- Person-centred approach
- Trauma-informed care
- Practical skill-building
About Minela
Minela Hodzic is an AASW social worker with ten years of practice supporting people through stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and major life changes. She offers a calm, down-to-earth presence and aims to help clients feel heard and understood. Her approach is person-centred and practical, focused on small steps that build clearer thinking and steadier days.
Minela has a long background working in domestic and family violence as a senior specialist. That experience shapes how she works with people recovering from abuse and with those facing family conflict or separation. She pays attention to safety, practical needs and what a person needs next, rather than rushing to labels.
The therapy room tends to be collaborative and paced to the individual. Minela uses emotionally-focused work to map relationship patterns and attachment-based ideas to look at how early experiences affect current bonds. Cognitive behavioural techniques are used for skill-building and to ease anxiety and overwhelm.
She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice what matters to them and make changes that match their values. Mindfulness tools are offered to reduce reactivity and support clearer decision-making. Codependency and family-of-origin issues are common topics she helps people untangle.
People meet Minela for help with grief, post-traumatic stress, guilt and shame, immigration-related stress, loneliness and rebuilding self-worth. Counselling aims to restore agency and to create manageable plans for change.
How Minela’s approaches translate to online therapy
Minela uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice what matters most and take small actions that match their values. ACT can be useful for anxiety, depression and motivation when life feels stuck.She also works with Attachment-Based Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas to understand relationship patterns and how past bonds affect present connections. These approaches help when people are healing from hurt, rebuilding trust or addressing codependency and family-of-origin concerns.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Minela will discuss techniques and try different ways of working so the method fits a person's goals and preferences. That collaboration helps shape session focus and homework between meetings.
The practical benefits of remote sessions can include fitting therapy around work, reducing travel time and making it easier to maintain regular meetings. Because the biography does not specify which session formats are used, confirm current options before booking. The aim is to make therapy manageable and relevant to everyday life, with tools and check-ins that suit each person's routine and needs.
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Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Credentials
Listed on profile
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Minela commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family problems, trauma and abuse. Additional focuses include codependency, attachment issues, grief and multicultural concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is compassionate and person-centred. Sessions emphasise collaboration, practical skills and emotional exploration using several evidence-based approaches.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has ten years of experience, including senior specialist work in domestic and family violence. That background informs a careful, safety-aware approach.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She is listed as AASW, indicating membership with the Australian Association of Social Workers, and practises in Australia.
Which languages are used in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can I do sessions online or from overseas?
International clients are not currently accepted. Confirm the available session formats with the therapist before booking.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. Confirm current pricing when you book.
What should I do to start therapy?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.