It's Complicated

Find a therapist that can help with Therapy for Expats

For expats, finding a therapist abroad who understands their unique challenges is crucial. Expat therapy is tailored to provide support in navigating the complexities of living away from home. It offers a space to address homesickness, cultural shock, and adaptation strategies, helping expats manage their experiences more effectively. With professional guidance, expats can achieve a smoother transition and foster a more fulfilling life in their new environment.

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The connection and therapeutic alliance to one's therapist is the most important factor for a successful outcome. It’s Complicated is the first matching service that balances data and human intelligence to help you find the right match based on your individual background and needs.Our mission is to make therapy accessible to everyone by offering flexible pricing options, so you can find professional support that fits your budget. Whether online or in-person, receive the care you need for depression, anxiety, trauma, stress, and more — available in more than 60 languages.It's Complicated is built and owned by therapists. Since starting in Berlin 2019 we have grown organically into an international platform with local therapist communities in cities such as Berlin, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Lisbon, London, and New York.

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Find a therapist, psychologist, counsellor or coach based on your preferences.
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Liudmila Rehbinder

Liudmila Rehbinder

Gestalt Psychotherapist
Couples therapy • Anxiety • LGBTQI • Burnout • Therapy for Expats • Relationships • Counselling
RESPONSE TIME UNKNOWN
Couples therapy • Anxiety • LGBTQI • Burnout • Therapy for Expats • Relationships • Counselling
100 / session100
Lisbon
In-person and Online
USUALLY RESPONDS AFTER 24 HOURS

Tathina Braga

Tathina Braga

Gestalt Psychotherapist
Anxiety • Personal development • Stress • Alcoholism • Activism • Therapy for Expats • Clinical psychology
USUALLY RESPONDS AFTER 24 HOURS
Anxiety • Personal development • Stress • Alcoholism • Activism • Therapy for Expats • Clinical psychology
50 / session50
Barcelona
In-person and Online
Video Profile
USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 2 HOURS

Dr. Gabriel Ellis

Dr. Gabriel Ellis

Licensed Psychotherapist
Depression • Anxiety • Therapy for Expats • Relationships • Burnout • Self-confidence • Acute Stress Disorder
USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 2 HOURS
Depression • Anxiety • Therapy for Expats • Relationships • Burnout • Self-confidence • Acute Stress Disorder
120 / session120
Bad Homburg vor der Höhe
Online only
USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 2 HOURS

Liudmila Ismagulova

Liudmila Ismagulova

Integrative Psychotherapist
Anxiety • Couples therapy • Depression • Divorce • Grief & Loss • Relationships • Therapy for Expats
USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 2 HOURS
Anxiety • Couples therapy • Depression • Divorce • Grief & Loss • Relationships • Therapy for Expats
90 / session90
Luxembourg
In-person and Online
USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 24 HOURS

Elvyre Gobert

Elvyre Gobert

Clinical psychologist (M.Sc. Psychology)
PTSD • Therapy for Expats • LGBTQI • Grief & Loss • Gender identity • Dissociative disorders • EMDR
USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 24 HOURS
PTSD • Therapy for Expats • LGBTQI • Grief & Loss • Gender identity • Dissociative disorders • EMDR
80 / session80
Berlin
Online only
Video Profile
USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 8 HOURS

Dr. Ela Ari

Dr. Ela Ari

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Psychotherapist
Bipolar Disorder • Borderline personality disorder • Depression • Grief & Loss • Therapy for Expats • Trauma • Anxiety
USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 8 HOURS
Bipolar Disorder • Borderline personality disorder • Depression • Grief & Loss • Therapy for Expats • Trauma • Anxiety
Istanbul
In-person and Online
USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 2 HOURS

Mary Catherine McKenzie

Mary Catherine McKenzie

Psychologist & Counsellor
Career • Chronic Pain • Grief & Loss • Stress • Therapy for Expats • Trauma • Anxiety
USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 2 HOURS
Career • Chronic Pain • Grief & Loss • Stress • Therapy for Expats • Trauma • Anxiety
80 / session80
Bordesholm
Online only
USUALLY RESPONDS AFTER 24 HOURS

Agnieszka Kieres

Agnieszka Kieres

Counsellor
Attachment • Couples therapy • Kink and BDSM Knowledgeable • LGBTQI • Sexuality • Therapy for Expats • Anxiety
USUALLY RESPONDS AFTER 24 HOURS
Attachment • Couples therapy • Kink and BDSM Knowledgeable • LGBTQI • Sexuality • Therapy for Expats • Anxiety
80 / session80
Berlin
In-person and Online
Video Profile
USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 4 HOURS

