For many years, I believed that success would eventually make me happy. I believed that saying yes to every opportunity, working hard, putting my own needs aside, and constantly achieving more was the path to a fulfilling life.
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Looking back, I realize that many of the dreams I was chasing weren't entirely my own. They were shaped by other people's expectations and ideas of what success was supposed to look like.
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Many people find themselves in a similar place—successful on the outside, yet feeling exhausted, tense, disconnected, or simply not as well as they expected on the inside, without fully understanding why.
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This quiet gap between how life looks from the outside and how it feels on the inside became something I wanted to understand more deeply. 
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The meaningful change doesn't begin with simply trying harder. It begins with understanding. Understanding creates awareness. Awareness creates choice. Choice creates change.

My path into this work

I hold a Master of Science in Mental Health Psychology and have continued my training in the Foundations of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive and Behavioural Approaches, Schema Therapy, and coaching. Each of these disciplines has shaped how I understand stress, emotions, behavioural patterns, and sustainable change.
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At the same time, I spent years working in the kind of environments many of my clients come from today—fast-paced, demanding, and often externally successful, but not always internally sustainable.
 
This combination has shaped the way I see mental well-being. To me, mental health is much more than the absence of mental illness. It is deeply influenced by how we think, work, relate to others, care for our bodies, rest, and respond to life's challenges. I believe that understanding yourself is one of the most important foundations of mental well-being.
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I've also come to believe that support shouldn't begin only when life feels too much. Many people benefit from having the space to understand themselves, recognize unhelpful patterns, and learn practical, evidence-based tools before stress, anxiety, or emotional difficulties become more deeply rooted.
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My approach

I combine evidence-based psychology, mindfulness (including elements of MBSR), schema-informed techniques, and coaching to help people understand themselves more deeply and create meaningful, lasting change.
 
Together, we don't only explore what is happening—we also explore why.
- Why do you keep saying yes when you want to say no?
- Why is it so difficult to rest without feeling guilty?
- Why does your inner critic always seem louder than your self-compassion?
- Why do you keep repeating patterns that no longer serve you?
 
But understanding is only the beginning. Once we become aware of these patterns, we can begin making different choices—ones that are more aligned with your needs, values, and the life you genuinely want to create.
 
Whether you're experiencing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, relationship difficulties, people-pleasing, perfectionism, emotional exhaustion, or simply a feeling that life has become disconnected from who you are, my goal is to help you move beyond insight and towards sustainable change.


What people often come

The people I work with don’t all come with the same story.
 
- Some feel constantly stressed or close to burnout. Others struggle with anxiety, overthinking, or difficulty switching off. Some feel stuck in patterns — in relationships, work, or how they relate to themselves. Others simply sense that they are not living in a way that feels balanced or fulfilling.

- Often, there is no single “problem”. Just a growing sense that something needs attention.
 
My work is not:
- psychotherapy or clinical treatment
- based on diagnosis or labelling
- about quick fixes or performance optimization

My work is:
- grounded in psychological theory and research
- practical and adapted to real life
- focused on awareness, prevention, and sustainable change

 

 

Every step feels easier when you don’t walk it by yourself. I am here to walk beside you.
 

 

Education & Professional Training

EDUCATION:
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- 2023 - 2025 - Mental Health Psychology (Master) - University of Liverpool

- 2014 - 2015 - Business and Management (Master) - Université Paris Nanterre

- 2010 - 2014 - International Business (Bachelor) - Vilnius University Business School
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PROFESSIONAL TRAINING AND CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:​

 

- 2026 - conference Psychotherapy Approaches: Achieving Greater Therapeutic Effectiveness - Lithuanian Association for Psychological Support and Self-Help
- 2025 - Introduction to Schema Therapy - Baltic Schema Therapy Institute

- 2024 - 2025 - Foundations of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive and Behavioral Approaches - Lithuanian University of Health Sciences

- 2021 - Coaching Training and Certification Program - Matrix Consulting Sarl

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