Counsellor profile
Drazenka Bjelobaba, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - codependency and relationships
Continue with DrazenkaWhere Drazenka stands
- Credentials
- BACP
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom / 233613
- Experience
- 16 years
- Languages
- English, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
- Location
- United Kingdom
About
- Person-centred approach
- Attachment focus
- CBT tools
About Drazenka
Drazenka Bjelobaba is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with 16 years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship difficulties, grief, trauma and a wide range of life changes. She also supports people dealing with codependency, attachment concerns, eating and sleeping problems, and issues around intimacy and self‑esteem.
Drazenka uses a person-centred approach, so sessions are led by what each person wants to bring. She listens without judgement and follows the pace the client sets. This makes it easier to talk about painful memories, relationship patterns, or living around someone else's drinking or moods.
She draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current reactions. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) tools are used when helpful to identify unhelpful thinking and try practical changes. Trauma-focused methods are used when past events are affecting day-to-day functioning.
Her experience includes working with people facing family breakdown, domestic violence, drug and alcohol addiction, and chronic illness or pain. She also supports people who struggle with abandonment fears, commitment worries, control issues, dissociation and blended family challenges.
Sessions can be conducted in English, Bosnian, Croatian or Serbian. Drazenka welcomes international clients and combines talking therapy with practical strategies for coping, emotion regulation and clearer communication. To begin, she invites people to think about what they want to change and bring that to the first meeting.
How sessions work
How her therapeutic approaches fit with online sessions
Attachment-based work looks at how earlier relationships shape current patterns. Online sessions can use this approach to notice recurring responses to intimacy, abandonment fears and codependent behaviours and to practise new ways of relating.Client-centred therapy focuses on what the person wants to explore in each session. In an online format this means the client sets the agenda while the counsellor follows and reflects, which can help people who find it hard to speak about painful topics in person.
She will work collaboratively to find the right mix of approaches. That means discussing your goals, preferences and how you respond to different techniques, then adjusting the work over time rather than fixed prescriptions.
Confirm the exact session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific delivery methods. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into work, family and travel routines, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Ask about language options and practical arrangements when you schedule the first session.
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Also works with
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
16+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
Drazenka works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and grief, and codependency among other concerns.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is person-centred so sessions follow what the client wants to explore, with listening and guidance rather than direction.
How much experience does she have?
She has 16 years of experience working with adults on a wide range of issues including trauma, addiction and relationship difficulties.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can I see her if I don't speak English?
Sessions are offered in English, Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian.
Does she work with international clients?
Yes, she accepts international clients.
How do sessions and fees work?
Cost varies with location and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.