Emma Mackintosh

Emma Mackintosh

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) Psychotherapist
Anxiety • Burnout • Career • Depression • Self-confidence • Therapy for Expats • High Sensitivity
USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 4 HOURS
Anxiety • Burnout • Career • Depression • Self-confidence • Therapy for Expats • High Sensitivity
70 / session70
Paris
Online only
USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 2 HOURS

Penelope Myszka

Penelope Myszka

English-Speaking Clinical Psychologist
Depression • Social anxiety • Economic problems • Anxiety • Health anxiety • Polyamory and Consensual non-monogamy • Therapy for Expats
USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 2 HOURS
Depression • Social anxiety • Economic problems • Anxiety • Health anxiety • Polyamory and Consensual non-monogamy • Therapy for Expats
80 / session80
Warsaw
Online only
USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 4 HOURS

Anna Kuskova

Anna Kuskova

Clinical Psychologist & Psychotherapist
Burnout • Depression • Mood (affective) disorders • Therapy for Expats • Anxiety • CBT: Cognitive behavioral therapy • Logotherapy
USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 4 HOURS
Burnout • Depression • Mood (affective) disorders • Therapy for Expats • Anxiety • CBT: Cognitive behavioral therapy • Logotherapy
60 / session60
Stockholm
Online and Text
Video Profile
USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 2 HOURS

Bruna D'Andrea de Andrades

Bruna D'Andrea de Andrades

Psychologist & Counsellor
Anxiety • Stress • Therapy for Expats • Adjustment disorders • Relationships • Academic or educational problems • Career
USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 2 HOURS
Anxiety • Stress • Therapy for Expats • Adjustment disorders • Relationships • Academic or educational problems • Career
70 / session70
Nuremberg
Online only
USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 8 HOURS

Sarah Turc

Sarah Turc

Psychologist
Attachment • Depression • Therapy for Expats • Trauma • Anxiety • Burnout • Relationships
USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 8 HOURS
Attachment • Depression • Therapy for Expats • Trauma • Anxiety • Burnout • Relationships
65 / session65
The Hague
In-person and Online
USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 2 HOURS

Sinem Gürçay Aker

Sinem Gürçay Aker

Psychological counseling and Coaching
Attachment • Burnout • Career • Children • Depression • Anxiety • Therapy for Expats
USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 2 HOURS
Attachment • Burnout • Career • Children • Depression • Anxiety • Therapy for Expats
65 / session65
Munich
In-person and Online
Video Profile
USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 2 HOURS

Chiara Flisi

Chiara Flisi

Accredited Counsellor
Female empowerment • Relationships • Self-confidence • Therapy for Expats • Transitions • Couples therapy • Personal development
USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 2 HOURS
Female empowerment • Relationships • Self-confidence • Therapy for Expats • Transitions • Couples therapy • Personal development
50 / session50
Solothurn
In-person, Online and Text
USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 4 HOURS

Jaz Henry

Jaz Henry

Integrative Psychotherapist
Social anxiety • LGBTQI • Burnout • Therapy for Expats • Relationships • Trauma • Anxiety
USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 4 HOURS
Social anxiety • LGBTQI • Burnout • Therapy for Expats • Relationships • Trauma • Anxiety
60 / session60
Luxembourg
Online and Text
USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 8 HOURS

Clara Becker

Clara Becker

Systemic Counselor
Career • Female empowerment • LGBTQI • Therapy for Expats • Transitions • Academic or educational problems • Gender identity
USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 8 HOURS
Career • Female empowerment • LGBTQI • Therapy for Expats • Transitions • Academic or educational problems • Gender identity
60 / session60
Nantes
In-person and Online
Video Profile
USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 2 HOURS

Marisol Gianino

Marisol Gianino

Gestalt Psychotherapist
Depression • Stress • Therapy for Expats • Anxiety • Burnout • Grief & Loss • Self-confidence
USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 2 HOURS
Depression • Stress • Therapy for Expats • Anxiety • Burnout • Grief & Loss • Self-confidence
75 / session75
Purmerend
Online only
USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 4 HOURS

Vera Yung

Vera Yung

Lacanian Psychoanalyst
Adjustment disorders • Therapy for Expats • Transgenerational • Transitions • Activism • Lacanian Psychoanalysis • Psychoanalysis
USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 4 HOURS
Adjustment disorders • Therapy for Expats • Transgenerational • Transitions • Activism • Lacanian Psychoanalysis • Psychoanalysis
80 / session80
Berlin
Online only
USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 2 HOURS

