- Attachment-based work
- Cognitive behavioural therapy
- Emotion regulation skills
About Dragana
Dragana Mandic is a PACFA counsellor with 10 years of experience in Australia. He supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges and family conflict. He also works with concerns such as abandonment, attachment issues, and blended family issues.
He has a background in community and family services and has worked with children and vulnerable people in those settings. His practice draws on evidence-based methods like cognitive behavioural therapy and attachment-focused work to help people understand patterns and respond differently to stress and relationship strain.
Sessions are practical and focused on everyday problem solving. He helps clients build coping skills for anxiety and low mood, and develops communication strategies for difficult family situations. When parenting or separation are involved, he supports carers with ways to manage boundaries and expectations.
Dragana uses a client-centred approach that pays attention to emotional patterns and relationship dynamics. He may introduce skills from dialectical behaviour therapy for emotion regulation and from emotionally-focused approaches to address strong reactions around attachment and loss.
He offers support in English, Croatian and Serbian. International clients are not accepted. The service operates in Australia and fees vary by location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How attachment and skills work online
Dragana often uses attachment-based work and cognitive behavioural therapy in his practice. Attachment-based work focuses on how past and current relationships shape feelings and reactions, and it can help people in stepfamily situations understand loyalty conflicts and closeness. Cognitive behavioural therapy breaks problems into thoughts, feelings and actions, and teaches practical strategies for anxiety, low mood and communication difficulties.Finding the right approach is part of the work. He will discuss goals and preferences with each client and decide together which methods to try first. That collaborative choice helps match practical skills to the client’s situation in a blended household.
The profile does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to schedule time around school runs, work breaks or carer duties, and they can allow shorter check-ins when needed. Discussing preferences about video, audio or timing helps fit sessions into everyday life without promising a particular service.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English, Croatian, Serbian
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of family concerns does he help with?
He helps with family conflict, separation issues, parenting challenges and blended family issues as listed in his profile.
What is his therapeutic style like?
He uses client-centred and attachment-based approaches, combining practical skill teaching with attention to relationship patterns.
How much experience does he have?
He has 10 years of experience working in community and family service settings with children and vulnerable people.
What credential does he hold and where is he based?
He is PACFA registered and practises in Australia.
Which languages are offered?
Sessions are offered in English, Croatian and Serbian.
Can people outside Australia work with him?
International clients are not accepted at this time.
How are sessions charged?
Fees vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin the process?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is for adults and is not emergency care, mediation or legal advice. If you or a child are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.