contexts where we work.Leveraging our expertise in psychological research, we help assess mental health and wellbeing at your organisation using quantitative and qualitative research methods.
We also support the evaluation of mental health policies and products at your organisation.We help you build and evaluate:
- A mental health strategy
- A cross-cultural communication strategy
- Implement a monitoring process for your policies
