- Attachment-based work
- CBT techniques
- Child-inclusive practice
About Dragana
Dragana Mandic is a PACFA counsellor with 10 years of practice in Australia. He supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, family conflict, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges and depression, and he works in English, Croatian and Serbian.
He offers straightforward, practical sessions that focus on what matters now. Conversations often start with what is causing the guilt, shame or worry and move to what can be tried differently. He uses clear skills and conversations rather than jargon so people can use what they learn straight away.
Dragana draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships affect current feelings. He also uses cognitive behavioural tools to identify unhelpful thoughts and test them against real-life evidence. Emotion-focused ideas are brought in when emotions are intense and need naming and working through.
His background includes child-inclusive practice and family counselling in community and family service settings. That experience shapes how he works with parenting difficulties, blended family issues, adoption and foster care matters, and separation or divorce concerns. He prefers a practical style that links understanding to everyday actions.
Sessions can include work on abandonment, attachment issues, body image and caregiver stress, and he supports people facing chronic illness, disability or ongoing caregiving demands. He also addresses communication problems, control and commitment worries using step-by-step strategies.
People who want to start are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Costs vary with location and use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How his approaches translate to online work
Dragana commonly uses attachment-based therapy and cognitive behavioural therapy in his work. Attachment-based therapy looks at how early relationships shape current feelings and patterns, helping people understand why guilt or shame keeps returning. Cognitive behavioural therapy focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical experiments to change feelings and behaviour.Finding the right approach is part of the work. He will discuss options with each person and decide together which methods suit their situation and goals. That collaborative choice may shift as sessions progress and new challenges appear.
If you are considering online sessions, please confirm the current session formats before booking as the biography does not specify them. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Those practical benefits can help maintain momentum while exploring guilt, shame and related concerns.
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 Dragana help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, family conflict, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges and depression, and related areas such as abandonment, attachment issues and body image.
How does he approach feelings of guilt or shame?
He combines attachment-based ideas and cognitive behavioural techniques to identify the origins of guilt or shame and to develop practical ways to respond to those feelings in daily life.
How much experience does he have?
Dragana has 10 years of experience working in community and family service settings, including child-inclusive practice and family counselling.
What credential does he hold and where does he practise?
He is a PACFA counsellor and practises in Australia.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, Croatian and Serbian.
Can international clients work with him?
He does not accept international clients at this time.
What does therapy cost and how are payments handled?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.