- Attachment-based work
- CBT strategies
- Parenting support
About Dragana
Dragana Mandic is a PACFA counsellor practising in Australia with ten years of experience. He works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, family problems, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges and depression. He speaks English, Croatian and Serbian and offers practical, person-focused support.
He begins by listening to the specific family patterns that still affect daily life. He looks at attachment and early relationship roles to understand repeating reactions and expectations. Sessions focus on what is happening now and on small, usable changes a person can try between meetings.
Dragana uses a mix of methods drawn from attachment-based work, cognitive behavioural strategies and emotion-focused ideas. That means he helps people notice unhelpful thinking, practise different ways of responding, and pay attention to important relationship feelings. He also draws on elements of dialectical behaviour approaches when stronger emotional regulation skills are needed.
People come to him with a range of concerns including abandonment, adoption and foster care issues, attachment difficulties, parenting stress, blended family challenges, communication problems, and coping with chronic illness. He also works with issues such as body image, commitment or control problems, and the effects of separation.
His practice aims to be straightforward and practical. New clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session. The subscription model used for sessions can be cancelled at any time.
Approaches used in online sessions
Dragana commonly draws on attachment-based therapy and cognitive behavioural therapy in his work. Attachment-based therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current reactions and helps people notice and change repeating roles within families. Cognitive behavioural therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing practical behaviour changes that reduce anxiety and low mood.He treats selection of approach as a collaborative process. The therapist and client will discuss goals, symptoms and preferences and agree which combination of methods to try. That decision can change over time as new issues emerge or practical needs shift.
Confirm the session formats available before booking as the original biography does not specify them. Online work can make it easier to fit meetings into busy schedules, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also make it simpler to involve a child-inclusive practice element or to focus on real-life interactions that have just happened, depending on what the client and therapist agree will be most useful.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English, Croatian, Serbian
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does he help with?
He supports people with stress, anxiety, family issues, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges and depression.
Which therapy style does he use?
He combines attachment-based therapy, client-centred methods, CBT, DBT and EFT to suit the issue being addressed.
How much experience does he have?
He has ten years of experience working in community and family service settings with children and vulnerable people.
What are his credentials and location?
He is PACFA registered and practices in Australia.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, Croatian and Serbian.
Can people outside Australia work with him?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for?
Costs vary by location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I do to begin?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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