You don’t have to explain your life abroad here
Online counselling for internationals adjusting to life abroad
You’ve built a life outside the box. Brave, independent, and full of adventure.
But beneath it all is a quiet ache.
The grief no one talks about.
The loneliness of always being the foreigner.
The pressure to hold it all together while navigating love, work, and identity far from home.
You’re independent and capable, but lately it’s felt harder to stay grounded.
Maybe you’ve started to feel uncertain about who you are now, or disconnected from the version of yourself you used to know.
There’s a heaviness you can’t quite name, like the emotional weight of all you’ve carried is finally catching up.
The path ahead feels unclear, and you’re not sure what’s next, only that something needs to shift.
It's possible to find your centre, even far from home.
In counselling, you’ll find the space to slow down and hear yourself again.
You’ll begin to untangle the inner noise, reconnect with your sense of self, and feel more grounded.
Emotionally, mentally, and within the life you’ve chosen.
Together, we’ll explore what matters to you now, and support you to move forward with clarity and self-compassion.
I’m Georgia, an Australian online counsellor living abroad for over a decade
Having navigated three relocations across and between countries, I’ve experienced first hand the complexities of starting afresh in a new place.
Now, I work primarily with English speaking internationals experiencing changes in their sense of identity and self-worth through major life transitions.
Whether you’re adjusting to a new culture, going through burnout or breakup, or even wondering “who am I now?”, you don’t have to do it alone.
Online counselling, from wherever you are in the world
No one tells you that moving abroad is more than just logistics and lifestyle. Moving to a new place can unsettle your sense of self, especially when so much of who we are is shaped by our surroundings and relationships.
You find yourself choosing which parts of yourself to hide, which to preserve, and which to let go of. Sometimes out of survival. Sometimes just to belong. It’s invisible work, rarely validated. But it’s work.
This is where counselling can be transformative. Not because you need “fixing”, but because it offers something rare and essential:
A space to meet yourself again.
In counselling, we may explore not just who you’re becoming, but who you had to leave behind to get here. We work toward integrating all the parts of you into a consistent, complex self that holds both your old and new identities.
Is counselling right for you?
I might be the therapist for you if you:
- Are living outside your country of origin and want to speak to a native English speaking therapist
- Are feeling lost, stuck, or unsure of who you are now
- Are in a cross-cultural relationship
- Are struggling to adjust to your new life
- Feel a sense of loss and grief
- Are feeling overwhelmed with all you have to handle in your life abroad
- Moved for a job or adjusting your profession in a new country
What you might expect from counselling:
- A therapist who gets it
- Greater clarity about what you'd like to shift
- A way forward and greater sense of self
- Greater confidence in yourself and chosen life
- A space to express all you're holding and reflect
- Less overwhelm and emotional reactivity
- Healthier boundaries in relationships
- A space to stocktake what's been lost and found
- Acknowledgement of hidden grief and emotional processing