Minela Hodzic

Minela Hodzic is an AASW social worker with ten years of experience working in domestic and family violence settings. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma, and major life changes. Her style is down-to-earth and compassionate, helping clients feel heard and supported as they consider their next steps.

Minela uses a person-centred approach that focuses on the individual's needs and priorities. She blends practical strategies with emotional support so people can build safety and clarity after difficult experiences. Sessions aim to be straightforward and respectful, with space to talk through immediate concerns and longer-term goals.

Her work often involves helping people navigate relationship challenges, boundary-setting, and communication problems. She also supports those coping with family of origin issues, separation and divorce, and the lasting effects of abuse. Isolation and loneliness are noted focus areas, and she helps people reconnect with themselves and others at a pace that suits them.

Minela draws on a mix of therapeutic methods, including acceptance and commitment techniques, attachment-informed work, cognitive behavioural ideas, and emotion-focused strategies. Mindfulness and client-centred conversations are woven into sessions to help people manage stress and build self-compassion.

People seeking counselling begin with a simple matching and scheduling process. Minela works from Australia and conducts sessions in English. The counselling subscription can be cancelled at any time, and costs vary with location and therapist availability.

How therapeutic approaches guide online counselling

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and reconnect with their values. It supports change by combining mindful noticing with small, committed actions to reduce avoidance and increase meaningful living. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns. It can help people understand trust, closeness and loneliness, and work on building different ways of relating to others.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about needs, goals and preferences and then suggest which methods to try. Sessions can blend approaches so the work fits what the person wants to achieve rather than sticking to a single label.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit counselling into daily life, reduce travel time and allow quieter check-ins during a lunch break or between commitments. It also lets people focus on emotions and relationship patterns from wherever they are based, while the therapist and client decide together how to structure sessions and follow-up work.