Sometimes you just need someone who truly understands your world.
Individual therapy
Living abroad brings with it a particular kind of complexity that is difficult to explain to someone who has not experienced it. The exhaustion of constant adaptation. The loneliness of building a life from scratch. The grief of leaving behind people and places that mattered. The pressure to appear settled and capable when you feel neither. The strange disorientation of not quite belonging — here or at home.
Individual therapy offers you a private, dedicated space to make sense of what you are going through — with a psychologist who genuinely understands the expat experience, not just in theory, but because our team has lived it.
Who we work with:
We work with expats at every stage of their international journey — those who have just arrived and are overwhelmed, those who have been here for years and are quietly struggling, and those who are preparing to move again and navigating the complicated emotions that brings.
You do not need to be in crisis to benefit from therapy. Many of our clients come to us simply because something feels off — and they cannot quite name what it is. Others are managing specific challenges that have become too heavy to carry alone.
Common reasons expats seek individual therapy include:
- Anxiety, worry, or panic that is affecting daily life
- Depression, low mood, or a persistent sense of emptiness
- Burnout — physical and emotional exhaustion that rest does not fix
- Cultural adjustment difficulties and identity questions
- Grief — for home, for relationships, for a version of yourself that felt more certain
- Trauma — past or recent experiences that continue to affect how you feel and function
- Relationship difficulties — with a partner, family members, or colleagues
- Career stress, professional pressure, or a sense of being stuck
- Loneliness and social isolation
- Life transitions — relocation, repatriation, divorce, bereavement, new parenthood
Whatever brings you to us — you are in the right place.
How we work
Individual therapy at Expat Psychologist is conducted one-to-one with a qualified, FSP or Mebeco registered psychologist. Sessions are entirely confidential and tailored to you — your history, your goals, your pace.
We use evidence-based approaches including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), psychodynamic therapy, and mindfulness-based approaches — selecting and combining methods based on what will be most effective for your specific situation.
Your psychologist will work collaboratively with you from the very first session — not prescribing a fixed programme, but responding to what you bring, what you need, and what changes over time.
There is no fixed number of sessions. Some clients benefit from a focused short-term course of six to ten sessions. Others choose to work with us over a longer period. We will always be transparent about what we recommend and why.
In person or Online
Sessions are available in person at our practices in Zurich, Zug, and Geneva — and online for expats anywhere in the world. Many clients find that the flexibility of online sessions fits more naturally around the demands of an international life. The quality of care is the same either way.
Part of the original Expat Psychologist practice, founded 2009.
