Draga Jevtic Psychologist

Draga Jevtic is a highly experienced Organisational and Counselling Psychologist with more than 30 years’ experience working across clinical, organisational, community, and governance settings, and over 20 years of board and advisory experience within the not‑for‑profit, health, government and community sectors. Draga is widely respected for her depth of experience, thoughtful presence, and her ability to support people through complex personal and professional challenges with clarity, care, and practical insight. Draga works with individuals, families, professionals, and leaders seeking thoughtful, psychologically informed support to navigate complex personal, relational, and workplace challenges. What distinguishes Draga’s practice is her rare dual expertise spanning organisational psychology and counselling psychology, combined with senior executive and board‑level experience. This enables her to work seamlessly across individual, team, organisational, and system levels, translating psychological insight into sustainable strategy, governance, and operational outcomes. Organisational Psychology In her organisational work, Draga supports individuals and organisations impacted by vicarious trauma, compassion fatigue, burnout, complex workplace stressors and psychosocial hazard identification and management. She works extensively with executives, leaders, and multidisciplinary teams to address workplace conflict, strengthen collaboration, enhance psychological safety, and improve performance and wellbeing. Draga brings extensive experience in executive coaching and mentoring, psychometric assessment, leadership and team development, professional supervision and mentoring, workforce wellbeing strategy, and the design and delivery of evidence‑based programs. She is particularly passionate about preventative and early‑intervention approaches that embed mental health and wellbeing into organisational culture, governance, and everyday practice. Counselling Psychology As a Counselling Psychologist, Draga works with children, adults, and families using a person‑centred and solution‑focused approach, drawing on a broad range of cognitive‑behavioural therapies, trauma‑informed practice, and mindfulness‑based interventions. Her clinical expertise includes trauma and PTSD, including complex trauma, grief and loss, anxiety and depression, eating disorders, health and lifestyle concerns, relationship and family difficulties, and career and life transitions. Draga has extensive experience working with children and families, refugees and asylum seekers, and survivors of torture and trauma, including her work at the Royal Children’s Hospital and in specialist trauma services. Many people seek Draga’s support when they are navigating complex life circumstances, long-standing challenges, or periods of significant transition, and are looking for a highly experienced psychologist who can offer both depth and practical guidance. Leadership, Governance & Community Contribution In addition to her clinical and consulting work, Draga has held senior executive leadership roles and has served on numerous health, community, multicultural, humanitarian, creative/arts and government boards and advisory committees. Through these roles, she contributes at strategic, operational, and governance levels. She brings a strong focus on ethical practice, clinical governance, systems thinking, and values‑based leadership. Draga speaks Serbian and associated languages, enabling her to work effectively with culturally and linguistically diverse communities.