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Expatriates
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Living way from home?
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Starting a new life abroad?
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Need an English-speaking therapist?
Find
counselling
and
support
online
for
people
living
abroad
on
this
site
(worldwide service)
Wherever
you
are
in
the
world
with
Skype
therapy
you
may
find
the
help
and
support
you
need
when
you
need
it.
Talking
can
help
and
many
people
find
therapy
helpful
in
situations
that
can
leave
them
feeling
confused
and
stressed.
The change is not always good
Mental
health
is
as
important
as
physical
health
and
we
are
all
subject
to
its
effects
both
the
good
and
not
so
good.
Lovely
new
places
to
see
and
new
worlds
to
explore,
this
can
seem
tempting
and
exciting,
for
many
people
it
can
be
life
changing
and
personally
rewarding,
as well as a worthwhile endeavour to enhance their life.
It
can
also
over
time
degenerate
into
a
living
hell,
you
may
find
it
harder
to
adjust
than
expected,
may
be
because
you
or
your
partner
is
not
coping
the
way you expected, or the life you hoped for is not working out as expected.
Working Over Seas?
Living
abroad
can
lead
to
its
own
set
of
problems,
relationships
and
friendships
can
become
distant
and
strained,
feelings
of
isolation
and
desperation
can
well
up
effecting
your
ability
to
cope
in
times
of
change.
Illnesses
or
accidents
to
family
and
friends
back
home
can
leave
people
feeling
helpless
and
distraught,
when
situations
back
home
develop
into
crisis,
the
expense
of
flying
back
can
be
a
big
drain
on
savings
or
it
can
build
up
into
a
large
debt
that
can
lead
to
more
pressure.
This
can
lead
to
serious
arguments
and
bad
feelings with partners.
Adjusting
to
a
new
life
in
a
new
country
can
start
off
well
but
in
time
some
people
find
it
hard
to
leave
behind
family
and
friends
and
this
can
contribute
to
feelings
of
depression
or
isolation.
Trying
to
find
an
English-
speaking
counsellor
in
some
countries
can
be
difficult,
if
you
are
living
or
working
in
countries
like
Holland,
Germany
and
France
or
any
country
that
is
not
English
speaking
it
can
be
hard
to
find
the
English
therapy
service
you
need.
Expiates
working
in
Asia
or
the
Arab
world
may
find
that
therapy
is just not available to them at all.
Culture Shock
Culture
shock
is
often
felt
when
people
move
to
a
new
country
to
live,
maybe
you
have
travelled
to
work
there
for
a
few
years,
or
are
starting
a
new life abroad.
Culture
shock
is
felt
more
in
countries
that
are
very
different
from
your
old
culture
and
speak
a
different
language,
but
that’s
not
always
the
case
and
people
moving
from
one
English
speaking
country
to
another
can
also
feel
that the transition is harder than was first expected.
Some
of
the
common
changes
felt
range
from
depression
to
increased
irritability,
low
moods
and
feelings
of
isolation,
as
well
as
amplified
feelings
of
stress
and
anxiety
and
other
symptoms.
Therapy
can
help
by
helping
you
modify
your
way
of
handling
your
thoughts
and
feeling
while
adjusting
to
the new environment.
Feeling down? There is hope
However,
it
is
affecting
you
there
is
some
hope,
therapy
can
help
by
rationalising
or
validating
your
thoughts
and
feelings
towards
understanding
behaviours
and
reactions
that
can
allow
you
to
adjust
to
new
environments and changes in relationships while away.
Relationships
can
change
or
one
partner
is
finding
it
harder
to
cope,
this
could
become
a
real
issue
as
time
goes
on.
Some
online
therapy
may
help
you
learn
to
understand
yourself
and
others,
that
in
turn
may
help
you
make the right choices at the right times.
Some
people
have
to
seek
out
work
wherever
they
can
find
it,
that
often
means
that
the
choice
they
have
can
be
reduced.
Employers
are
sending
their
staff
overseas
for
longer
and
after
the
recession,
some
employers
can
make
it
harder
to
say
no
if
you
want
promotion.
Less
work
and
more
expectation
can
reduce
the
options
available.
Opportunities
for
advancement
in
a
career
are
more
likely
to
send
people
to
other
countries
if
they want to earn the money for themselves or for the family.
Some
do
it
from
choice
but
find
the
reality
and
actuality
are
not
what
they
expected
to
be,
this
can
leave
them
feeling
home
sick
or
find
that
the
regret
is
becoming
overwhelming.
Some
have
no
choice
if
they
want
to
continue
to
work
or
if
they
need
the
money
and
cannot
find
any
other
way
of
providing
the
income
they
require,
people
who
have
issues
can
find
that
they
have
no
real
problem
until
they
find
themselves
away
from
the
normal
social
support network they have built over a life time.
Some
feelings
can
seem
to
come
from
nowhere,
all
of
a
sudden
you
can
find
yourself
losing
confidence
or
feel
anxiety
is
effecting
your
performance
and
ability
to
cope
with
general
stress,
People
can
find
that
normal
activities
that
gave
them
no
problems
before
start
to
interfere
with
normal
life,
they
can
start
drinking
too
much
or
eating
more
and
even
turn
to
gambling
or
seek
out
comfort
in
the
sex
industry.
This
online
ex-pat
therapy service, may provide the support you need.