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Medical psychologist
Rūta Arnold
About the doctor
Topics and areas of work: psychological crises and trauma, anxiety, overthinking, panic attacks, difficulties with emotion regulation, burnout, depression and other mood difficulties, tension, low mood, existential and meaning-related questions, loneliness, themes of authenticity and self-realisation, self-confidence, difficulties in interpersonal relationships, losses and grief, difficult life changes, themes of suicidality, strong psychosomatic sensations, transcendent experiences.
In my work I am guided by the idea that each person's experiences, feelings, thoughts and view of the world are unique, authentic and worthy of respect. In my work I aim to help a person understand all of this better themselves, and also to discover the resources and paths suited specifically to that person that would help them cope with the difficulties they face and perhaps help them live more authentically and with greater quality.
During sessions I invite you into a consistent exploration of your experience and life story, so that together we can recognise recurring patterns, inner conflicts and their meaning, and the unconscious processes that shape life. I seek to create a safe space and a collaborative course of therapy in which it is possible to explore complex experiences and unpleasant emotions, look for meaning, discover inner resources and strengthen the connection with the authentic self.
During sessions you can expect active listening, questions that encourage reflection, an interest in your life story, work with imagery and bodily sensations, attention to feelings and reactions arising during the therapeutic meeting ("here and now"), as well as short grounding exercises.
Licence: ASL-12650
Studies
2025 - present Jungian-oriented psychotherapist and psychoanalyst training programme, Lithuanian Association of Analytical Psychology
2023 - 2024 Introductory psychotherapy skills training course, Lithuanian Association of Analytical Psychology
2021 - 2023 Clinical Psychology, Vilnius University, Master's degree
2011 - 2015 Psychology, Vilnius University, Bachelor's degree
Languages
- Lithuanian, English
Internships
2026 05 "Psychological resilience in the context of war and migration: trauma, support and empowerment". Psychology and Psychiatry Clinic "Gali Būti", Vilnius (6h)
2026 04 EMDR and Dissociation: Clinical Decision Making from a Transdiagnostic Perspective, EMDR Global Alliance (4h)
2025 12 EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) Level 2 Training, EMDR Europe, Vilnius (32h)
2025 04 EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) Level 1 Training, EMDR Europe, Vilnius (27h)
2025 04 Conference "Connections Between Psychotherapy and Culture: Research and Reflections", Lithuanian Association of Analytical Psychology, Vilnius (19h)
2024 12 Using Creative Tools in a Telephonic Short-term Model, Professional Development Institute, Workplace Options (1h)
2024 11 9th Vilnius Conference on Suicide Intervention Methods (8 acad. h)
2024 10 Postnatal depression: the psychologist's role in recognising symptoms and risks and providing support, Lithuanian Psychological Association (6 acad. h)
2024 09 Mental disorders from childhood to old age: personality features and changes, Lithuanian Psychiatric Association (5 acad. h)
2023 12 8th Vilnius Conference on Suicide Intervention Methods (8 acad. h)
2022 12 ASIST suicide intervention skills training (16 acad. h)
2022 10 Psychological help in crisis: the role of the body in trauma, Morit Heitzler, Crisis Management Centre (8 acad. h)
2022 10 Conference of Clinical and Health Psychologists 2022, Lithuanian Psychological Association (8 acad. h)
2022 02 Psychoplastogens in psychotherapy: opportunities and challenges, Lithuanian Association of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (7 acad. h)
2021 12 Single session therapy, Windy Dryden, Crisis Management Centre (8 acad. h)
Associations
Lithuanian Psychological Association, Lithuanian Trauma Psychology Association, EMDR Lithuania Association