Find support for expats
Living abroad can feel isolating. Talk to someone who understands the unique challenges of expat life and can help you feel more grounded.
No pressure. No commitment. Just a first step.
How it works
Describe what you're going through
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The part of moving abroad nobody warns you about
The logistics of relocation end after a few months. The psychological move takes longer. After the novelty fades, many expats hit a wall that's hard to explain to people back home: loneliness despite being surrounded by people, exhaustion from operating in a second language all day, grief for a life that no longer exists, and the strange guilt of struggling in a situation you chose and others envy.
Culture shock is real and has phases — and so does the reverse version that hits when you visit home and realize you've changed. None of this means the move was a mistake. It means you're a person, adapting.
Why a therapist who gets expat life helps
Explaining visa stress, identity limbo, or long-distance family duty to a therapist who has never left their hometown costs you half the session. Therapists who work with expats — many of whom have lived abroad themselves — start from understanding. The work can then go straight to what matters: building belonging in the new place, staying connected to the old one, and deciding what "home" means now.
Common themes include relationship strain when one partner relocated for the other, raising third-culture kids, career identity after a move, and the perpetual "should we stay or go back" question.
Support that moves with you
Online therapy is practically made for expat life: you can work with a specialist in your language and time zone, and the relationship survives your next relocation. Many expats keep the same therapist across two or three countries — one stable thread through a mobile life.
Tell us where you are, what languages you're comfortable in, and what's been hardest lately. We'll match you with therapists who understand the expat experience — locally where possible, online wherever you are.
Costs, time zones, and other logistics
Online sessions with US-licensed therapists run $80–$250; if you're paying out of pocket abroad, ask about self-pay rates — many therapists adjust for clients without US insurance. Time-zone math is the main practical constraint, but with therapists spread across US time zones (and many offering early-morning or late-evening slots), workable overlaps exist from almost anywhere in the world.
One honest caveat: licensing rules about seeing clients located abroad vary, and individual therapists handle this differently — some work freely with clients overseas, others don't. Mention your country when you reach out so the match accounts for it from the start.
Tell FindSupport where you are and what's been hardest, and we'll match you with specialists who understand expat life — no need to explain what homesickness for two places at once feels like.