Drazenka Bjelobaba , BACP

Drazenka Bjelobaba is a counsellor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, addiction and relationship concerns. She also supports those coping with grief, trauma, intimacy issues, eating and sleeping difficulties, and career or life transitions. Drazenka offers a calm, respectful presence and speaks English, Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian.

She draws on 16 years of experience and is registered with the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. Her approach is person-centred, so sessions follow what each person brings and what matters to them. She creates space for people to talk at their own pace and decide where to focus.

Drazenka uses a mix of approaches tailored to the issue. That can include attachment-based work to look at relationship patterns, cognitive behavioural ideas to challenge unhelpful thinking, and trauma-focused methods when past events are affecting daily life. She explains options simply and helps people try techniques in between sessions.

Sessions can suit those navigating parenting stress, ADHD-related challenges, body image concerns, codependency, or recovery from domestic violence and substance misuse. Her background and lived experience inform a compassionate, non-judgemental style that aims to make difficult topics easier to speak about.

People can expect practical steps alongside listening and reflection. Drazenka encourages small, realistic goals and checks in on progress so work stays relevant to each person’s needs.

How her approaches work online

Attachment-based work looks at patterns in close relationships and helps people understand how early bonds affect current reactions. This can be useful for intimacy issues, abandonment concerns and communication problems. Client-centred therapy focuses on the person's own priorities and pace; the counsellor listens, reflects and helps the person find their own answers which suits people needing space to process emotions. Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, helps identify unhelpful thoughts and try small experiments to change behaviour, which can help with anxiety, low mood and sleep difficulties.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences in early sessions and collaborate to choose methods that feel helpful. Work can shift over time as needs change, with a mix of listening, practical exercises and reflection agreed together.

Online formats such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging make therapy more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit into a short break, chat can suit quick check-ins and messaging lets people write when it feels easier. These options help people fit therapy around work, family and travel while keeping continuity of care with registered or accredited professionals.