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    Find a therapist that can help with Expat life

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

    One does not have to be a therapist to realise 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 2,500+ therapists on a mission to build the world's most sustainable therapy platform.A few years in, we've helped tens of thousands of clients and counting, and built thriving therapy communities in major European cities such as , , , , and .
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    Leah  Lowry
    USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 12 HOURS

    Leah Lowry

    Leah Lowry

    Psychological Counsellor
    Anxiety • Burnout • Depression • Expat life • Insomnia & sleep disorders • Life transitions • Panic attacks
    USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 12 HOURS
    Anxiety • Burnout • Depression • Expat life • Insomnia & sleep disorders • Life transitions • Panic attacks
    €60 / session60
    Groningen
    Online only
    Darana Andrade
    USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 2 HOURS

    Darana Andrade

    Darana Andrade

    Psychologist
    Depression • Anxiety • Personal development • Relationships • Racism & racial trauma • Expat life • Mood disorders
    USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 2 HOURS
    Depression • Anxiety • Personal development • Relationships • Racism & racial trauma • Expat life • Mood disorders
    €60 / session60
    Porto
    Online only
    Raoni Duran
    Video Profile
    USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 2 HOURS

    Raoni Duran

    Raoni Duran

    Non-medical Practitioner for Psychotherapy
    LGBTQ+ • Expat life • Trauma • Personal development • Spirituality • Therapists for Ukraine • Coaching
    USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 2 HOURS
    LGBTQ+ • Expat life • Trauma • Personal development • Spirituality • Therapists for Ukraine • Coaching
    €90 / session90
    Berlin
    In-person and Online
    Simon Karim Frembgen
    Video Profile
    USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 24 HOURS

    Simon Karim Frembgen

    Simon Karim Frembgen

    Coach & Non-medical Practitioner for Psychotherapy
    Relationships • Trauma • Burnout • Stress • Expat life • Self-confidence • Anxiety
    USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 24 HOURS
    Relationships • Trauma • Burnout • Stress • Expat life • Self-confidence • Anxiety
    €90 / session90
    Berlin
    In-person and Online
    Abtin Kheradmandi
    Video Profile
    USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 2 HOURS

    Abtin Kheradmandi

    Abtin Kheradmandi

    Counsellor & Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) Counsellor
    Anxiety • Burnout • Depression • Expat life • LGBTQ+ • Relationships • Work & career
    USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 2 HOURS
    Anxiety • Burnout • Depression • Expat life • LGBTQ+ • Relationships • Work & career
    €80 / session80
    Berlin
    Online and Text
    Emiliya Tsaneva
    Video Profile
    USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 2 HOURS

    Emiliya Tsaneva

    Emiliya Tsaneva

    Gestalt Psychotherapist & Psychologist
    Depression • Self-confidence • Trauma • Grief & loss • Expat life • Borderline personality disorder • Eating disorders
    USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 2 HOURS
    Depression • Self-confidence • Trauma • Grief & loss • Expat life • Borderline personality disorder • Eating disorders
    €70 / session70
    Sofia
    Online only
    Demetra Korogiannou
    Video Profile
    USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 8 HOURS

    Demetra Korogiannou

    Demetra Korogiannou

    Neuropsychologist & Existential Counsellor
    Depression • Anxiety • Self-confidence • Expat life • Discrimination • Addictions • Existential analysis
    USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 8 HOURS
    Depression • Anxiety • Self-confidence • Expat life • Discrimination • Addictions • Existential analysis
    €90 / session90
    Groningen
    In-person and Online
    Ilayda Aydin
    USUALLY RESPONDS AFTER 24 HOURS

    Ilayda Aydin

    Ilayda Aydin

    Psychologist & Counsellor
    Anxiety • Self-confidence • High sensitivity • Expat life • Personal development • Stress • Burnout
    USUALLY RESPONDS AFTER 24 HOURS
    Anxiety • Self-confidence • High sensitivity • Expat life • Personal development • Stress • Burnout
    €90 / session90
    Amsterdam
    Online only
    Oleksii Tkachenko
    USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 2 HOURS

    Oleksii Tkachenko

    Oleksii Tkachenko

    Gestalt Psychotherapist & Psychologist
    Relationships • Gender identity • Stress • ADHD • Men's work • Expat life • Life transitions
    USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 2 HOURS
    Relationships • Gender identity • Stress • ADHD • Men's work • Expat life • Life transitions
    €55 / session55
    Kyiv
    Online only
    Athina Skondra
    USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 8 HOURS

