1:1 Coaching · San Francisco Bay Area

A space to understand
yourself — and build
from there.

For people navigating a career crossroads, a quiet sense of burnout, or the feeling that something needs to change — even if they're not quite sure what.

Constructive Spaces

Many people arrive here not quite knowing how to name what they're feeling — only that something has shifted.

Maybe it's a growing sense that the way you've always worked is starting to feel unsustainable. Maybe it's a career decision you can't quite make, or a question about what you actually want that keeps surfacing. Maybe everything looks fine on paper, and yet.

If any of this sounds familiar, you're in the right place.

Wondering whether the path you're on still fits — or whether it ever really did
Feeling tired in a way that's harder to explain than just needing more sleep
Going through a transition and trying to figure out what comes next
Performing well, but quietly unsure how long you can keep it up

There's no right or wrong way to arrive here. The work meets you where you are.

Your story,
your pace.

This work begins with genuine curiosity about you — how you see things, what matters to you, and how you make sense of your situation. There's no predetermined framework being applied, and no pressure to fit a particular mould.

Together, we explore what's getting in the way, what you're working toward, and what a path forward might actually look like for you — not a generic version of you.

Sessions are conversational, unhurried, and tailored entirely to where you are.

01

A free discovery call

20 minutes to see if working together feels right — no commitment, no pressure.

02

We start from your experience

The first session is about understanding your world, in your own words.

03

We work at your depth

Some people want to think through a decision. Others are exploring something deeper. Both are welcome.

04

You leave with something real

Not a prescription — a clearer sense of yourself and what you want to do with that.

Education
PhD, Computer Science · Uppsala & Stanford
Background
Tech — Engineering, Product & Leadership
Coaching Training
Psychotherapist · Belgrade

Aleksandar
Zeljic

I spent years inside high-achievement environments — as a researcher, a postdoc at Stanford, and later in tech. I know what it's like to build a career that looks successful from the outside while quietly carrying questions the work doesn't quite answer.

That experience eventually led me to train as a psychotherapist, and to a particular way of working that I find genuinely useful: one that starts by taking your experience seriously, exactly as it is, without trying to fit it into a template.

I founded Constructive Spaces for people who want to think carefully about their lives — not just optimise them. Whether you're navigating a transition, sitting with burnout, or trying to figure out what you actually want, I'd be glad to think about it with you.

A free 20-minute
conversation.

No forms to fill in beforehand, no agenda. Just a relaxed conversation to see if this feels like the right fit.