expat counselling since 2015
Is specialised in online and in person therapy and counselling of international expatriates, highly qualified professionals, diplomats, academia, university students, IB, MYP students and international schools and have more than 20 + years of experience in the field of counselling psychology.
In 2015 I started my private counselling clinic in Moscow for international clients and have had more than 300+ clients from 30 different nationalities, 19 dual nationalities, and 3000+ individual and group sessions.
Since 2019 the clinic is both online and in person based in Denmark.
Since 2024 Expat Counselling offers assessments in person through Kirsten Baldocchi, a qualified psychologist and assessments expert from South Africa. Baldocchi has spent many years specialising in childhood and educational development and has worked at several of South Africa's most prestigious private schools
New clients are often referred word of mouth by other clients, but I am on the external counselling resources list for The World Bank, UN, UNICEF, WHO, Several Foreign Affairs, and Several large international multinational corporate ex. Coloplast, International schools such as Anglo American School of Moscow, International School of Moscow, British International school of Moscow, Amman American Community School, Jakarta International School, Ikast Brande International School, Copenhagen International school, Birkerød IB school, International School Counselling Association ISCA , and many more.
Speciality Areas
Expatriation and repatriation counselling, transition therapy, trailing spouse, DEIJ, Third Cultural Kid, TCK, trauma and crisis intervention, debriefing and supervision, anxiety disorders, time management and perfectionism, substance abuse, generalised mental health disorders, mild/moderate depression, loneliness, stress and burnout, alienation, parenting, domestic abuse, couple counselling, career counselling, and life coaching.
Tailor made workshops, presentations, support groups about wellbeing, expatriation, cultural training Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice DEIJ, psychological safety.
Contact to set up a consultation, or use the contact form at the bottom of this page to enquire whether my services are right for you.
Contact /
➤ LOCATION
Online Counselling
In Person Counselling - 3 Locations
Sømarksvej 4, 2900 Hellerup
Nørre Voldgade 21A, kld, 1358 Copenhagen
Havnevej 16 , 3100 Hornbæk
☎ CONTACT
contact@expatcounselling.me
Areas of Practice /
International counselling
Corporates DIplomats and Academia
As a highly qualified professional in a leadership role, you always aim to grow and evolve and reach your next ambitious goal.
You might feel that your professional persona is the primary one and that you at times feel overloaded with work, close to burnout, stressed, lonely, misunderstood, always strategy in your behavior focusing on your goal and not so much on your emotional needs.
International support for Screening before expatriation, counselling support during expatriation and repatriation
Contact for support.
career counselling Life coachinG
recruiting highly qualified professional
Do you feel like you are going in the right direction of your career? Do you need help identifying what is blocking you from getting where you want to go next? Do you feel that you always have to be strategic in relation to your co-workers? Is people management challenging?
Are you looking for a new job, are you a trailing partner, or are you aiming for the next Manager, GM, VP, SVP, CFO, CEO, attaché, or Ambassador role internationally?
Some of the common topics that my clients have in relation to career counselling are recruiting, job satisfaction, redundant, transition, stress, burnout, co-workers, network, health, loneliness, alienation, identity loss/gain, cultural interaction, work-life balance, glass ceiling, gender gap, and the future.
Contact for support in finding the right path that can make your job and life more meaningful.
Expatriation and repatriation
Transition Therapy
Being a global nomad comes with joy and challenges. One of the largest challenges is settling into a new host country, another is waiting for your posting to be defined and announced, and the third is repatriation. Common for all is that you quickly have to adapt to a new setting.
The common traits of expats are high cultural sensitivity and an excessive ability to adapt to new subcultures and cultures, but the process can at times be stressful and overwhelming. You can feel depressed when returning to your home country, stressed when moving, lost when waiting for a new posting and you might experience more explosive behavior or you retreat and isolate yourself from others because you are just trying to cope with being in transition or the new life circumstances.
Contact for support in the transition phase.
couple counselling trailing partners
International Family Therapy
The expatriate lifestyle comes with a lot of fortune and interesting challenges. One of the challenges can be that one is working and often traveling and the other is in charge of the family and household. Both sides can at times feel lonely as they might not always have a common standing point and framework while being expatriated.
Domestic abuse such as sexual, economical, physical, and emotional abuse are some of the common issues that you meet among expatriate couples who live in a perfect world from the outside observer. But from the inside, you might feel shameful and silent, because you feel embarrassed that you cannot make a family function when you are a highly qualified professional.
How to raise children is a cause of discussion among many expatriate families.
Stress, burnout, and substance abuse also play a large part in expatriates’ family dynamics.
If you are in need of help to build a bridge between your different beliefs and understandings Contact.
International school Support for
students, parents, Staff
Being a student, parent, or staff at an International school can come with social, academic, and peer pressure in a high-achieving and competitive environment.
The common challenges are stress, anxiety, depression, eating disorders, exam and time management, family issues, child protective and bullying policy, mediation, and restorative justice for affluent families.
Student Support Learning SSL plans for students with special needs. Psycho-educational evaluation, Dyslexia and executive functioning, emotional function and autisme evaluations.
Contact for international school support.
International Support Groups
Do you sometimes feel you are both alone and lonely in the country you currently live in?
In a support group, you will work in a confidential setting with other brave and intelligent people who are willing to share their struggles while being expatriated. The beauty of support groups is that they grow stronger together as they evolve.
I have support groups for international hires at international schools, Female international leaders, Third Culture Kid, TCK, and trailing partners.
Some of the topics that we discuss are transition, stress, worries, friendship, network, health, loneliness, alienation, parenting, children, relationship, guest/relative visiting, identity loss/gain, cultural interaction, work-life balance, glass ceiling, gender gap, The Future
Contact to hear when the next support group starts.
Psychological assessments
Expat Counselling is excited to be able to offer psychological assessments for children ages 6 - 16. Psychoeducational assessment are evidence-based, and aimed at assisting with diagnosis as well as treatment or intervention-planning. Please contact us for more information.
The following assessments are offered:
- Assessment of intellectual ability using WISC-V.
- Assessment of academic achievement and/or learning difficulties using WIAT-III.
- Assessment of problems of attention, concentration and memory, including diagnostic assessment for ADHD in children and adolescents, as well as recommendations for individual, academic, and environmental interventions or accommodations.
“ Wherever you are in the world
You cannot fail at being yourself ”
Quick Contact /
Contact me for availabilities, price, and a 15 minutes free intake call where we talk about how I can support you to get the best possible life you are longing for in the context you are living in.
Please provide your telephone number, along with your country code, and time zone.
All inquiries will be kept confidential and I will not share your information with any third parties.