Ivana Bacovic

Clinical Psychologist

About

Ivana is a registered Clinical Psychologist, who is a Member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS), Melbourne Centre for Emotionally Focused Therapy (MCEFT), Australian Institute of Emotion Focused Therapy (AIEFT) and International Society for Sexual Medicine (ISSM). She is an LGBTIQA+ ally and her pronouns are she/her. 

Ivana’s background includes working with a wide range of psychological problems across various settings including private practice, public hospitals and non-for-profit organisations. 

Ivana recognises the courage and vulnerability it takes for clients to engage in therapy and considers the therapeutic relationship a key aspect for change. She utilizes an evidence-based approach to therapy and acknowledges the individual needs of clients and how these may change throughout their life depending on the situations and stressors they experience.

Ivana creates a warm, safe, non-judgemental environment for her clients and is invested in working with clients on their growth.

Ivana’s areas of interests include:

• Depression

• Anxiety; generalized, social, panic attacks, phobias

• Trauma; complex and PTSD

• Adjustment/life transitions

• Anger management 

• Challenges related to neurodiversity, such as ADHD and ASD 

• Grief and loss 

• Interpersonal relationship difficulties

• Perfectionism 

• Stress and burn-out

• Sleep difficulties 

Therapeutic Approaches

Ivana is driven by the values of clinical excellence in the delivery of mental health services. Her goals are to help her clients identify their strengths, gain deeper insight and understanding of themselves, and develop healthier coping responses. 

Evidence based treatments used: 

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) 

• Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) 

• Schema Therapy 

• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) 

• Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT) 

• Compassion Focused Therapy 

• Mindfulness 

• Motivational Interviewing (MI)