Online Counselling for Greeks Abroad

Your life is here now, but part of your heart is still back home.

You don’t need to translate what you’re going through. We can talk in Greek, in English, or whichever feels more like you.

Online Sessions for Greeks Abroad: In a Nutshell

I work online with Greeks living outside Greece, in Greek or in English. I specialise in relational trauma, narcissistic abuse, parental alienation and family crisis. These things can hit harder when the people closest to you are miles away.

I know the time difference can get in the way. So on Mondays and Wednesdays, I’m available until 10 pm Greek time. You can book a session after work, without rearranging your whole day. In the UK, the last session on those days starts at 7 pm.

Our first meeting, the Introductory Session, is free. After that, an individual session is 45 minutes and costs €40, at Greek prices.

How are you feeling today?

ΊMaybe you know the feeling. Some days, everything here just feels heavier. Work, relationships, being so far from your people. You keep telling yourself you’re fine… until one day you’re not. And then you wonder why you didn’t reach out sooner.

If that sounds familiar, it’s not weakness. It’s what anyone carries when they build a life far from home. You’re not on your own.

Living between two worlds

Does any of this sound familiar?

• Δυσκολία να προσαρμοστείς στην καινούρια χώρα, ακόμα κι όταν "όλα πάνε καλά"

• Μοναξιά και έλλειψη δικτύου, χωρίς δικούς σου ανθρώπους κοντά

• Νοσταλγία για τον τόπο, τους ανθρώπους και τη ζωή που άφησες πίσω

• Ενοχή και αγωνία για τους γονείς που μένουν στην Ελλάδα

• Η ταυτότητά σου ανάμεσα σε δύο χώρες και δύο γλώσσες

• Σχέση με σύντροφο από άλλη κουλτούρα

• Κρίση στο ζευγάρι, μακριά από το γνώριμο περιβάλλον σας

• Οικογενειακή κρίση σε μια ξένη χώρα

• Διαζύγιο ή γονική αποξένωση, όταν ο ένας γονιός ή τα παιδιά ζουν σε άλλη χώρα

You don’t need a “good enough reason” to ask for support. If something here rings true, that’s reason enough to start.

Living in another country comes with its own weight. You’re between two worlds, and sometimes you feel you don’t fully belong to either. Your people are far away, and every day you’re adjusting to a culture that isn’t quite yours. Most of the time, nobody sees it. From the outside, everything looks fine.

Why your mother tongue matters

Talking in your mother tongue isn’t just easier. It’s the language you first felt things in, so it’s often where your feelings come out most naturally and most honestly.

Some things just don’t translate: καημός, the shame in front of the relatives, that endless “what will people say”. You won’t have to explain to me what a Greek family is like. The values, the expectations, the roles, the things nobody talks about. I know them from the inside.

And if English feels more natural, or you live your life in both languages now, we can switch back and forth in the same session.

Language isn’t just words. It’s who you are, what you’ve lived, it’s home.

When a family spans two countries

Moving abroad changes more than your address. It changes how a family works. A divorce when one parent lives in another country. Kids growing up between two homes and two languages. A relationship with your child that only happens through a screen. Everything gets harder, and often there’s no one around who really gets the whole picture.

Distance can also open the door to parental alienation. When contact with your child goes through the other parent, the bond becomes more fragile and the pain more silent. And in a relationship with narcissistic traits, being in a foreign country, far from friends and family, can make you even more isolated and make it even harder to leave.

Parental alienation, narcissistic abuse, family crisis and the relational trauma a couple’s crisis can leave behind are among the areas I specialise in, but they’re not the only ones. Whatever brings you here, we’ll work with what you’re going through, at your own pace, with no pressure.

Relational Trauma

When the people who should have kept you safe left marks on how you see yourself and others.

When you start doubting your worth, and even what’s real. You learn to spot the patterns and find your way back to yourself.

When a parent grieves a child who’s still alive, distance makes the pain even quieter.

Narcissistic Abuse

Parental Alienation

How I can support you

Divorce & Family Counselling

Support through divorce and beyond, for you and your kids, even when you live in different countries.

When your body and mind stay on high alert, even when “everything’s fine”.

When your emotions either flood you or go numb, and everyday life feels heavy.

Anxiety & Stress

Emotional Regulation

I live between two countries too

I live between Greece and the UK myself, so I know this “double life” well: your everyday life is here, but your heart is partly there. I’ve lived and worked outside Greece, and I understand what people bring with them when they move abroad. The values, the expectations, the questions about who you are. All the things you won’t need to explain to me.

Sessions are in Greek or English. I studied English Language and Literature and spent many years in language education, working with students, families and professionals.

I’m a certified Mental Health Counsellor in Counselling and Psychotherapy from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, through a programme recognised by the Hellenic Association of Counselling, with specialist training in Trauma and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.

I work integratively. I don’t start with a model; I start with you and what you need.

How it works in practice

The time difference shouldn’t be the reason you keep putting yourself last. That’s why I keep Monday and Wednesday evenings open until 10 pm Greek time for those of you in a different time zone. The UK is two hours behind Greece all year round.

Practical Information

Session length: 45 minutes
How often: weekly, every two weeks, or whatever works for you
Languages: Greek · English
Platforms: Microsoft Teams · Zoom · Google Meet · WhatsApp
Fees: individual session €40, couples and family therapy €55,
packages of 4 and 8 sessions at a lower price
First meeting: Free Introductory Session
Payment: online by card, before the session, in euros
Cancelling or rescheduling: up to 24 hours before

Living somewhere else? Drop me a message and we’ll find a time that works for you.

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No commitment, no pressure. I’d love to meet you.