Dr. Zvonka Jakopovic, LPC

Dr. Zvonka Jakopovic is an LPC with about 30 years of clinical work. She earned a master’s and a doctoral degree in Marriage and Family Counseling and brings long experience helping adults and adolescents handle hard moments. People often call her Dr. J, and she aims to help clients build practical skills for managing feelings and life changes.

She focuses on stress, anxiety, grief, depression, trauma and abuse, and problems with intimacy and relationships. Dr. Jakopovic also supports people coping with addictions, family conflict, bipolar disorder, and compassion fatigue. Additional areas she addresses include aging and geriatric issues, caregiver stress, cancer-related concerns, and life purpose questions.

Her style centers on listening first and then helping clients try small changes that make daily life easier. Sessions mix talking about current struggles with concrete tools for handling emotions and relationships. She uses methods that help people reframe difficult stories and practice new behaviors between sessions.

Dr. Jakopovic draws on client-centered work to follow each person’s pace and preferences. She also uses cognitive behavioral ideas to spot patterns that keep problems going. Narrative and existential approaches help people rethink what matters and find meaning after loss or big transitions.

She works in English and also speaks Croatian and Serbian. Dr. Jakopovic has long experience with both individual and group counseling across community and clinical settings. Prospective clients are invited to begin by sharing their goals and choosing a path that fits their life and needs.

Approaches that translate to online work

Client-centered work focuses on following the client's lead and creating space to talk about what matters most; online sessions let that listening continue when in-person visits are not convenient. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people identify thought and behavior patterns that keep problems going and then try small experiments between sessions to make life easier. Existential therapy supports conversations about meaning, loss, and purpose when people face big transitions or midlife questions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs and goals. That choice can change as issues evolve, and sessions are adjusted to match what the client wants to focus on at the time.

Confirm current session options before booking, as specific formats are not detailed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It can also support continuity of care during life transitions and help people practice new skills between meetings.