As someone who grew up in unstable socio-political circumstances and as an immigrant, I have reinvented myself many times, and I can help you do the same. I am a fierce fighter for social justice and a supporter of oppressed people.
As someone who grew up in unstable socio-political circumstances and as an immigrant, I have reinvented myself many times, and I can help you do the same. I am a fierce fighter for social justice and a supporter of oppressed people.
I am a bilingual (English/Serbian, Bosnian, Croatian) therapist. I offer culturally informed therapy and acknowledge individual, intergenerational, historical, racial, and social trauma. These traumas are often at the root of modern human issues.
My practice is primarily working with adults who experience anxiety, depression and challenges encountered in relationships. I am experienced working with clients who encounter challenges related to substance use in relationships and career.
My practice is primarily working with adults who experience anxiety, depression and challenges encountered in relationships. I am experienced working with clients who encounter challenges related to substance use in relationships and career.
My approach is to engage clients by first getting to know them and their needs. I practice by building a strong empathic connection and a safe space for you to explore, increase self-awareness and implement behavioral changes.
Work to identify strategies and techniques that can begin to offer some relief. We will also begin to alter problematic/less functional narratives that negatively impact your life. Self-compassion is a skill that I work on with almost every client.
Work to identify strategies and techniques that can begin to offer some relief. We will also begin to alter problematic/less functional narratives that negatively impact your life. Self-compassion is a skill that I work on with almost every client.
It is my responsibility to pay attention to the big picture- noting common themes that come up. Often concerns that we have present differently across different domains (work, home, etc.) but the emotional underpinnings and impact can be similar.
enhance awareness in order to engage in higher-level reasoning and respond effectively to challenges.
enhance awareness in order to engage in higher-level reasoning and respond effectively to challenges.
I firmly believe in a collaborative approach to counseling, where clients actively participate in the therapeutic process. Therapy goes beyond understanding the reasons for seeking counseling; it involves acquiring new skills through education.
Tackle the challenges you are facing. My style focuses mainly on talk therapy during sessions, and with my guidance, clients also work on their goals between sessions.
Tackle the challenges you are facing. My style focuses mainly on talk therapy during sessions, and with my guidance, clients also work on their goals between sessions.
My approach draws from several orientations: attachment, psychodynamic, coaching psychology, narrative, interpersonal, and systems.