My Story

I was born in Lithuania, in the final years of occupation. I always felt privileged to witness my country reclaim its freedom and leap forward — re-examining old beliefs and expanding its choices. Only now do I notice how closely that mirrors the therapeutic process.

My country's history shaped my pull toward political science, and after completing my BSc, I briefly worked at the Lithuanian Parliament. But a sense of wanderlust wouldn't let me settle into that success. I picked up a snowboard for the first time and ended up spending a decade in the mountains of British Columbia, teaching snowboarding, chasing sunsets, and discovering a love for functional fitness. During summers in Dorset, I worked in the kitesurfing industry.

The pandemic brought significant professional and personal change — and loss. In searching for solid ground, I discovered psychotherapy. What surprised me most was how little I knew about my own nervous system, and how deeply my experiences had been coded into it. Once again pulled toward supporting others through major life transitions — or through realising that the tools that once served them no longer do — I began training at Metanoia Institute, one of the UK's leading centres for psychotherapy training, eager to learn all I could about the human experience.

Alongside a rigorous training program, I've worked with people navigating many different forms of loss: the death of loved ones, the loss of health or identity, of their sense of vitality. More often than not, exploring any of life's challenges leads us somewhere unexpected — somewhere too frightening to go alone.

When I'm not working or studying, I spend my time doing functional fitness with friends, going on sunset runs along the beach, and reading about Gestalt therapy and neuroscience.

From parliament halls to mountain slopes and windswept beaches to therapy rooms — turns out the common thread was always people, and helping them find solid ground. And I'm certain I can support you in finding yours, too.