I'm Migle, a psychologist working primarily through narrative therapy. My path here wasn't linear — a Master's in Clinical Psychology, years designing learning tools in education technology, and research in behavioural science all shaped how I think about change: not as willpower, but as a shift in the story someone is able to tell about themselves. That combination means my sessions are grounded in real clinical training, but never feel clinical.
I grew up in Lithuania, studied and worked in the Netherlands and the UK, and lived in Portugal before returning home. That's given me a personal, not just professional, understanding of how identity shifts across language, culture, and place — and how disorienting it can be to feel like your story doesn't fit your surroundings anymore. Whether you're navigating a life transition, a move, or simply a version of yourself you no longer recognise, I bring both lived and psychological understanding of what it takes to author a new chapter.
I also write about narrative, identity, and the stories we carry — feel free to read my personal story on why I chose to study resilience across generations.
2014 - 2016: Conducted research in cognitive psychology as a co-author, published as van Eersel, G. G., Verkoeijen, P. P., Povilenaite, M., & Rikers, R. (2016). The Testing Effect and Far Transfer: The Role of Exposure to Key information. Frontiers in Psychology, 7.
2015 - 2017: Conducted research in neuroscience as an assistant, published as Langeslag, S. J., Hopstaken, J. F., & Van Strien, J. W. (2020). The effect of fearful expressions on recognition memory for faces: Behavioral and electrophysiological data. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 152, 53-61.
2017: Was awarded Bachelor of Science in Psychology at Erasmus University Rotterdam, majoring in Brain and Cognition, with a thesis research about the influence of sleep quality on emotional perception.
2017 - 2023: Worked at technology startups and agencies in London helping to build well-being and education platforms—seeing firsthand how the right tools empower people.
2023: Walked 950 kilometers from the south of France to the west of Spain in a month, reflecting on my identity and discovering my desire to come back to the mental health field.
2025: Was awarded Master of Science in Clinical Psychology at London Metropolitan University, with a thesis analysing how intergenerational trauma—and resilience—are transmitted in families and entire communities. You can read my research paper on ResearchGate .
2025–2026: Trained in narrative therapy, maps of narrative practice, and externalisation at the Dulwich Centre, where narrative therapy originated.
Currently: I consult in my private practice, as well as on the online platforms Hedepy and Pokyčių Namai. Also, I regularly write Letters from a Psychologist, my publication on Substack. I am a member of the Lithuanian Psychological Association and the American Psychological Association.
Every person comes in with a different story stuck on repeat — a relationship pattern, a professional identity that no longer fits, a version of "who I am" written by someone else's expectations. My work draws on narrative therapy: the idea that we don't just live our experiences, we interpret them through stories, and those stories can either trap us or free us. Rather than treating you as a set of symptoms, I help you notice the story you're in, question it, and rewrite it with more agency. In practice, this might include:
Sessions run 50 minutes and take place online, typically once a week or once a fortnight. Everything you share is confidential. Together, we build a plan that's structured but truly yours.
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