Psychological Support

Sukurta: 04 April 2019

Psychological counseling
Emergency psychological help

Psychological counseling

The purpose of psychological counseling is to help people identify, understand, and address personal or interpersonal difficulties related to psychological well-being or behavior. During psychological counseling, a psychologist can help to recognize and change negative or illogical thinking, form a positive attitude towards oneself and the outside world, overcome feelings of hopelessness and helplessness, feel responsible and in control, restore the ability to feel pleasure, find solutions to everyday problems and to use them in various areas of life, to overcome stress, post-traumatic experiences, to resolve interpersonal conflicts.

VU students can receive up to 4 free of charge individual sessions each year. The sessions are facilitated by experienced and qualified practitioners and can be conducted remotely or in-person. The duration of a session is 45–50 minutes.

When to seek help?

Most people who turn to a psychologist do not have any mental health disorders. A psychologist helps to overcome problems in everyday life. Help is most often asked about doubts before making important decisions, feelings of loneliness, disagreements with friends or relatives, worries about romantic relationships, shyness, personal trauma, divorce, loss of family or serious illness, problems at work or education, alcohol or other drug abuse, prolonged or severe sadness, anxiety, disturbing fears, uncontrolled eating.

Registration for consultations

To register for a consultation, please fill in the form or contact us by email: .

The administrator will contact you regarding the date and time for your appointment.
Taking into consideration the increased need of psychological support, the waiting period can be up to 6 weeks. We are sorry for the inconvenience it may cause for you.
If the offered consultation time is refused twice, you will automatically be placed at the back of the waiting list.

Confidentiality

Psychologists take care of a person's psychological well-being, emotional well-being, and are provided with very personal information. Every psychologist is committed to the professional ethics of a psychologist, which guarantees the confidentiality of the information about your application and the information provided during the consultation. Except in very specific, specific circumstances where your health or the health of those around you is at risk, no one (parents, dean, faculty, collaborators, or students) may receive information about your consultations without your personal consent. Counseling data is never included in student academic files.

Types of counseling sessions and places

Individual psychological counseling is psychological counseling when the client is a natural person. Individual psychological counseling lasts one academic hour (45-50 minutes). The cost of the consultation depends on the qualifications of the consultant.

Group psychological counseling is psychological counseling where a counselor (or two counselors) and a group of clients (5 to 10 people) are involved. The duration of the group consultation is two academic hours.

Psychological consultations are provided at the psychological counseling offices located in Vilnius at VU Faculty of Philosophy (Universiteto str. 9/1), Faculty of Physics (Saulėtekio al. 9) and Faculty of Medicine (M. K. Čiurlionio g. 21). Consultations could take place online.

Rates

Individual counseling

Consultants qualification	The cost of a single individual counselling session
Consultants qualification	VU students	VU employee	Full price
Master‘s degree	First four sessions are free	10 Eur per sessionApplies to the first four sessions	20 Eur
Specialist with at least one year of psychotherapy training or 2 years of clinical experience	First four sessions are free	12,5 Eur per sessionApplies to the first four sessions	25 Eur
Doctor of psychology and/or qualified psychotherapist	First four sessions are free	15 Eur per sessionApplies to the first four sessions	30 Eur
Lecturer or professor of postgraduate studies in psychotherapy	First four sessions are free	20 Eur per sessionApplies to the first four sessions	40 Eur

Group therapy sessions

Counsellors qualification	The cost of a group session for one person
Counsellors qualification	VU students	VU employee	Full price
Master‘s degree	First eight sessions are free	5 Eur per sessionApplies to the first eight sessions	10 Eur
Specialist with at least one year of psychotherapy training or 2 years of clinical experience	First eight sessions are free	6,25 Eur per sessionApplies to the first eight sessions	12,50 Eur
Doctor of psychology and/or qualified psychotherapist	First eight sessions are free	7,50 Eur per sessionApplies to the first eight sessions	15 Eur
Lecturer or professor of postgraduate studies in psychotherapy	First eight sessions are free	10 Eur per sessionApplies to the first eight sessions	20 Eur

Note. Discounts are applied to members of the Vilnius university community (students and employees), if the limit of compensated sessions is not used. The discounts are renewed after each calendar year.

