Dragana Mandic, PACFA

Dragana Mandic is a PACFA-registered counsellor in Australia with 10 years of experience supporting children, families, and other vulnerable people across community and family service settings. He brings extensive experience in trauma-informed counselling, family therapy, parenting support, and child-inclusive practice, working with evidence-based methods such as cognitive behavioral therapy, attachment-based interventions, and play therapy, alongside psychodynamic, humanistic, and strengths-based approaches.

He supports people experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship difficulties, parenting challenges, separation, and family conflict. His style is warm, compassionate, and collaborative, and he adapts therapy to each person or family's unique needs and goals. PACFA refers to the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia, reflecting his clinical registration and commitment to professional standards.

Dragana works with children, adolescents, adults, and families to build resilience, strengthen relationships, and develop practical coping strategies for everyday challenges. He emphasizes a client-centred, respectful environment where people are heard and guided toward meaningful, achievable next steps.

Therapeutic approaches that work well online

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns of connection. Online sessions using this approach help clients and families explore attachment needs, improve bonding, and address issues such as abandonment, adoption and foster care, and attachment challenges through guided reflection and relational work.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy, respect, and the client's own insights. In an online setting this approach offers a supportive space for people to explore values, make choices, and build self-understanding at their own pace.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a practical, skills-based approach that identifies unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and teaches concrete strategies to manage stress, anxiety, and depressive symptoms. CBT techniques adapt well to remote formats and can include structured exercises and between-session practice.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Dragana will work collaboratively with each person to identify which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and he will adjust the plan as progress is made.

Online therapy options such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging offer flexibility and easier access to licensed professionals. These formats make it possible to fit therapy into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and maintain continuity of care while working with a therapist who tailors support to each individual's situation.