Online Psychotherapy for Expat Adults in Spain, France & Ireland

Expat therapy: finding your sense of home

Moving to another country can bring excitement and possibility, but it can also affect your sense of identity, belonging and connection in ways you may not expect. 

You may be navigating loneliness after moving, culture shock, language and cultural differences, relationship changes, career transitions, or being far from family, while making it look like you're doing fine on the outside. 

Living between cultures can also mean constantly adapting, sometimes losing touch with parts of yourself along the way. In therapy, we can make space for these experiences and pay attention not only to what is happening in your life, but also to how your body is responding to the changes, helping you reconnect with a sense of grounding, safety and belonging.

I know something of this experience personally. I emigrated once for my studies, later lived in one country while studying in another, and am now going through my second move abroad, while living in an international family. I studied in my second language, worked in my third, and speak a fourth at home. These experiences have shaped the way I understand the complexity of adapting, belonging and finding your place between cultures.

Madalina