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Haroldas Petkus

Psychologist. Analytical (Jungian) psychotherapy for adults — in Kaunas and online, in English and Lithuanian.

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Psychotherapy in English

Many of the people who come to me understand a great deal about themselves — they have read, analysed, reflected — and keep running into the same wall: anxiety with no obvious cause, self-worth questions hidden behind achievement, a sense of emptiness or lack of meaning when everything looks fine from the outside. I work with anxiety, depression, relationship and identity questions, and the search for meaning and direction.

I work in the analytical (Jungian) tradition: alongside what you already know about yourself, we explore what you don’t yet know — dreams, images, bodily reactions, the patterns that keep repeating in your life. This is slower than silencing a symptom, but its aim is different: a change after which the symptom is no longer needed.

I see adults in English and Lithuanian — in person in Kaunas or online. Part of my practice are foreigners living in Lithuania; part are psychologists, therapists and others in the helping professions. I also work with LGB clients: in my office, your identity is simply a part of your life — not a problem to be explained, and not a subject to be avoided.

How I work

We meet regularly, usually once a week — the steadiness of the frame is what allows deeper processes to unfold. I don’t promise quick results, and I consider that a matter of honesty rather than modesty: some people feel relief after a few sessions simply because they are speaking about things they have never spoken about, but lasting change — a change in how you live, not just in your circumstances — takes time. Most of my clients work with me for a year or longer; no commitment is required in advance, and how deep to go remains your decision, discussed openly.

Therapy asks for your active participation — it is not a procedure performed on you, but work we do together. The therapeutic relationship is professional and clearly defined, in service of your wellbeing: I don’t maintain personal or social contact outside of therapy, and if we meet in public, I will not greet you first — this protects your privacy; I will greet you if you choose to greet me.

The first sessions are a mutual assessment: you see whether my way of working suits you, and I consider whether I can genuinely help. If I see that a different kind of help would serve you better — another modality, a psychiatrist — I say so directly and help you find it. If you are in acute crisis or primarily need medication, a psychiatrist should be your first step. Analytical work is for those who want not only to be rid of a symptom, but to understand and change what it grows from.

Some questions, however, don’t require years. When there is a specific, well-defined issue — tension at work or with a manager, a career crossroads, a decision you feel stuck in — I also work in a short-term focused format: 6–8 sessions with a goal agreed in advance. This doesn’t replace deeper psychotherapy, but it often brings tangible change in that specific area; which format suits your question, we assess together in the first session.

If you recognised yourself while reading — write or call. The first session commits you to nothing: it is simply a conversation, after which we will both know more.

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Experience

I have been seeing clients in private practice since 2020. Alongside individual work, I have led experiential men’s groups exploring personal and archetypal experience through mythological stories.

Before that, I worked clinically in hospitals, led projects and quality-improvement initiatives in healthcare, and later contributed to the development of digital health innovations in the United Kingdom and Lithuania.

2020–present | Private psychology practice
2017–2024 | Digital health innovation
2015–2017 | Healthcare quality improvement
2013–2015 | Mental health and social care

Education

Training programme in analytical psychotherapy, Lithuanian Association for Analytical Psychology. Analytical psychotherapy training and supervision — since 2021.

Foundation course in psychotherapeutic skills, Lithuanian Association for Analytical Psychology. Duration: 1.5 years.

MSc in Health Psychology, University of Derby (United Kingdom). Licensed medical psychologist (Lithuania). Duration: 3 years.

BA in Psychology, Vytautas Magnus University (Kaunas). Duration: 4 years.

Academic publications

Petkus, H., Hoogewerf, J., & Wyatt, J. C. (2020). What do senior physicians think about AI and clinical decision support systems: quantitative and qualitative analysis of data from specialty societies. Clinical Medicine, 20(3), 324.

Contact

To arrange a first session, use the contact form or simply write to me by email — I reply the same working day. We will agree on a time and format: in person in Kaunas, or online.

In the first session, what matters most to me is understanding what brought you and how I can help. There is nothing to prepare and nothing you need to know in advance — you come as you are. After the first session, we discuss whether we continue working together, at what rhythm, and with what expectations.

Address: Laisvės al. 97-1, Kaunas (office 3)

Fee: 60 Eur (50-minute session)
If you cannot attend a scheduled session, please give at least 24 hours’ notice; sessions cancelled later, or missed, are normally charged, as the time is reserved for you.

Email: [email protected]

Phone: +370 623 02403

I am currently accepting new clients.

Finding the office for the first time: the entrance is through a separate door next to the bakery. Go up the stairs and through the door directly in front of you — you will find yourself in the waiting room. When it is time for your session, I will come and invite you in.

Psichoterapijos kabinetas Kaune, Laisvės al.