Vladica

Vladica Vulin, MA

Pre-Licensed Therapist

Life abroad can be exciting but also overwhelming. I help expats manage stress, adjust to new cultures, and reconnect with their inner strength through personalized, evidence-based counseling and coaching.

About Me

I help expats feel grounded and supported while navigating life abroad. Working with me is collaborative and compassionate - you can expect a warm, judgment-free space where your experiences, emotions, and challenges are heard and validated. I guide you through stress, cultural adjustment, relationship difficulties, and major life transitions using practical strategies and evidence-based tools. My clients appreciate that sessions feel personalized, focused on what matters to them, and designed to help them build clarity, resilience, and emotional well-being in a way that fits their life abroad.

Approach

My approach is fully tailored to you, because there’s no one-size-fits-all. I combine different techniques and tools to match your unique needs, goals, and life situation. Together, we focus on practical ways to manage stress, navigate life abroad, improve emotional well-being, and build resilience. Sessions are supportive, flexible, and guided at your pace, helping you feel understood, empowered, and more confident in everyday life.
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Basic Information

Services


I offer personalized support to help expats navigate the challenges of living abroad. My areas of specialization include: - Stress & Burnout Support: Practical strategies to manage work pressure, fatigue, and overwhelm. - Cultural Adjustment & Life Transitions: Guidance for adapting to new cultures, building routines, and creating a sense of home. - Emotional Well-being Coaching: Helping you strengthen resilience, cope with anxiety, and improve emotional regulation. - Relationship & Family Support: Navigating interpersonal challenges and maintaining healthy connections while living abroad. - 1:1 Virtual Counseling: Confidential online sessions tailored to your unique needs, wherever you are.

Services Offered:

  • Wellness Support

    Holistic support focused on overall well-being, including stress management, lifestyle balance, and building sustainable healthy habits.

  • Somatic Psychotherapy

    A form of therapy focused on the connection between mind and body, using body awareness and movement to release held tension, trauma, and emotion.

  • Relationship Counselling

    Counselling for couples or partners focused on improving communication, rebuilding trust, and strengthening emotional connection.

  • Psychodynamic Therapy

    A therapy that explores how past experiences and unconscious patterns shape current feelings, relationships, and behaviour.

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  • Online Counselling

    Counselling conducted via video, phone, or secure messaging, providing professional support remotely.

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  • Online Therapy

    Therapy sessions conducted over video call, phone, or secure messaging, using the same professional methods delivered remotely.

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  • Integrative Psychotherapy

    An approach that draws on multiple therapeutic models, tailored to the individual, rather than following a single method.

  • Individual Therapy

    One-on-one therapy sessions between a client and a therapist, focused on that person's specific concerns and goals.

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  • Counselling

    A form of talk therapy providing a safe, confidential space to explore feelings, thoughts, and behaviours with a trained professional.

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Works With:

  • Adults
  • Individuals
  • Organisations
  • Parents
  • Elderly

Area of Expertise


Scope of Practice:

  • Anxiety

    Persistent worry, nervousness, or fear that is disproportionate to the situation and interferes with daily functioning.

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  • Women's Issues

    Psychological challenges more commonly experienced by women, including gender-based stress, reproductive health concerns, body image, caregiving burden, and societal expectations.

  • Stress / Burnout

    The body and mind's response to prolonged or excessive demands. When sustained, it can lead to emotional exhaustion, detachment, and reduced functioning (burnout).

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  • Relocation / Expat

    The psychological challenges of moving to a new country or city, including loneliness, culture shock, identity shifts, and loss of social support.

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  • Relationship Issues

    Difficulties in romantic relationships, including communication problems, trust breakdowns, conflict patterns, or uncertainty about the relationship's future.

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  • Procrastination

    The habitual delay of important tasks despite knowing the consequences, often driven by underlying anxiety, perfectionism, or fear of failure.

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  • Personal Development

    The ongoing process of self-awareness, self-improvement, and reaching one's potential, pursued not because something is wrong but to live more fully.

  • Life Transitions

    Major life changes, such as relocation, retirement, parenthood, or career shifts, that disrupt routine and require psychological adjustment.

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  • Guilt or Forgiveness

    Persistent feelings of guilt, shame, or difficulty forgiving oneself or others that weigh on emotional well-being and relationships.

  • Grief, Loss & Bereavement

    The emotional, physical, and psychological response to the death of a loved one or another significant loss, varying widely in duration and expression.

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Professional Title:

  • Pre-Licensed Therapist

    A therapist completing supervised clinical practice toward full independent licensure.

Qualifications


MA in Psychotherapy

Masters

Faculty of law and business studies dr Lazar Vrkatic

Year: 2016

BA in Business Psychology

Bachelor

Faculty of law and business studies dr Lazar Vrkatic

Year: 2013

Certificate in Psychotherapy

SUIP

Year: 2028

Memberships


Serbian Psychologists’ Society (SPS)

Full Member

Service Area


Main Practice

Online Only

Serbia

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