Expat & International Couples Counselling
Relationship support for couples building a life across places, cultures, and change
I offer English-language relationship counselling for expat, international, and cross-border couples navigating the particular complexity of building a life together away from familiar ground.
Alongside my life partner, Kirien, I offer a co-facilitated format that creates more space to slow down, notice what is happening between you, and stay curious about the relationship in the present moment.
You won’t need to explain why migration, culture, language, distance, or the question of where “home” is can become part of the relationship itself.
You might be coming because…
moving countries has changed the balance of your relationship
one partner feels more settled or connected than the other
one of you has more community, language fluency, or professional stability
questions about where to live or whether to stay are creating tension
family expectations or different cultural backgrounds are affecting the relationship
burnout, loneliness, homesickness, or isolation are spilling into how you relate
one person has made significant sacrifices for the move
you are navigating visas, relocation, long-distance periods, or repeated transitions
you love one another but no longer feel quite like the same couple you were before the move
nothing is necessarily wrong, but you want space to understand how international life is shaping your relationship
These are places we can begin, rather than problems we need to rush to solve.
A relationship can carry more than one sense of home
International relationships often hold several worlds at once.
There may be different languages, families, cultural expectations, ideas about work and responsibility, approaches to conflict, ways of showing care, and different relationships to independence or community.
There may also be grief for places, people, careers, routines, or versions of life that were left behind. Our work makes room for those wider contexts without assuming that cultural difference itself is the problem.
Long-distance and cross-border relationships
We also welcome couples and partners living in different cities or countries.
Long-distance relationships can bring their own rhythm of separation and reunion, digital intimacy, time zones, uncertainty, migration decisions, and questions about what a shared future might look like.
Online sessions allow each partner to join from their own location.
How the sessions work
For more about the co-facilitated format, our present-focused approach, and what you can expect in a session, visit the main Relationship Counselling page.
Online throughout Norway and internationally
90-minute sessions · Sessions in English
