Psychological Support
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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.
The University offers three types of psychological services to the community:
- Psychological Consultation (Lithuanian / English / Українська) - Short-term emotional support designed to overcome daily challenges. Students are entitled to 4 free of charge individual psychological consultations, employees are entitled to 50% discount for 4 psychological consultations. The duration of a session is 45–50 minutes.
- Psychological Crisis Consultation (Lithuanian / English / Русский / Українська) - Urgent emotional support during intense stress or shock, when it’s difficult to cope alone. Students and employees are entitled up to 6 free of charge psychological crisis consultations per year. The duration of a session is 45–50 minutes.
- Psychological Group Consultation (Lithuanian / English / Русский / Українська) - A consultation held in a small group, typically led by one or two psychologists. Usually involves 5–12 participants. The topics covered depend on the group’s needs. Students and employees are entitled to 8 free of charge psychological group consultations per year. The duration of a session is 90 minutes.
Community members will be informed about psychological group consultations via newsletters. Students are encouraged to check their academic Outlook email, while staff should refer to intranet announcements. Registration links will also be included in the newsletters.
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.
- Are you experiencing stress, pressure, or anxiety?
- Struggling to concentrate or motivate yourself?
- Facing personal difficulties or relationship issues?