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.
Identify your strengths, your goals and what tools and resources you have that will help you be successful.
Identify your strengths, your goals and what tools and resources you have that will help you be successful.
I use client-centered approach to therapy which means that the focus is on the client as the expert and I am there to help them identify their goals and support them on their journey. I use education and resources to help clients feel empowered.
Create a path for new ways of being in your life and solving issues that have felt stuck. Equally important is learning to have joy and success in life, learning how to access love and care while deepening in your understanding of yourself.
Create a path for new ways of being in your life and solving issues that have felt stuck. Equally important is learning to have joy and success in life, learning how to access love and care while deepening in your understanding of yourself.
Meditation and somatic work help you to focus and retrain past thinking and traumas that you react to without knowing it. We go beyond understanding to actual retraining the bodies response to triggers. The mind and body can finally relax.
Broad themes that I often discuss with clients include boundary work, patterns/roles in life and within relationships, and how the creative process can be included in the therapeutic work.
Broad themes that I often discuss with clients include boundary work, patterns/roles in life and within relationships, and how the creative process can be included in the therapeutic work.
I have a nondirective therapeutic style. I let my clients lead what they want to explore and talk about in session. I include the creative process and art making as an important tool for self expression and explorations of emotions.
Together, we will cover topics such as emotional control, effective communication, setting boundaries, self-awareness, and self-acceptance. I also offer techniques for mindfulness, relaxation, resilience building, and fostering a growth mindset.
Together, we will cover topics such as emotional control, effective communication, setting boundaries, self-awareness, and self-acceptance. I also offer techniques for mindfulness, relaxation, resilience building, and fostering a growth mindset.
During therapy, I offer client-centered counseling, where clients are welcomed to express their thoughts and emotions to delve into and comprehend current life stressors.