Ilona Laurinaitytė is a Professor of Psychology at Vilnius University and a group psychotherapist. She teaches postgraduate courses in forensic psychological assessment and counseling, undertakes research, and supervises psychologists. Her particular research interests are centered on the understanding of nature, causes, and management of violence, as well as on mental-health-related issues in different settings. She is also collaborating with governmental and non-governmental organizations on the topics of treatment and programs for the social reintegration of offenders as well as the prevention of child sexual abuse. As a researcher, she participated in several international and national research projects. Since 2013, she is a national representative at the Board of Ethics in the European Federation of Psychologists' Associations (EFPA). She was a Visiting Associate Professor at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore (USA) in 2019–2020.