Longing
Celebrations, smells, sounds, and people that keep drifting further away — feeling like no one truly understands what you're missing.
Online Therapy · Immigrants & Expats
Being far from home doesn't have to mean feeling alone.
Therapy for people who left everything behind and carry the weight of that distance. A place to speak about longing, exhaustion, and starting over — in your own time, in your own language.
Sessions in
Portuguese & English
Does any of this feel familiar?
Building a life abroad often means carrying many different worlds within you — and carrying all of them on your shoulders.
Exhaustion
Living in another language and translating your own thoughts all day long. Some days, you simply wish you could retreat into the comfort of your own language.
Culture shock
Everything at once: new, strange, fascinating, and frightening. You adjust — and still sense that something got lost along the way.
Isolation
Surrounded by people, and yet no one who truly sees you. The particular loneliness of feeling foreign, even to yourself.
Meet your therapist
About me & cross-cultural psychology
I'm a clinical psychologist and I work with young adults and adults living through the experience of being an immigrant or expat. My practice is grounded in careful listening and respect for the singularity of each story.
Cross-cultural psychology understands that living in another country involves much more than adapting to a new language — it means rebuilding identities, grieving what was left behind, and finding meaning in a new context. Therapy can offer a safe place to navigate that journey.
Therapy that fits your time zone
Wherever you are, we'll find a time that fits your life.
Portugal
Lisbon
USA
New York
Europe
Berlin
Japan
Tokyo
Ready to begin?
Complete the form below, and I'll be in touch to schedule your first session.