Vladica Vulin, MA

Certified Psychologist

“Psychology wasn't my first plan, but it became my calling. I help expats navigate stress, cultural adjustment, and the quiet overwhelm of starting over somewhere new.”

About Me

My path into psychology started with a journalist I admired - someone who asked the kind of questions that made people truly reflect. When I discovered she was actually a psychologist by training, something quietly shifted in me. That led me to an unexpected combination: a Bachelor's in Business Psychology and a Master's in Psychotherapy. That blend gave me something I didn't anticipate - a real understanding of both the professional world and the deeply personal one. I've seen what it looks like when someone is struggling at work and when they're struggling in their own skin, and I know those two are rarely as separate as we think. Working with expats became personal when a close friend relocated abroad. Hearing her experience firsthand: the mix of excitement, loss, identity shifts, and sheer overwhelm stayed with me. I realized there's an entire inner world that moves with you when you relocate, and that it can take years to truly settle. Maybe that feels familiar. The excitement of the move has faded, but the sense of truly belonging hasn't arrived yet. You're managing, maybe even doing well on the outside, but something still feels unsettled. You don't have to navigate it alone. Reaching out is the first step, and I'll make sure it feels like a safe one.

Approach

My approach is integrative - I don't follow a rigid script, I follow you. Sessions are warm, collaborative, and paced by you. We combine practical tools with genuine emotional support, so that long before our last session, you're already using what we've built together, and seeing your own progress. I work primarily online with expats worldwide, in English and Serbian.

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Basic Information

Novi Sad, Serbia

Online Only

Services

I offer personalized support to expats navigating the challenges of life abroad. My areas of specialization include: - Stress & Burnout: Helping you slow down, recognize your limits, and rebuild energy without losing yourself in the process. - Cultural Adjustment & Life Transitions: Finding your footing in a new country, creating routines that feel like yours, and building a genuine sense of home. - Emotional Well-being & Anxiety: Strengthening your resilience and emotional regulation so daily life feels more manageable and less overwhelming. - Identity & Belonging: Exploring what "home" means to you now, and reconnecting with who you are beneath the role of "expat." - Relationship & Family Support: Navigating the unique pressures that relocation puts on your closest connections.

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:

Certified Psychologist
A psychologist who holds professional certification to assess and treat mental health conditions.

Credentials

Qualifications

MA in Psychotherapy

Faculty of law and business studies dr Lazar Vrkatic

Year: 2016

BA in Business Psychology

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 Areas

Main Practice

Online Only

Novi Sad

Serbia