Individual Therapy
Specialist Psychological Support for Life Abroad
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You thought you'd adjust quickly to living abroad, but the loss of family, friends and home hits harder than you expected.
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Your career may be on hold, your identity feels fractured, and you're not sure who you are anymore without the roles and relationships that once defined you. This is especially common for trailing spouses and expat partners who've relocated for someone else's opportunity.
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The pressure to adapt, language barriers, cultural confusion, and feeling like it is too hard to "make it work" leaves you exhausted and on edge.
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You feel alone, and forming real friendships is harder than expected. You miss the ease of connection you had back home.
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Your partner doesn't quite understand why you're struggling. Or maybe you're both navigating this transition differently, and the distance between you is growing.
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Whether you're repatriating and finding home doesn't feel like home anymore, or you're an expat or a global nomad who doesn't belong anywhere, the sense of rootlessness is tiring.
If you are here, you might be feeling….
Process Emotions in a Safe Space
Therapy gives you space to acknowledge what's really happening for you (including anxiety, grief, frustration, and loneliness) without judgment or pressure to be grateful. We explore the complexity of your experience so you can move through it.
Rebuild Your Sense of Self
Whether you're navigating career interruption as a trailing spouse, identity loss as a global nomad, or professional pressure as an expat executive, therapy helps you reconnect with who you are.
How Therapy Can Help
Make Decisions with Clarity
Should you stay or leave? Try to make this work or accept it's not right? Therapy provides a grounded space to explore these questions without external pressure, helping you move forward with confidence.
Strengthen Your Relationship
Relocation puts immense strain on relationships. Therapy can help you process resentment, communicate needs more clearly, and rebuild connection (whether individually or as a couple).
Develop Tools for Resilience
Living abroad requires constant emotional flexibility. We work together to build strategies for managing anxiety, navigating cultural stress, setting boundaries, and maintaining your wellbeing through transitions.
What Clients Say
How Therapy Works
1. Free 20 Minute Connection Call
To start, you are welcome to book a free 20 minute, no-pressure conversation to connect. We'll talk about what's on your mind, what kind of support you're looking for, and whether working together feels like the right fit for you.
2. Clarity Session (80 min session)
We commence therapy with a deeper, focused first session where we explore what's going on for you, start uncovering the themes and patterns you'd like to changes, and outline a plan to work together.
3. Ongoing Support (55 min sessions)
We meet regularly online to help process, move forward with clarity, resilience, and insight. Sessions are typically weekly or fortnightly, depending on your needs and schedule.
4. Between-Session Resources
To support lasting change, I'll share simple tools, reflections, or practices to help you integrate insights into daily life between our sessions.
FAQs
How is expat therapy different from regular therapy?
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Expat therapy draws on evidence-based psychological approaches tailored to support you through the unique challenges of living abroad including expat anxiety, homesickness, grief, cultural adaptation, relationship strain from relocation, and the isolation of being far from your support network. I understand these challenges firsthand, having lived in six countries myself and worked with expats for over a decade.
I’m a trailing spouse who is struggling coming to terms with my new life. Can you help me?
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Absolutely. I've spent years supporting and researching trailing spouses and expat partners through the emotional ups and downs that come with relocating for love and partnership. I wrote an entire book on this topic and also conduct research into the experience of trailing spouses at a university-level. I completed university-level research into global mobility challenges. You're not alone in what you're experiencing, and there's no judgment here - only compassion and understanding.
How long does therapy take?
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It depends on your needs. Some clients work with me for a few months around a specific transition or challenge. Others prefer longer-term support as they move through multiple stages of expat life. We'll discuss what feels realistic for you and review regularly as we go..
Can therapy help with decisions to stay or leave this country?
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That's a common and valid question many expats face. Therapy provides a space to explore this decision without pressure or judgment. I will support you to get clear on what's driving the impulse to leave and whether staying or going aligns with your values and needs.
What time zone do you work in?
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I'm based in Australia, so time zones in Asia and the Middle East work particularly well. However, I work with English-speaking clients worldwide, including in Europe, the Americas, and Africa. During the connection call, we'll confirm whether our schedules can align.
Individual therapy is AUD200 for 80 minutes, or AUD160 for 55 minutes.
Couples therapy is AUD280 for 80 minutes, or AUD240 for 55 minutes.
Payment is made at the time of booking. Sessions can be rescheduled with at least 24 hours’ notice without charge. Cancellations with less notice are charged the full fee.
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