Minela Hodzic

Minela Hodzic is an AASW counsellor with ten years of experience working in domestic and family violence settings. She meets people who are feeling stressed, anxious, depressed or overwhelmed by relationship and family problems. Minela aims to create a calm, down-to-earth space where people can be heard and start to move forward.

Her work often focuses on helping people recover after abuse or hurt. She also helps with issues like attachment, codependency, communication problems and the pain of separation. Conversations are practical and centred on the person in front of her rather than on jargon or tests.

Minela combines several talking approaches depending on what a person needs. She draws on acceptance and commitment ideas to help with difficult emotions, and uses attachment-focused and emotionally-focused work to look at connection and patterns in relationships. Cognitive behavioural ideas and client-centred conversation are used where helpful to sort thoughts and build small, steady changes.

Her background includes senior specialist roles in domestic and family violence services, which informs how she supports people who have experienced trauma. Minela aims to help people find clarity, safety and practical next steps rather than quick fixes.

Sessions are offered in English and take place in Australia. People interested in starting are asked to use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability. The subscription used for sessions can be cancelled at any time.

How Minela’s approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people accept difficult feelings while taking steps toward what matters to them. It is useful for anxiety, stress and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in relationships and how early bonds affect current trust and connection, helping with relationship and family distress. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) looks at emotions in the moment and the cycles that keep people stuck, which can help with communication and repairing connections.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk through goals and preferences and together decide which methods suit a person best. This collaborative process means techniques can be blended and adjusted over time to match what is most useful.

Practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions into a busy life and reducing travel time. Online sessions can make it easier to schedule regular check-ins or shorter progress meetings. Exact session formats are not specified in the biography, so people should confirm current session options before booking. The focus remains on making therapy usable and relevant for daily life.