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- Domestic and family violence
- Attachment concerns
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
About Minela
AASW social worker with 10 years' experience. Minela Hodzic focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, and depression. She uses client-centred approaches and draws on several therapy models to help people negotiate difficult life events.
Minela has extensive background in domestic and family violence work, including senior specialist roles. That experience shapes how she listens and responds to people affected by abuse and complex relationship harms. She aims to be straightforward and practical in sessions.
Her clinical style combines Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy and Attachment-Based and client-centred approaches. Sessions focus on what is happening now, what patterns keep repeating, and small changes that make day-to-day life easier. She also addresses grief, guilt, shame and communication problems that often follow trauma and separation.
Minela works with people facing immigration and multicultural challenges and those feeling isolated or alone. She also helps with codependency, commitment worries, infidelity, and the fallout of family-of-origin problems. Conversations may include rebuilding boundaries and finding clearer ways to express needs.
Practical steps in sessions include clarifying goals, learning skills to manage distress, and practising new ways of relating. She uses straightforward language and tends to offer clear strategies alongside reflective listening. Sessions are conducted in English in Australia.
To start, people use the site's matching and booking process to schedule an initial appointment and begin outlining goals and priorities.
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How her approaches are used in online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts without getting stuck in them and pick actions that fit their values. It suits issues like anxiety, stress and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current relationships and helps people build clearer ways of relating and responding to others.Deciding which approach to use is collaborative. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences and what feels most useful. Together they trial methods, adjust focus, and track what helps most over a series of sessions.
Confirm the session formats before booking, as the biography does not specify which online options are used. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or remove travel time. It also lets people try different ways of working, such as skills practice and focused conversation, without changing daily routines. Appropriately qualified therapists can adapt exercises and tools for remote sessions to keep work practical and goal-focused.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What issues does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, and depression. Additional focus areas include communication problems, codependency and grief-related issues.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her approach is client-centred and practical. She combines ACT, CBT, EFT and attachment-based ideas to clarify patterns and teach coping skills.
How much experience does she have?
She has around 10 years' experience, including senior specialist roles in domestic and family violence work.
What credentials and location apply?
She is an AASW social worker based in Australia. Sessions are provided from Australia.
Which languages are available?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients access her services?
International clients are not accepted at present.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the booking process.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.