Elite Psychology Services

Danijela Savic is the Principal Psychologist for Elite Psychology Services. Danijela's qualifications are a Masters Degree in Clinical Psychology from Bond University, a Masters degree in Applied Psychotherapy from the University Technology Sydney, Postgradute Diploma in Psychology and a Bachelors Degree majoring in Psychology from the University of Western Sydney. She also holds Certificates in Counselling, and working with Grief and Loss and Suicidal clients. Danijela has approximately 5 years of counselling experience working as a psychologist in the public, private and education sector. She has primarily worked with adults, adolescents and children. She specialises in anxiety, particularly panic attacks, social anxiety, generalised anxiety, and phobias. She also specialises in depression, relationship issues, sex therapy, trauma, grief and loss, work stress, confidence and self esteem. Danijela has also taught Psychology to postgraduate students at Bond University. In addition to private practice, Danijela is also casually employed as a Senior Psychologist at Liverpool Private Hospital in Sydney where she runs group programs with inpatients and outpatients in drug and alcohol, anxiety and depression. In her work with children and adolescents, Danijela has worked with parenting difficulties, bullying and harassment, as well as psychometric assessment of intellectual and achievement functioning. Danijela has worked as part of a multidisciplinary child and family team at St.Vincent Child and Family where she primarily worked with children and their families with emotional and behavioural difficulties. She also received training in assessing children in foster care. Danijela's therapeutic techniques are flexible, evidence based and tailored to meet the needs of each individual. She has had several years practice using Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Schema Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Mindfullness, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Solution Focused Brief Therapy and Interpersonal Therapy. She has also received specialised training in Positive Parenting Program. She has worked with clients from various multicultural and religious backgrounds and is respectful of the specific needs of each person she meets. Danijela is an experienced and compassionate therapist, committed to providing a supportive environment in order to effectively assist individuals to overcome their difficulties. Danijela has participated in various areas of psychological research. In her Clinical Masters thesis, Danijela examined, "The Role of Emotional Intelligence and General-Self Efficacy on Psychological Functioning in Former Yugoslav Immigrants and Refugees living in Australia. Danijela is fully registered with the Psychology Board of Australia (http://psychologyboard.gov.au), a member of the Australian Psychological Society (http://psychology.org.au) and WorkCover.