Minela Hodzic , AASW

Minela Hodzic brings more than 10 years of experience working in domestic and family violence as a Senior Specialist, supporting individuals and families through complex and often traumatic circumstances. She combines professional expertise with lived understanding to help people navigate stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, trauma, and major life transitions.

Minela specialises in working with victims of abuse and addresses a broad range of concerns including family and relationship difficulties, depression, and post-traumatic stress. Her style is compassionate, down-to-earth, and person centered, focusing on meeting each person where they are and supporting practical steps toward healing and growth.

Holding the AASW credential, which denotes professional standing with the Australian Association of Social Workers, Minela applies evidence-informed approaches to care while centring the client s priorities. Counselling with her offers a supportive space where individuals can be heard, explore difficult emotions, and work toward clearer decisions and positive change.

Therapeutic approaches and online sessions with Minela Hodzic

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT helps people clarify their values and learn practical skills to accept difficult thoughts and feelings while committing to meaningful action. It is often used for stress, anxiety, and life transitions where increasing psychological flexibility can help.

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape patterns of connection and trust. This approach can be helpful for addressing attachment issues, codependency, relationship difficulties, and recovery after relational trauma.

Client-Centered Therapy places the person s experience at the centre of the work, offering an empathic, nonjudgmental environment that supports self-exploration, emotional processing, and personal growth. It is well suited to people seeking a collaborative, paced approach to healing.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Minela works collaboratively with each person to identify which methods align best with their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they tailor a plan that can evolve as progress is made.

Online therapy with Minela is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility and accessibility. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives, reduce travel time, and allow continuity of care across different settings while maintaining regular contact with licensed professionals and therapists.