Hello!

My name is Evija Puķe - Jansone. 

I am an existential psychotherapist in training.

I have been working with adults since the autumn of 2022. My work with clients is supervised by an experienced colleague in existential psychotherapy.

I can help you address the following issues:

  • Various life transitions and crises.
  • Relationship difficulties with family or other people around.
  • Inner conflicts between different desires.
  • Worries and concerns about various life uncertainties and the future.
  • Questions of authenticity and self-identity – the desire to shape one's identity and live in alignment with personal values.
  • Losses – emotional pain following the loss of a loved one or some other kind of absence.
  • Difficulty to accept limitations.
  • Loneliness, isolation, and separation.
  • Difficulty in making choices – uncertainty in making important decisions.
  • A feeling that life lacks meaning or direction.
  • Emotional challenges – various emotional struggles that complicate daily life (low self-esteem, guilt, shame, impulsivity).
  • Difficulty in setting personal boundaries.
  • Currently studying:

    The Existential Therapy at the Humanistic and Existential Psychology Institute (HEPI, Lithuania, https://hepi.lt/en/category/training-programmes) from 2022 to the present.

    Psychotherapy in the master's program at the New School of Psychotherapy and Counselling (NSPC, UK, https://nspc.org.uk), with a qualification from Middlesex University (https://nspc.org.uk/course-directory/msc-psychotherapy-studies/#text_anchor_1). This program is also developed in collaboration with the Existential Academy (https://www.existentialacademy.com), from 2023 to the present.

    Briefly about me:

    I am currently going through a process of transformation – from a journalist (with a Bachelor's degree in Social Sciences in Communication from RSU) to an existential psychotherapist. Although journalism is a different field, I have encountered various life stories of people within it. This experience has developed my empathy, the ability to ask purposeful questions, to hear what matters, and to build trust.

    In life, I have encountered various cultures and lived in different countries, such as France, Spain, and Tajikistan. This experience opened me up to different understandings and perspectives of life. I now live in Brussels, where I also work as a religious studies teacher at the international school (European School I). These diverse life experiences have transformed me and given me a deeper understanding of myself, this world, and other people.

    I am fascinated by humans – their complexity, paradoxes, and difficult choices. Existential psychotherapy has opened the way for me to a deeper understanding of human existence, and it also enriches my personal life. This field is especially close to my heart, as it is closely linked to existential philosophy, which encourages a deeper reflection on the meaning of life and human existence in this world. I also enjoy reading and writing poetry, as it connects me with the depths of my own being.

    Participation:

    • Eastern European Association for Existential Therapy (AETA, https://www.existentialtherapy.eu, associate member)
    • Latvian Society for Existential Therapy (LETB, https://www.eksistencialaterapija.lv/biedri-sv/evija-puķe-jansone, candidate member)
    • Volunteering at the public benefit organization Caritas Latvia – sessions for mothers with children who have support needs.

    Working language: Latvian and English




    "To understand the people closest to me, I need to understand myself. Because from the moment I was born, I have been subject to the same forces as they. I am subject to time, and time is subject to me. I am subject to society, and society is subject to me. How does a worldview come about? I have yet to answer this question for myself. I need to digest myself before I can turn to others."

    - Albert Bell, Investigator

    My approach is compassionate, collaborative and one that helps clients become more aware of themselves and their emotions. It will be a shared path of exploration that will help you find answers to the most important questions in your life.In my practice I combine psychology with philosophy, so the questions will be ones that encourage you to look deeper into your life - to examine your values, goals, choices and possible consequences. I will not give ready-made answers, but questions that are likely to raise new questions for you. Sometimes it is enough to realise that there is no answer to a question and only then can you really begin to answer it.

    I believe that many of the answers are within us, and we find them there when we start to look into our experiences, describe them and look at ourselves and our lives a little bit from the outside. For me it is important to be goal oriented as well as to have a more free flowing therapy process. Why is the goal so important in life and in therapy? Because without it, both life and therapy would be like Samuel Beckett's play Waiting for Godot - stuck in an endless waiting and hopeless hope for change. In this case, one is waiting for this resolution and direction from the outside, for example from an external authority. Existential philosophy holds that one of the inevitabilities of life is that everyone must find, or more precisely create, this solution for himself, as well as for the meaning of life. Often this realisation that I am the author of my own life comes about precisely in the process of therapy.

    As in life, in therapy there is a limited time to deal with your problems, difficulties and big questions, so I am in favour of therapy where the client purposefully works on current life challenges. 

    I am not saying that you will solve all your problems in this therapy, but at least you will have had the opportunity to address them.  I am not saying that I understand a person and know everything about them, but I want to understand and learn more about them. I am not saying that I no longer have any problems myself, but I have gone through many of them and found my own answers.

    In therapy I am present - engaged and authentic. It is important for me to both empathically support the client and to be interested in his life, in his acceptance and exploration of his being.

    I believe that we are each here to be happy! I believe that we have the power to make our lives happier in our own hands. The ability to be self-aware, to understand oneself and the other person, to cooperate and to move on despite the downs and setbacks.

    How will we work?

    Process: In the first session, we get to know each other. We discuss the framework of therapy - time, place, confidentiality, mutual responsibilities and boundaries. Initially, we work together to understand and agree on the goal we will work towards.

    For the first four sessions, you can just try it out, so you can better understand if you want to continue on this therapeutic journey. Later, we will discuss if you feel any changes and how far you've progressed toward the goal. This is how we co-create the therapy path - maybe through a forest, maybe through a deeper valley, or perhaps over a higher mountain - with the goal itself serving as a beacon that helps you navigate and illuminate the way.

    Price per session: 30 euros.

    Time: 50 minutes per session. The preferred frequency of sessions is once a week. During the first four sessions we will agree on the best time for therapy, which will then remain your reserved time.

    Location.

    remotely via Zoom or Skype. 

    Contact

    Evija Puķe - Jansone

    +371 27008314 (call time to be arranged)

    [email protected]

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