Dragana Mandic , PACFA

Dragana Mandic is a counsellor who blends attachment-based and client-centred ways of working to support women facing stress, anxiety and parenting challenges. He draws on practical tools from cognitive behavioural therapy and emotion-focused work to help people manage low mood and difficult relationships.

Dragana has ten years of experience in community and family service settings. He has used child-inclusive practice and family support approaches while working with people affected by trauma, separation and adoption-related issues. His PACFA credential is shown as PACFA, which indicates his professional registration with that association.

Sessions are conversational and goal-focused. Dragana aims to understand each person's history and relationships, then help them develop simple skills to cope with intense feelings and improve communication. He uses short exercises, reflective discussion and behaviour-focused tasks to make therapy practical and down-to-earth.

He also works with concerns such as attachment issues, caregiver stress, body image and chronic illness. People who have experienced abuse, abandonment or family separation can expect a steady, paced approach that pays attention to safety and stabilisation first.

Dragana offers sessions in English, Croatian and Serbian. He provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging so people can choose a way that fits their life. To start, clients complete a short questionnaire and arrange a session through the site's booking flow.

How attachment and CBT translate to online therapy

Attachment-based work focuses on relationships and patterns formed with important people. Online sessions can be used to notice how those relationship habits show up today and to practise new ways of relating in real time. Cognitive behavioural therapy breaks problems into thoughts, feelings and actions and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns; it works well online for teaching exercises and homework tasks.

Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, then combine methods such as attachment work and CBT to suit those needs. Therapy is adjusted as progress is made so the plan stays relevant and usable.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone needs less bandwidth and can be quicker to arrange, and messaging is useful for brief check-ins or when clients prefer written reflection. These options make sessions easier to fit around work, parenting and daily life, and let people keep continuity of care when travel or distance would otherwise interrupt progress.