Ivanka is a Registered Psychologist with more than 15 years of experience both locally and overseas. She has worked within government and private sector providing a broad range of psychological interventions and strategies in assisting clients across the life span with anxiety, depression, trauma, loss and grief and other difficulties.

Ivanka nurtures a holistic, client centered approach working with client’s strengths. The treatment plan is individually tailored in collaboration with the client taking into consideration the client’s unique circumstances. She is experienced in the assessment and treatment of children, adolescents, and their families across a range of clinical issues including anxiety, depression, anger, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), complex trauma, grief and loss, self-harming behaviours, relationship difficulties and ADHD. Other treatment areas Ivanka is happy to provide help with include self esteem difficulties, identity issues, parenting, chronic pain, phobia, conflict resolution and stress management.

Ivanka’s passion is working with clients collaboratively to assist the positive change towards personal growth, self-actualisation and creative potential using a wide range of evidence-based interventions.

Therapy can be provided in English, Serbian, Bosnian, Croatian and Macedonian.

Age Groups:

• Children
• Adolescents
• Adults
• Older Persons

Therapeutic Modalities:

• Client Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
• Behavioural Therapy
• Interpersonal Therapy
• Schema Therapy
• Emotionally Focused Therapy
• Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy

• Adjustment Disorders • Interpersonal and Family Difficulties • Anxiety and Depression • Trauma and PTSD • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) • Chronic Pain Management • Self-Esteem • Academic Achievement • Grief and Loss • Perinatial, Antinatal and Postnatal Difficulties • Sleep Disorders • Addictive Disorders

Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Macedonian