Dragana Mandic, PACFA

Dragana Mandic is a counsellor with PACFA credentials and ten years' experience. He offers a warm, straightforward approach that helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, parenting pressures, trauma and abuse. He uses clear, practical methods so conversations feel useful from the first session.

He focuses on problems that often come up after big life changes - separation, adoption and foster care issues, attachment concerns, and blended family tension. He also helps people coping with chronic illness, chronic pain, caregiver stress, body image and commitment worries. His work includes attention to neurodiversity such as autism and Asperger syndrome.

His sessions draw on Attachment-Based Therapy and Client-Centred Therapy to build trust and understanding. He uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy techniques to teach coping skills and manage overwhelming feelings. Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas guide work on communication and relationship patterns.

He aims for short, practical steps that people can try between sessions. Conversations are collaborative - goals are set together and reviewed regularly. He pays attention to what parents and carers need when supporting children and young people.

Dragana speaks English, Croatian and Serbian. He practised in community and family service settings and has experience supporting vulnerable people across different situations. If you want clear information and practical strategies, he offers a calm, respectful space to talk and plan next steps.

How these approaches translate to online therapy

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on building trust and learning how past connection patterns affect current relationships. Online sessions can be used to practise new ways of relating and to reflect on how old patterns show up in daily life.

Client-Centred Therapy keeps the person and their goals at the centre. The therapist listens closely and follows your concerns, helping you name priorities and move at a pace that feels right.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and teaches practical strategies to manage anxiety, mood and stress. Those exercises often translate well to a conversation-based setting where homework and real-life practice are discussed.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, needs and preferences. That may mean blending ideas from different approaches and checking in often to see what helps.

Confirm the session formats before booking, as the profile does not list specific online or face-to-face options. Online therapy can help fit sessions into busy days, reduce travel time and make it easier to attend from locations that suit everyday life. It also allows for shorter check-ins when needed and makes it simpler to involve relevant family members or carers when appropriate.