Starting a new life abroad can feel like the adventure of a lifetime, exciting, inspiring, and full of promise. Yet beneath the thrill, many expats discover challenges they didn’t expect: loneliness, cultural differences, and the unsettling feeling of not quite belonging. You’re not alone in this, countless others have felt the same way.
The good news? With the right support, you can find balance, feel at home, and truly enjoy the journey you’ve embarked on. Relief is possible, and this is where we come in. Read on and discover how we can help you feel grounded, connected, and ready to thrive abroad.
- No waiting list, immediate help
- Trained certified therapists
- Safe and secure videocalling
- Available 24/7 for appointments
- Flexibel payment per session
- Start with a free introduction
What is an Expat Therapist?
An expat therapist is a mental health professional who focuses on supporting expats, those living and working outside their country of origin. Expats can live abroad alone or with their families, for either temporary or permanent periods, and for many different reasons such as job opportunities or lifestyle changes.
If you live abroad, you may speak another language most of the time. But when it comes to discussing personal concerns, you’ll probably prefer to do so in your own language. With an online therapist for expats, you can speak to a therapist in English or another language you’re comfortable with. If you return home, you can even continue your treatment with the same therapist.
What Does an Expat Therapist Do?
An expat therapist can guide you through challenging changes and difficult emotions, especially since many of the therapists at Global Online Therapy have first-hand experience with expat life themselves.
Help You Settle In
In your new environment, it can feel like you have to start all over again, and that can bring a lot of stress. Perhaps you still need to find a new job, or as an entrepreneur, you’re uncertain about your finances.
Adapting to a different culture can take a great deal of effort, and it’s easy to feel insecure if you don’t fully understand how practical things work abroad. If your partner and children have moved with you, you may also find yourself worrying about them, especially if they respond to the move in a very different way.
Discuss Problems
All these factors can create stress, uncertainty, and an increased workload. On top of that, you may miss your family and friends, especially if you live far away or in a different time zone. Without a large social network, it can be difficult to put this stress into perspective. Over time, this can lead to anxiety, sleep deprivation, or even depression. Talking about this with an understanding outsider can be very helpful.
Our Team of Expat Therapists:
What Happens in a Session?
Expats face unique challenges, which include homesickness, loneliness, navigating cultural differences, language barriers, and so forth. An expat therapist will first discuss your specific situation and concerns with you.
The therapist will create a treatment plan to address these concerns, which could be anything from struggling to adapt to the culture, feeling lonely, being homesick, maintaining long-distance relationships, and much more. As with any other therapy, treatment can take on many forms, such as talk therapy, CBT, EFT, and more.
Why Choose Global Online Therapy as an Expat?
Online therapist sessions via Global Online Therapy are designed to support your unique journey. An expat therapist can help you navigate complex and challenging emotions you may not have expected on your new journey abroad. This can include feeling lonely even when surrounded by many people.
An expat therapist can also help you gain a better understanding of the new culture you find yourself in, making integration easier. Therapy can also teach you valuable coping skills to prevent relying on unhealthy ways of dealing with struggles.
✓ Secure and Flexible Sessions
All sessions are held via encrypted video calls (or some alternative online options most suitable to you). This ensures that your sessions are kept highly confidential and private. We are also not restricted by time zones and are available 24/7. There are no waiting lists, long-term commitments, subscription fees, or hidden charges, you simply pay for the sessions you want when you want them.
✓ Therapy for Expats by Expats
The fact that most of the expat therapists at Global Online Therapy have also been expats themselves also gives them a much deeper, first-hand understanding of what you’re going through. Many can also assist in multiple languages, so language barrier problems are not something you’ll find here.
✓ Tailored to Your Life Abroad
Expats face very unique challenges that only an therapist can address. They can help you adapt to the changes (both culturally and geographically) and assist you in integrating with your new surroundings. They’ll also help you navigate valuable relationships that have turned long-distance. And for family and friends who feel “left behind”? Well, an expat therapist can even help them find their way in these new circumstances.
Let’s Get to Know Each Other
Nothing could be more convenient for an expat than seeing an expat therapist online. No matter where you are in the world, you’ll always have the peace of mind that an experienced mental health professional is only a click away, no matter where you are in the world.
With many expats having to leave behind friends and family, an expat therapist can provide guidance on maintaining meaningful relationships with loved ones back home. However, our online sessions with an expat therapist aren’t just helpful to our expats; they can also assist loved ones in processing their feelings and adapting to the changes that expat life brings.
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If your questions are payment-related, you may already find the answers on our costs and reimbursements pages. If not, we’ll also be happy to assist with that as well.
FAQ About an Expat Therapist:
An expat therapist can assist with any aspect of expat life. This means that the therapist can assist both the expat and their family and friends struggling to deal with the situation.
Remember, an expat therapist is highly skilled and experienced in their specific field. Additionally, at Global Online Therapy, we have many therapists who have navigated the challenging world of expat life themselves, providing them with an even deeper understanding and empathy.
The Global Online Therapy team is extremely diverse, so they can not only address a wide range of concerns but also do so in various languages. Please ask our helpful intake team to assist in this regard.
While a therapist and an expat therapist have had the same psychological training, an expat therapist has decided to specialize in the complexities of expat life and how to address and treat concerns or challenges that arise due to those unique circumstances.
While an expat therapist can most certainly assist with culture shock, there’s a lot more to being an expat that may need addressing. Everything from long-distance relationships, workplace stress, parenting from abroad, dealing with loneliness, and more can be in the cards for someone living an expat lifestyle. A therapist is trained and experienced to address and deal with it all.
No. An expat therapist cannot prescribe medication. However, clients of Global Online Therapy are lucky to have access to experts with various specialties and training on our team. Whatever one cannot assist you with, another can. Recommendations are all internal, once again giving you the peace of mind that you’ll be dealing with a highly skilled professional who’s been thoroughly vetted.