Monika Medzevičienė

I live by the values of responsibility, patience, empathy, sincerity, care, support, and respect for others. Every individual is special, significant, precious, and necessary, in my opinion. My motto for life: “There is only one true value – the human connection with another human being.” – A. Saint-Exupéry.

I am continuously expanding my capabilities at conferences, seminars, and training sessions since I am continually searching for new information and abilities. Clinical psychodiagnostics is my specific area of interest since it enables me to evaluate a person’s talents, potential challenges, strengths, and shortcomings while maintaining objectivity. I administer CARS assessments for autism spectrum disorder (ASD), attention deficit disorder (ADHD), personality, emotional domain, and cognitive skills (memory, attention, and thinking).

Experience

2022 – now, Medical Psychologist at LSMUL KK Psychiatry Clinic

2021 – 2022 Medical Psychologist at Kaunas City Polyclinic

Education

2022 – now, Postgraduate studies in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) psychotherapy at the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (LSMU)

2019 – 2021 Master’s degree in Health Psychology at Vytautas Magnus University (VMU)

2014 – 2019 Bachelor’s degree in Psychology at Vytautas Magnus University (VMU)

Membership/Training/Other

Lithuanian Psychological Union (LPS)

Lithuanian Psychiatric Association (LPA)

2023 ICD-11 classification in psychiatry: personality disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorder

2022 Neuropsychological symptoms of dementias and their screening

2022 Mental normality and pathology: where is the boundary?

2022 ICD-11 classification: schizophrenia registry disorders

2021 Autism: what do healthcare workers need to know?

2021 Diagnosis and treatment of schizophrenia: case studies

2021 Recognition of psychological trauma and adjustment disorder and the basics of psychological psycho-trauma assessment

2021 Diagnosis and treatment of depression: case studies

2021 Recognizing risk signs for suicide and providing emotional first aid

2023-02-09 – I spoke at a conference on “How to work with people with mental health difficulties” about “Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder patient in the specialist’s office: how to recognize and what to do”.

2022.06.07 – My talk at the conference “Let’s look at it from a different angle – alternatives in medicine” was titled “Psychosomatic symptoms of anxiety and depression and the benefits of psychotherapy in their treatment”.

2021.11.30 –  As part of the global initiative “Trapped in Celluloid – Cinema as a Tool for Social Integration,” I led a cinema therapy session using the movie “Beautiful Son.”