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As a psychotherapist (registered with CRP 07/43718) with extensive international experience, I provide psychological care for people who are living abroad... but why?
Living abroad is a profound experience, full of discoveries and transformations.
Migrating is much more than changing address: it means crossing continents, languages, cultures and often facing internal silences that only distance can reveal.
Each person who chooses (or needs) to leave their country carries a unique story: whether in search of work opportunities, study, security, love, self-knowledge or simply a new chance. However, even the most desired paths can be accompanied by significant emotional challenges: adapting to a new culture, missing family, loneliness, identity conflicts or that feeling of “not belonging”, issues that can appear without warning and weigh more heavily than the suitcases we are carrying.
It is in this context that psychology with an intercultural outlook becomes an essential ally.
Psychological consultations have the purpose of welcoming these experiences and can make all the difference!
Thus, I offer online therapy for people who face the complexities of living between worlds, who seek to better understand their emotions that emerge in the migratory process and strengthen their mental health.
With the comfort and practicality of online (virtual) psychological care, you can take care of your mental health wherever you are, without giving up qualified professional support, in Portuguese and English.
Know that you are not alone here. Let's get through this together?
Adaptation
Adaptation
Difficulty in adapting to the customs, norms and lifestyle of the new country.
Feeling of displacement, strangeness or inadequacy.
Loneliness & Isolation
Loneliness & Isolation
Lack of support network (friends, family).
Difficulty in making new friends.
Language barriers that make socializing difficult.
Nostalgia and migratory mourning
Nostalgia and migratory mourning
Longing for family, culture and emotional ties.
Mourning everything that was left behind (status, career, routine, etc).
Identity & Belonging
Identity & Belonging
Conflict between maintaining the identity of the country/group of origin and/or integrating into the new culture.
Feeling of “not belonging anywhere” (not belonging to the country of origin, nor belonging to the country of destination).
Difficulties (career)
Difficulties (career)
Frustration at the non-validation of diplomas and qualifications.
Career transition or underemployment.
Financial pressure.
Guilt
Guilt
Feeling guilty for not being present on dates that are considered special (birthdays, Christmas, Ramadan, Diwali, Thanksgiving, Chinese New Year and other celebrations).
Difficulties (family)
Difficulties (family)
Migration-related stress can impact family dynamics.
Intercultural relationships (involving partners from different cultural backgrounds)
Differences in the adaptation process between spouses or between parents and children.
Other stressors
Other stressors
Bureaucracy
Difficulty with the local language
other aspects that can be considered stressors.
Return
Return
For some individuals, returning to the country of origin can have a greater impact than migrating.
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