    Athina Skondra

    Athina Skondra

    Psychologist
    Depression • Relationships • Trauma • Anxiety • Self-confidence • Expat life • Personality disorders
    USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 8 HOURS
    Depression • Relationships • Trauma • Anxiety • Self-confidence • Expat life • Personality disorders
    €80 / session80
    Athens
    In-person and Online
    Ólöf Dröfn   Eggertsdóttir
    USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 2 HOURS

    Ólöf Dröfn Eggertsdóttir

    Ólöf Dröfn Eggertsdóttir

    Counsellor
    Burnout • Expat life • Acute stress disorder • Counselling • Couples therapy • Holistic approach • IFS: Internal family systems
    USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 2 HOURS
    Burnout • Expat life • Acute stress disorder • Counselling • Couples therapy • Holistic approach • IFS: Internal family systems
    €165 / session165
    Reykjavík
    In-person, Online and Text
    Ekaterina Tokareva
    Video Profile
    USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 4 HOURS

    Ekaterina Tokareva

    Ekaterina Tokareva

    Psychoanalytic Counsellor & Psychodynamic Counsellor
    Expat life • Stress • Anxiety • Depression • Burnout • Trauma • Personality disorders
    USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 4 HOURS
    Expat life • Stress • Anxiety • Depression • Burnout • Trauma • Personality disorders
    €45 / session45
    Novi Sad
    In-person and Online
    Virginia Karavakou
    USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 24 HOURS

    Virginia Karavakou

    Virginia Karavakou

    Counselling Psychologist & Psychological Counsellor
    Burnout • Relationships • Parenthood • Life transitions • Anxiety • Health anxiety • Expat life
    USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 24 HOURS
    Burnout • Relationships • Parenthood • Life transitions • Anxiety • Health anxiety • Expat life
    €70 / session70
    Glyfada
    In-person and Online
    Chloé Chandler
    USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 8 HOURS

    Chloé Chandler

    Chloé Chandler

    EMDR Psychotherapist & Integrative Psychotherapist
    PTSD • Expat life • Trauma • Anxiety • Narcissistic abuse • Complex PTSD • Personal development
    USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 8 HOURS
    PTSD • Expat life • Trauma • Anxiety • Narcissistic abuse • Complex PTSD • Personal development
    €145 / session145
    Paris
    In-person and Online
    Nevena Gojkovic Turunz
    USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 2 HOURS

    Nevena Gojkovic Turunz

    Nevena Gojkovic Turunz

    Family Psychotherapist
    Attachment • Divorce & break up • Parenthood • Expat life • Discrimination • Life transitions • Couples therapy
    USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 2 HOURS
    Attachment • Divorce & break up • Parenthood • Expat life • Discrimination • Life transitions • Couples therapy
    €55 / session55
    Belgrade
    In-person and Online
    Marlene Borchert
    USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 4 HOURS

    Marlene Borchert

    Marlene Borchert

    Clinical Psychologist & Psychodynamic Counsellor
    Acute stress disorder • Burnout • Expat life • Crisis intervention • Anxiety • Addictions • Clinical psychology
    USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 4 HOURS
    Acute stress disorder • Burnout • Expat life • Crisis intervention • Anxiety • Addictions • Clinical psychology
    €80 / session80
    Berlin
    Online only
    Giada Todesco
    USUALLY RESPONDS AFTER 24 HOURS

    Giada Todesco

    Giada Todesco

    Clinical Psychologist & Sex Counsellor
    Depression • Anxiety • Panic attacks • Borderline personality disorder • Social media addiction • Expat life • Couples therapy
    USUALLY RESPONDS AFTER 24 HOURS
    Depression • Anxiety • Panic attacks • Borderline personality disorder • Social media addiction • Expat life • Couples therapy
    €90 / session90
    Hanover
    In-person and Online
    Silvia Da-Re
    Video Profile
    RESPONSE TIME UNKNOWN

