Living abroad can bring freedom and growth, but it can also intensify anxiety, loneliness, identity confusion, relationship stress and old trauma. I offer online therapy in English for expats in Barcelona, Spain and other international contexts.
Therapy can help when relocation affects your nervous system, your sense of belonging, your relationships or your ability to feel emotionally grounded.
You do not need to explain everything perfectly. I reply personally, clarify fit and help you understand the most sensible next step.
For example: anxiety, loneliness, identity confusion, trauma or relationship stress.
You will get a personal answer about whether the process seems right for your situation.
If it feels like a good fit, we can move forward with a first session.
You can reach out even if you are still deciding whether therapy is the right step.
New systems, instability, pressure to adapt and distance from familiar supports can leave you feeling constantly alert, emotionally tired or unable to settle.
Living abroad can bring grief for what you left behind, uncertainty about where you belong and the feeling of being different in every context.
Transitions often put pressure on intimacy, friendship, family dynamics and self-worth, especially when past attachment wounds or trauma are reactivated.
Therapy is not only for crisis. It can also help you understand why living abroad is affecting you so strongly and what your system may need right now.
Together we can explore whether current distress is related to adaptation stress, attachment wounds, trauma, burnout or unresolved grief.
The work can help reduce the feeling of being always on, emotionally stretched or internally alone while adjusting to a new country or life stage.
If relocation has intensified past trauma or chronic anxiety, the process can include trauma-focused work and EMDR when appropriate.
Online sessions make it easier to stay connected to therapy when you move homes, travel frequently or divide your time between countries.
Being able to think and feel in English can make it easier to access nuance, vulnerability and deeper parts of your story.
I work online from Barcelona and my training and clinical experience have developed within international and multicultural contexts.
Why anxiety can intensify after relocation and how therapy can help the nervous system feel safer again.
Read articleHow moving countries can reactivate old wounds, emotional shutdown or a constant sense of alertness.
Read articleA more focused page if you are looking specifically for trauma-informed EMDR work in English.
Explore pageNo. Sessions are online, so you can work with me from Barcelona, elsewhere in Spain or from another country.
Not at all. Many expats also come with trauma, anxiety, relationship difficulties, burnout or unresolved experiences that become more visible while living abroad.
Yes. Sessions can be held entirely in English, and also in Spanish or Portuguese if that feels helpful at any point.
Yes. When appropriate, EMDR can be integrated into the process, especially for trauma, persistent anxiety and emotionally activating past experiences.
If living abroad is affecting your emotional balance, your relationships or your sense of safety, you can write to me and briefly share what is happening.
