Dragana Mandic

Dragana Mandic is a PACFA counsellor with ten years' experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, parenting pressures, trauma and depression. He speaks English, Croatian and Serbian and aims to make therapy straightforward and practical. He keeps sessions focused on everyday problems and clear goals so parents can find helpful steps fast.

Dragana draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how relationships shape feelings and behaviour. He uses client-centred listening to help people feel understood before trying new skills. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy tools are offered to manage worry and low mood, and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy skills can help with strong emotions and coping strategies.

His background includes community and family service settings where he worked with children and vulnerable people. That experience shapes a calm, child-aware approach when parenting or adoption issues are involved. He brings practical techniques from different methods rather than a single fixed model.

Sessions focus on building useful coping skills, improving communication and resolving family or separation stresses. He works with attachment concerns, abandonment, adoption and foster-care related issues, and challenges such as body image, chronic illness and caregiver stress. The aim is clearer day-to-day routines, steadier emotions and better problem solving.

People who meet with Dragana can expect a collaborative style. He listens first, then co-designs a plan that fits each person's goals, whether that is reducing anxiety, coping with trauma, or improving how they relate to others.

How therapeutic approaches shape online work

Dragana often uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationships affect current feelings and patterns. This approach helps when people struggle with trust, abandonment or ongoing relationship stress by identifying interaction habits and trying different ways of relating.

He also draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to break down unhelpful thoughts and behaviours. CBT offers clear steps to reduce worry and lift mood through practical exercises and behaviour changes. Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas inform work on strong emotions and improving how people connect with others, especially around parenting and separation stresses.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. He listens to a person's goals, tests what helps, and adjusts the plan together so it fits day-to-day life. That collaborative process means methods are combined as needed rather than sticking to one model.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around family life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They can also let people use phone-only options if bandwidth is limited or opt for longer sessions when deeper work is needed.