Dr. Zvonka Jakopovic, LPC

Dr. Zvonka Jakopovic is a Licensed Professional Counselor with about 30 years of clinical work. She earned a master's degree and a doctoral degree in marriage and family counseling. Dr. J has provided individual and group counseling in many settings and supports people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and trauma-related concerns.

Her approach is straightforward and practical. She helps people build skills to handle strong emotions and difficult situations. Sessions focus on clear goals, learning tools that can be used between meetings, and examining relationship patterns that affect daily life.

Dr. J draws on client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy to help people change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also uses existential and narrative ideas to help clients find meaning and reframe life stories when coping with loss, illness, or big life changes.

She has long experience with relationship challenges, communication problems, and issues that follow trauma or ongoing caregiving stress. People looking for support around addiction, bipolar mood challenges, anger, or self-esteem concerns can expect a practical, goal-oriented focus.

Dr. J speaks English, Croatian, and Serbian, and she accepts international clients. To begin, a short matching questionnaire helps pair someone with her, then scheduling follows according to availability.

Approaches to Online Therapy and How They Help

Client-centered therapy focuses on the person's own perspective. The therapist listens closely and helps people identify their goals and strengths, which can ease stress and anxiety and improve relationships.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It offers clear techniques to change unhelpful thinking and behavior, which can help with anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes.

Existential therapy encourages people to examine meaning, values, and life choices. This approach can be useful when facing grief, chronic illness, or big transitions and when people want to clarify what matters to them.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, then recommend ways to proceed. This is a collaborative process and may combine elements from different approaches so it fits the person's needs.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow follow-up work between meetings. Because session formats are not specified here, please confirm the available options before booking. The therapist accepts international clients and can work with people in multiple languages, which may help when coordinating care across locations.