    Silvia Da-Re

    Silvia Da-Re

    Psychotherapist & Clinical Psychologist
    Depression • PTSD • Expat life • Anxiety • Supervision • Co-Dependency • Couples therapy
    RESPONSE TIME UNKNOWN
    Depression • PTSD • Expat life • Anxiety • Supervision • Co-Dependency • Couples therapy
    Trieste
    Online only
    Anna Altman
    USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 4 HOURS

    Anna Altman

    Anna Altman

    Psychoanalytic Counsellor
    Individuation • Expat life • Transgenerational trauma • Relationships • Anxiety • Active imagination • Dream analysis
    USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 4 HOURS
    Individuation • Expat life • Transgenerational trauma • Relationships • Anxiety • Active imagination • Dream analysis
    €80 / session80
    Barcelona
    In-person and Online
    Dr. Patrick Henze-Lindhorst
    USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 4 HOURS

    Dr. Patrick Henze-Lindhorst

    Dr. Patrick Henze-Lindhorst

    Clinical Psychologist & Non-medical Practitioner for Psychotherapy
    Sexuality • Relationships • Expat life • LGBTQ+ • Anxiety • Depression • Self-confidence
    USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 4 HOURS
    Sexuality • Relationships • Expat life • LGBTQ+ • Anxiety • Depression • Self-confidence
    €110 / session110
    Berlin
    In-person and Online
    Hugo Iglesias Moraes
    USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 4 HOURS

    Hugo Iglesias Moraes

    Hugo Iglesias Moraes

    Counsellor
    ADHD • Expat life • Burnout • Personality disorders • Men's work • Trauma • Couples therapy
    USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 4 HOURS
    ADHD • Expat life • Burnout • Personality disorders • Men's work • Trauma • Couples therapy
    €70 / session70
    Fortaleza
    Online only
    Dr. Johanna Liasides, MSc, PhD
    USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 2 HOURS

    Dr. Johanna Liasides, MSc, PhD

    Dr. Johanna Liasides, MSc, PhD

    Clinical Psychologist
    ADHD • Autism • Co-Dependency • OCD • Adolescents • Expat life • ADHD assessment
    USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 2 HOURS
    ADHD • Autism • Co-Dependency • OCD • Adolescents • Expat life • ADHD assessment
    €100 / session100
    Kifisia
    Online only
    Molly McCracken
    RESPONSE TIME UNKNOWN

    Molly McCracken

    Molly McCracken

    Psychological Counsellor & Clinical Social Worker
    Anxiety • PPD: Postpartum depression • Depression • LGBTQ+ • Trauma • Self-confidence • Expat life
    RESPONSE TIME UNKNOWN
    Anxiety • PPD: Postpartum depression • Depression • LGBTQ+ • Trauma • Self-confidence • Expat life
    €110 / session110
    Berlin
    In-person and Online
    Yuval Fater
    USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 4 HOURS

    Yuval Fater

    Yuval Fater

    Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) Counsellor & EMDR Counsellor
    Anxiety • Stress • Expat life • Trauma • Anger • Panic attacks • Burnout
    USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 4 HOURS
    Anxiety • Stress • Expat life • Trauma • Anger • Panic attacks • Burnout
    €100 / session100
    Berlin
    Online and Text
    Alon Dinur
    USUALLY RESPONDS AFTER 24 HOURS

    Alon Dinur

    Alon Dinur

    Couples Therapist & Psychologist
    Anxiety • Parenthood • Relationships • Sexuality • Expat life • Supervision • ACT: Acceptance and commitment therapy
    USUALLY RESPONDS AFTER 24 HOURS
    Anxiety • Parenthood • Relationships • Sexuality • Expat life • Supervision • ACT: Acceptance and commitment therapy
    €110 / session110
    Berlin
    In-person and Online
    Sofia Protopapa
    USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 2 HOURS

    Sofia Protopapa

    Sofia Protopapa

    Counsellor & Supervisor
    Burnout • Supervision • Expat life • Trauma • Anxiety • CBT: Cognitive behavioural therapy • EMDR
    USUALLY RESPONDS WITHIN 2 HOURS
    Burnout • Supervision • Expat life • Trauma • Anxiety • CBT: Cognitive behavioural therapy • EMDR
    €50 / session50
    Voula
    Online only
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    Getting help with Expat life

    Many have sought help successfully through finding a qualified and compassionate psychotherapist to help with Expat life. 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 Expat life

    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 Expat life 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 2,500 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 Expat life much less complicated.

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