Online Counselling in English
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Counselling in English For Expats Living in France

A confidential space to feel grounded, understood and supported while living abroad

Emotional challenges faced by expats living in France

Living abroad can be enriching, but many expats in France find themselves facing emotional challenges that benefit from online counselling in English with an experienced English‑speaking counsellor.


Expats in France often find themselves navigating:
  • Cultural adjustment
  • Language barriers
  • Loneliness or isolation
  • Loss of familiar support networks

The move itself can stir up questions about identity and belonging.
Even returning home can feel unexpectedly disorienting — what once felt familiar may now feel foreign.

These transitions often surface deeper feelings around home, family, and self.
Online counselling offers a grounding space to explore these experiences with support and clarity.

Online counselling in English for expats living in France

Therapy helps you explore emotions, recognise patterns and regain stability

How online counselling in English supports expats in France

I specialise in working with expats (as well as young adults living in France) who feel emotionally out of step with themselves after moving to or living in a new country - or building a life in a second language.
My work focuses on helping you understand the underlying, often unconscious reasons behind the way you feel and behave.
I offer a reflective, steady therapeutic space where you can:

  • Understand yourself more fully
  • Explore emotional patterns
  • Make sense of transitions
  • Move toward lasting change

Sessions are confidential, thoughtful and adapted to your individual needs.

Common Experiences among expats seeking therapy in France

  • Loss of identity or belonging
  • Loneliness and social isolation
  • Cultural and language barriers
  • Relationship strain
  • Reverse culture shock
  • Friendship difficulties
  • Emotional overwhelm during transitions

Crossing borders is never easy

Counselling for change

I am a psychodynamic counsellor - and expat - who trained at the University of London.
My approach is grounded in the understanding that our past experiences shape how we relate to ourselves and others in the present.
Together, we explore the emotional patterns, unconscious processes and internal conflicts that may be influencing your current difficulties.
Psychodynamic counselling gives you time to reflect on what’s happening beneath the surface, rather than focusing on techniques or performance strategies.
If some thoughts or feelings come more easily in English and others in French, bilingual counselling offers a space where you don’t have to choose.

Common difficulties for people living abroad

  • Language barriers
  • Anxiety, low mood or emotional overwhelm
  • Loneliness, homesickness or isolation
  • Friendship or relationship difficulties
  • Identity confusion or feeling “out of place”
  • Stress related to transitions or cultural adjustment
  • Homesickness
  • Building a social circle
  • Changes in appetite or daily routines

Moving to another country can intensify pressures that were previously manageable

Online counselling sessions in English for expats in France

Sessions are offered privately in English and/or French.
This work is not reimbursed through the French healthcare system and is independent of French medical or psychological services.
Each session is held online and typically lasts 50 minutes.
When appropriate, I can help clients consider whether additional local support might be beneficial.
Take a look at our page on the practicalities of online counselling in English in France to learn more about sessions, fees, etc.

About Me

I first started working with clients "remotely" over 20 years ago - first by letter (!) and subsequently by email.
I ave practised as a therapist in a number of universities and in private practice in the UK and Paris, alongside a career in academia and business.

Learn more about my English‑speaking counselling approach in France