Santa Baneviciute

Santa Baneviciute

Psychotherapist

083 8254160
8 Rathfarnham Road, Terenure Dublin 6W
office@talktherapy.ie

 

Santa has completed a HDip and  Masters of Psychotherapy, both awarded by Dublin Business School.  Additionally, Santa holds a degree in Social Work, completed in Lithuania. She works in Dublin since 2010 and offers counselling sessions in Lithuanian and English.

Santa was a columnist writer in the newspaper ‘Lithuanian’ in Ireland, writing on the topic of co-dependency and addiction. She worked for Dublin Simon Community and supported clients affected by homelessness by providing language interpretation for therapy. Santa is passionate about supporting youth and holds Eurobug Youth Pass certificate which enhanced her practice working with young people leaving Tusla Care. She is a member of IAHIP and holds the following certificates: Safe Talk, ASIST, Children 1st, LGBTQ+ Awareness and Inclusion, Introduction to Court Skills and GDPR.

Clinical Approach- Individual Therapy

Santa Baneviciute’s view of therapy is encapsulated in Carl Jung’s words: ‘I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become’. She believes in life-long learning and that it is never too late to start exploring one’s inner world.

Santa trusts that each client is on a unique path and tailors therapy to suit their needs. She creates a safe space where clients can explore their feelings and experiences. Santa applies a humanistic and psychodynamic approach within her work using a combination of object relations, person-centred, existential, body psychotherapy approaches, and is particularly interested in Jungian theory as well as dream analysis. Santa holds Iyengar Yoga Instructor’s certificate and incorporates breathing exercises/mindfulness meditation into her practice.

Santa works with clients on all kinds of emotional distress including but not limited to

  • Anxiety,
  • Depression,
  • Bereavement & loss,
  • Major life changes,
  • Familial or relationship problems,
  • Chronic illness/cancer diagnosis,
  • Co-dependency,
  • War inflicted and collective trauma,
  • Navigating isolation and cultural differences as an expat,
  • PTSD/trauma, work related stress

Santa adheres to the Professional Code of Ethics from the Irish Association of Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapy.

Should you like to enquire about a session with Santa, please make contact here