Humanistic Integrative Psychotherapy 

Moving abroad means changes in habits, language, traditions that can cause a transition shock. We may miss our favorite places to eat, friends, family, cultural references. These are some of the symptoms:

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• Loneliness

• Anxiety

• Depression

• Helplessnes

• Boredom

• Lack of confidence

• Irritability 

• Unwillingness to interact with others

• Feeling depressed and powerless

• Insomnia

• Hostility

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Therapy can help you adapt and make a new start.

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There are 4 stages (everyone is different some pass through quickly and others might be more of a challenge): 

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1.- "Tourist/honeymoon phase": differences between the old and new culture are seen interesting and exciting as they are "new" 

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2.-  Initial Culture shock (emptiness/rejection): 

• differences between the old and new culture become apparent and may create anxiety

• miscommunication: complaining

• role shifting: my relationships, my job, feeling loss of identity

• personal shock: tired, confused, seeing only the bad things and lost

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3.-  Conformist phase&superficial adaptation:

• gaining understanding of the new culture  and negative reactions and responses to the culture are reduced

• feeling a sense of humor and pleasure of host culture

• one becomes concerned with every day basics

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4.- Assimilation phase: adjusted to new culture, develop routines, knows what to expect in situations. Feeling of comfort and acceptance to the new culture (language and local customs)

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