The Telisman Method

Private coaching for people stuck in the same pattern.

Find out what keeps taking over, and practice a different response.

Jelena in session with a client, seated across a low table

Free · 15 minutes · Online · No commitment

Fulbright ScholarAward recipient
PhD + MBAAcademic and professional depth
European Gestalt trainingPsychotherapy-informed background
Since 2015Years of client work
Online worldwideEnglish and Croatian
What brought you here

Which one sounds like you?

You only need one.

01LeadershipYou closed the laptop. Your mind didn’t.
02PartnershipSame argument. Different day. Same ending.
03ParentingOne simple question becomes a slammed door.
04WorkIt is Sunday. Monday has already started in your head.
05A new chapterThe house is quiet. You do not know what to do with the quiet.
06CaregivingYour parents need you. Your children need you. Work needs you.
07DirectionYou are good at your job. You are no longer sure it is the right one.
The Telisman Method

Three phases. One pattern changed.

Advice helps for a while. Then pressure returns, and so does the old response. The method works in that moment.

01

Separate

Tell apart what the situation asks of you and what fear, guilt or pressure adds to it.

The benefit
A clear, specific focus.
02

Decode

Find what keeps pulling you back into the same response.

The benefit
You catch the pattern early enough to choose.
03

Redirect

Practice a different response in real life, and adjust it together.

The benefit
Change that works outside the session.
Jelena Ivelic Telisman in conversation across the table in the consulting room
Jelena making a point, the person opposite listening with a laptop open
Jelena listening while the person opposite her speaks
Jelena talking a point through with the person opposite her
Why Jelena

Academic depth. Psychotherapy training. A clear, practical process.

I am Jelena Telišman. Since 2015 I have helped founders, professionals and families see what keeps a response going, and practice a different one.

Clients describe me as warm, direct and structured.

Jelena Ivelić Telišman
Jelena speaking at a Fulbright event at the US Embassy in Zagreb
Fulbright event, Embassy of the United States, Zagreb.
In their words

What clients say.

“Jelena has really helped me better understand my relationship with work and how to navigate those waters in a healthy way.”
Jake · American product designer

She warmly and courageously embraced the chaos I am currently in, and I feel she is on my side.

Zdravko

I already see differences in my thinking about myself, and improvements in relationships, after just one month.

Lino

Her guidance meant a lot to me and made a significant impact on my personal development as well as my career development.

Neven
The program

Ten sessions. One specific change.

  1. 0110 private sessions

    60 minutes, online, usually weekly.

  2. 02One agreed focus

    What should be different by the end.

  3. 03Practice between sessions

    Small, real steps in your own life.

  4. 04Progress reviewed

    Adjusted as you go.

  5. 05A clear ending

    You leave able to continue alone.

The fit

Is this for you?

This may be for you if

  • A situation on this page sounds like yours.
  • You know what to do, but the old response wins under pressure.
  • You will work on your side and practice between sessions.

This is not for you if

  • You want someone else fixed, or a decision made for you.
  • You want advice without the practice.
  • You need therapy, crisis care or clinical treatment. Jelena will point you to the right help.

Not sure? That is what the call is for.

Questions

Before you book.

Is this therapy?

No. It is coaching, informed by Jelena’s Gestalt training. It does not diagnose or treat mental-health conditions.

What happens on the free call?

Fifteen minutes to explain what is happening and see whether the method fits. No commitment.

What if someone else is part of the problem?

The work focuses on your side: how you respond and what you can change.

How do we meet?

Online, wherever you are, in English or Croatian.

Jelena on a video call, talking with the person on the other side
Jelena sharing a slide during a call
A slide put to the person on the call, with both on screen
Jelena working through the internal pressure slide on a call
The next step

Start with fifteen minutes.

Tell Jelena what is happening, and leave knowing whether this is the right next step.

15 minutesOnlineNo chargeEnglish or Croatian