Alexandra Top

Alexandra Top

Accredited Psychologist
Anxiety • Attachment • Relationships • Self-confidence • Social anxiety • Stress • Therapy for Expats
USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 2 HOURS
Anxiety • Attachment • Relationships • Self-confidence • Social anxiety • Stress • Therapy for Expats
65 / session65
Groningen
Online only
USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 4 HOURS

Kim Metzen

Kim Metzen

Psychologist & Counsellor
Burnout • Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) • Social anxiety • Therapy for Expats • Anxiety
USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 4 HOURS
Burnout • Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) • Social anxiety • Therapy for Expats • Anxiety
130 / session130
Amsterdam
Online and Text
USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 24 HOURS

Anne Pascale Stein

Anne Pascale Stein

Body Psychotherapist, Somatic Coach, AEDP, Grinberg Method, EMDR, TRE, Heilpraktikerin für Psychotherapie
Attachment • Depression • Grief & Loss • Therapy for Expats • Trauma • Anxiety • Body therapy
USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 24 HOURS
Attachment • Depression • Grief & Loss • Therapy for Expats • Trauma • Anxiety • Body therapy
120 / session120
Berlin
In-person and Online
USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 8 HOURS

Daniel Holbach

Daniel Holbach

Heilpraktiker für Psychotherapie: Body Psychotherapy
Depression • Somatic Experiencing • Therapy for Expats • Transitions • Trauma • Anxiety • PTSD
USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 8 HOURS
Depression • Somatic Experiencing • Therapy for Expats • Transitions • Trauma • Anxiety • PTSD
80 / session80
Berlin
In-person and Online
USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 2 HOURS

Isabelle Brückmann

Isabelle Brückmann

Klinische Psychologin
Binge eating disorder • Bulimia • Eating disorders • Mindfulness • Stress • Therapy for Expats • Anorexia
USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 2 HOURS
Binge eating disorder • Bulimia • Eating disorders • Mindfulness • Stress • Therapy for Expats • Anorexia
65 / session65
Brussels
Online only
USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 24 HOURS

Dolunay Uludag

Dolunay Uludag

Clinical Psychologist
Anxiety • Depression • Psychological abuse • Relationships • Therapy for Expats • Trauma • ADHD: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 24 HOURS
Anxiety • Depression • Psychological abuse • Relationships • Therapy for Expats • Trauma • ADHD: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
50 / session50
Amsterdam
Online only
USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 2 HOURS

Graeme Galton

Graeme Galton

Registered Psychotherapist
Attachment • Relationships • Anxiety • Depression • Stress • Therapy for Expats • ADHD: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 2 HOURS
Attachment • Relationships • Anxiety • Depression • Stress • Therapy for Expats • ADHD: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
100 / session100
London
Online only

About It's Complicated

In 2019, two therapists set out to tackle a complicated problem.

One does not have to be a therapist to realize that life is complicated. But finding the right therapist, with whom you can build a strong alliance, doesn’t have to be. This is the founding principle of It’s Complicated, a global network of +1500 therapists on a mission to build the world's most sustainable marketplace for therapy.A few years in, we've helped tens of thousands of clients and counting, and built thriving therapy communities in cities such as Berlin, Amsterdam, London, Munich, and Athens as well as online.

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Getting help with Therapy for Expats

Many have sought help successfully through finding a qualified and compassionate psychotherapist to help with Therapy for Expats. Seeking professional help is a key step in understanding what you need to gain more stability in everyday life and how to integrate healthy coping mechanisms into your daily routine. To learn how to go about selecting the perfect therapist, read our guide here.

How to choose a therapist specialising in Therapy for Expats

It’s not unusual to feel slightly overwhelmed when choosing a type of therapy. These feelings are completely normal and can be part of the initial stages of seeking therapy. It's important to remember that finding the right fit for you is crucial, and it may take some exploration and open communication with potential therapists to discover the approach and therapist that aligns best with your needs and preferences. Trusting your instincts and being patient with yourself throughout this process can help alleviate some of the overwhelm and lead to a smoother therapeutic journey. If you need additional help in finding a qualified practitioner, It’s Complicated offers a free matching service, where our in-house therapists will try to find the best match for you based on your individual needs and preferences.

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Search for practitioners who specialise in Therapy for Expats and many other approaches in the search tool here in our directory of licensed professionals. For many of us, there's never a more important time than now to nurture our mental health. If you are interested in therapy to assist you in improving your life quality, our platform features over 1,500 mental health professionals from 50+ countries. Counselling is also available in almost 100 languages, both online and in-person, making the search for an accredited psychologist who is knowledgeable about Therapy for Expats much less complicated.

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