Aiste Grubliauskiene, PhD

Clinical Psychologist

Originally from Lithuania, I have been living in Belgium for more than 17 years. During this time, I have met and worked with people from many different cultural and professional backgrounds. Many of the people I work with appear to function well externally while quietly carrying stress, loneliness, self-doubt, or emotional exhaustion internally.

I moved to Belgium to pursue a doctoral degree at KU Leuven, where my research focused on human self-control. During this time, I conducted experimental research in collaboration with health psychologists from different European countries.

Before moving to Belgium, I completed my studies in clinical psychology, including an internship in a psychiatric hospital where I worked with individuals experiencing anxiety and depression.

Since 2015, I have been working in private practice, integrating different therapeutic approaches, including cognitive behavioural therapy, gestalt therapy, and sand tray therapy. Since 2022, I have been training in a psychodynamic and analytical approach, which allows for a deeper understanding of unconscious psychological processes and supports more lasting emotional change.

Membership

Belgian Commission of Psychologists, No 812216660

Visa for the practice as a Clinical Psychologist, No 351276

Adler Individual Psychology Psychotherapy and Analysis Association

Education                                                                                                                                                                                       
EMDR (since 2026)

Individual Psychology (Adlerian) Psychotherapy, IP Institute, Lithuania (since 2022)

PhD in Business Economics, KU Leuven, Belgium                                                                             

MA in Clinical Psychology, Vilnius University, Lithuania                                                       
BA in Psychology, Vilnius University, Lithuania

Additional Training                                                                                                                                                       
Nonviolent Communication                                                                                                                                       
Mindfulness                                                                                                                                                                                 
Couple Therapy

About children:

Positive Discipline

Montessori Method

Mentalisation for Children

Academic Publications                                                                                                                                                               
Duh, H., Grubliauskiene, A., and Dewitte, S. (2015). Pre-exposure to Food Temptation Reduces Subsequent Consumption: A Test of the Procedure with a South-African sample, Appetite, IF: 2.691, 5-year IF: 3.323

De Boer, C., De Ridder, D., De Vet, E., Grubliauskiene, A., and Dewitte, S. (2015). Toward a behavioral vaccine: exposure to accessible temptation when self-regulation is endorsed enhances future resistance to similar temptations in children, Applied Psychology: Health and Well-being, 7(1), 63 – 84. IF: 2.306.

Grubliauskiene, A., and Dewitte, S. (2014). Temptation in the background: Non-consummatory exposure to food temptation enhances self-regulation in boys but not in girls, Frontiers in Psychology, 5:788. IF: 2.8.

Grubliauskiene, A., Verhoeven, M., and Dewitte, S. (2012). The joint effect of tangible and non-tangible rewards on healthy food choices in children, Appetite, 56 (2), 403 – 408. IF: 2.691, 5-year IF: 3.323.