Dr. Dovilė Petronytė-Kvedarauskienė

Education
PhD in psychology awarded by Vilnius University in 2018. Doctoral thesis "Development of Relationship with Authority and the Problem of Narcissism in Psychotherapy".
Jungian psychotherapist after completing the Analytical psychotherapy study programme in Vilnius in 2013.
Jungian analyst after completing the router programme of the International Association of Analytical Psychology (IAAP) in 2013.
Graduation of the Gestalt psychotherapy programme (basic level) at the Centre for Practical Psychology Studies in Vilnius in 2003.
Master‘s degree in Clinical psychology obtained at Vilnius University in 2001.

Professional experience
Clinical psychologist in Mental Health Centres from 2001 to 2018: Trakai Mental Health Center, Mental Health Center of Antakalnis Polyclinic, and Žirmūnai Mental Health Center in Vilnius.
Psychotherapist and Jungian analyst in private practice since 2007.
Lecturer, supervisor and training analyst in the psychotherapy training programmes of the Lithuanian Association for Analytical Psychology (LAAP) and the International Association of Analytical Psychology (IAAP) since 2013.
Lecturer at Vilnius University since 2023.

Memberships
Lithuanian Association for Analytical Psychology (LAAP), since 2017 Secretary of LAAP.
International Association of Analytical Psychology (IAAP).
Society for Psychotherapy Research (SPR).

Fields of Professional Interest
Analytical psychology and psychotherapy: theory and practice. Psychodynamic psychotherapy. Diagnostic and psychotherapeutic treatment for different personality types and disorders, emotional difficulties and relationship problems. Jungian analysis for personal growth, awareness and relationship with the unconsciousness. Research on the process and effectiveness of psychotherapy.
I actively participate in the training of analytical (Jungian) psychotherapists of Lithuania and other countries.
I have prepared and delivered lectures in the open lecture series organized by the Lithuanian Association of Analytical Psychology: "Narcissus - Creator and/or Destroyer" and "Coming Back Home... A Three-Generation Journey after Surviving an Authoritarian Regime".
At national and international conferences I have presented several papers on the topic of my dissertation "Development of Relationship with Authority and the Problem of Narcissism in Psychotherapy". I have authored or co-authored several publications on analytical psychotherapy.