It's Complicated

Vladica Vulin

(she/her)

Psychologist

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Available for new clients
Helping expats in transition find clarity, manage stress, and feel at home in themselves - wherever life takes them.

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At a glance
Novi Sad, SerbiaAvailable online and via text
Last active
Offers free 15 minute introductory callThis provider offers a free introductory call
Note from VladicaAvailable for virtual sessions. Specializing in expats & stress management. Book your session today.
Illustration of a smiling sun peeking over a cloud, symbolizing warmth and positivity for connecting with the therapist.
Usually responds within 2 hours

About me

Psychology wasn't my first plan. I wanted to be a journalist - specifically, I admired a reporter who asked the kind of questions that made people truly reflect. When I found out she was actually a psychologist by training, something clicked. That moment quietly redirected my whole path. My route wasn't straightforward, and it led me somewhere unexpected: a combination of Business Psychology and a Master's in Psychotherapy. That blend gave me something I didn't anticipate - a real understanding of both the corporate world and the deeply personal one. I've seen what it looks like when someone is struggling in a boardroom and when they're struggling in their own skin, and I know those two aren't always as separate as we think. My mission has stayed the same since the beginning: I want to help people feel genuinely happy in their own life. Not a performed version of happy - the real kind, where your daily life actually reflects who you are. Working with expats became personal in a way I didn't expect. I've long imagined what it would be like to leave Serbia myself - drawn to the idea of a different life, different opportunities, a different pace. Then a close friend moved to Slovenia, and hearing her experience firsthand brought me back to earth. The complexity of that transition - 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 to you right now. 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, like a part of you is still catching up. Or perhaps you haven't moved yet, but you're already carrying the weight of that decision. Either way, you don't have to navigate it alone. If any of this resonates, I'd love to hear from you. Reaching out is the first step, and I'll make sure it feels like a safe one.

I speak:

SerbianBosnianCroatianEnglish

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Location:

Novi Sad, Serbia

Approach

Treatment Approaches
Gestalt therapyRecommended for those who want to focus on the present and take responsibility for their feelings and actions to promote personal growth.
Integrative therapy Recommended for those who prefer a flexible approach that combines different therapies to meet their unique needs.
Person-centered approachRecommended for those looking for a supportive, non-judgmental space where they can lead the conversation and explore their feelings at their own pace.
My approach is integrative, which means I don't follow a rigid script. I follow you. At the heart of how I work is one core belief: that real healing happens in relationship. Not just through techniques or tools, but through genuine contact: with your own feelings, your body, and with another person who is truly present with you. That kind of contact, I've found, is often exactly what gets disrupted when you uproot your life and start over somewhere new. You might be wondering what therapy with me actually looks like in practice: ➡️ Do we follow a structure? ➡️ How often would we meet? ➡️ How long does it usually take? We typically start with weekly sessions, especially at the beginning when we're building momentum and getting to know each other. As things progress and you start feeling more grounded, we can adjust the pace together. There's no fixed duration; it depends on what you'd like to work through. We check in regularly on how things are going, and you always have a say in when it feels right to wrap up. The first session is mostly about you feeling genuinely heard. I'll give you space to share what brought you in, listen carefully, not just to what you say, but to how you say it, and toward the end, I'll reflect back what I've understood: does this feel right? What would you most like to focus on? Together, we'll find a small, concrete direction for our work. Sessions move slowly and deliberately, because I've learned that going slow is often the fastest way to real change. I won't rush you or interrupt when you're processing something important. But I will ask - what are you noticing in your body right now? What happens inside you when you say that? - because so much of what we carry lives beneath the words, in the places we've learned to stop feeling. Maybe that resonates with you. That low-level tension that never quite goes away. The restlessness. Functioning well on the outside, but feeling like something inside hasn't caught up yet. That's real, and it lives somewhere in the body. We can work with it together - not just talk about it, but actually feel it, understand it, and slowly shift it. From there, we build collaboratively. I develop practical tools together with you, shaped around your specific situation and needs. We practice using them in real-life scenarios, I gather your feedback along the way, and I adjust as we go. My goal is that long before our last session, you're already using these tools on your own and seeing your own progress. Independence isn't something that happens at the end of therapy - it's something we build throughout it. If you've read this far, something here probably resonated. I'd love to hear what's bringing you in, whenever you feel ready.

Experience

5 years in practice
Talent & People Specialist – Luna Group | Jan 2024 – Present - Online emotional well-being support and burnout prevention for employees - Workshops on resilience and personal growth Freelance Psychologist | Jul 2021 – Present - 1:1 online counseling for stress, anxiety, and depression - Personalized integrative intervention plans Mental Health Coach – DoMental | Jul 2021 – Dec 2021 - Real-time chat-based emotional coaching Psychologist – Creative-Educational Center Adventure | Sep 2020 – Jun 2021 - Individual and group work on emotional development

Education

• Integrative Psychotherapy Training (in supervised practice) – Serbian Association for Integrative Psychotherapy (SUIP) • MA in Psychotherapy – Faculty of law and business studies, Novi Sad • BA in Business Psychology – Faculty of law and business studies, Novi Sad

Services

Intro Call

Free 15 min Online & Text

Individual Session

€50 1 hr Online & Text

Insurances

Private Pay
At a glance
Novi Sad, SerbiaAvailable online and via text
Last active
Offers free 15 minute introductory callThis provider offers a free introductory call
Note from VladicaAvailable for virtual sessions. Specializing in expats & stress management. Book your session today.
Illustration of a smiling sun peeking over a cloud, symbolizing warmth and positivity for connecting with the therapist.
Usually responds within 2 hours
Next available: May 27