Counselors

Master’s Degree in Psychology:
Angelina Riabinskytė	Provides individual psychological counseling for adults. Consultations are available in English, Russian and Lithuanian. Consults only remotely.
Agnė Karaliūtė	Provides individual psychological counseling for adults, adolescents and kids. Consultations are available in English and Lithuanian.
A counselor with at least 1 year of training in psychotherapy or 2 years of clinical experience:
Monika Aleksė	Health psychologist, currently studying Gestalt psychotherapy. Provides individual psychological counseling for adults. Consultations are available in English and Lithuanian.
Rūta Karosienė	Clinical psychologist, currently studying Psychodynamic psychotherapy. Provides individual psychological counseling for adults.Consultations are available in English and Lithuanian. Consults only remotely.
Gabrielė Lukošiūtė	Health psychologist, provides individual psychological counseling for adults. Consultations are available in English and Lithuanian.
Ernesta Smilingytė	Provides individual psychological counseling for adults. Consultations are available in English and Lithuanian.
Edita Tidikytė-Almaarawi	Provides individual psychological counseling for adults. Consultations are available in English and Lithuanian.Consults only remotely.
Ignė Umbrasaitė	Provides individual psychological counseling for adults. Consultations are available in English and Lithuanian.
Giedrė Šiurkutė	Clinical psychologist, currently studying Psychoanalytical psychotherapy. Provides individual psychological counseling for adults. Consultations are available in English and Lithuanian.Consults only remotely.
Sandra Zorina	Provides individual psychological counseling for adults. Consultations are available in English and Lithuanian.
Žilvinas Mažeikis	Currently studying Psychoanalytical psychotherapy, provides individual psychological counseling for adults. Consultations are available in English and Lithuanian.
Laima Valiukonytė	Provides individual psychological counseling for adults. Consultations are available in English, Lithuanian and Russian. Consults only remotely.
Ernesta Rosete Pidal	Provides individual psychological counseling for adults. Consultations are available in Lithuanian and Russian.
Doctor of psychology and/or qualified psychotherapist
Dr. Virginija Klimukienė	Provides individual psychological counseling in the field of Gestalt therapy for adults and adolescents. Consultations are available in Russian and English. Also consults remotely. Cannot counsel VU psychology students.
Virginija Skučaitė-Budrienė	Psychoanalytical psychotherapist, provides individual counseling for adults. Consultations are available in English and Lithuanian.
Dr. Vita Mikuličiūtė	Provides individual psychological counseling for adults and adolescents.Consultations are available in English. Cannot counsel VU psychology, criminology students and those who had / have BUS subjects taught by the counselor.
Inga Abramavičienė	Provides individual existential counseling for adults. Consultations are available in Lithuanian and Russian.
Dr. Jurgita Rimkevičienė	Provides individual psychological counseling for adults and adolescents. Consultations are available in English.
Lecturer or professor of postgraduate studies in psychotherapy
Doc. dr. Neringa Grigutytė	Provides individual psychodynamic psychological counseling for adults and adolescents.Consultations are available in English and Russian. Also consults remotely. Cannot counsel VU psychology students.
Prof. hab. dr. Danutė Gailienė	Provides individual psychodynamic / cognitive psychological counseling for adults. Also advises couples and families.Consultations are available in German, English, Polish, Russian. Advises remotely, in exceptional cases. Cannot consult VU psychology students and employees of the Faculty of Philosophy and their family members.
Doc. dr. Danguolė Čekuolienė	Provides individual psychodynamic psychological counseling for adults. Also advises couples and families.Consultations are available in English and Russian. Cannot counsel VU psychology students and Faculty of Philosophy staff and their families.
Dr. Birutė Jakubkaitė	Provides individual existential psychological counseling for adults. Consultations are available in Lithuanian and Russian.
Prof. dr. Ilona Laurinaitytė	Provides individual and group counseling for adults. Consultations are available in Lithuanian and Russian. Cannot counsel VU psychology students and Faculty of Philosophy staff and their families.

Free helplines

Emergency psychological help

Vilnius university community psychologists offer urgent free of charge psychological help for students and employees if:

You are going through a psychological crisis – a tough period, such as losing a loved one, a traumatic experience, etc.
You have thoughts about suicide or harming yourself.
You have had severe psychological conditions, such as depression, psychotic episodes, etc., and you feel it may happen again shortly.

Don't be alone and ask for help; we will try to find solutions together.

Register for the consultation by writing an email to or by calling VU community psychologists directly by phone: +370 658 99392, +370 699 34818, +37069009131 or you can immediately register for a consultation here. Consultations are available in Lithuanian, English, Russian, and Ukrainian.

If you are worried about a friend or colleague who needs help, don't hesitate to contact us; together, we will find ways to help them.