YOU’RE FAR FROM home BUT YOU DON’T HAVE TO FEEL alone.

(U.S. Licensed Therapist - Texas and Idaho)

I‘m really glad you’re here.

So, let’s talk about something that doesn’t get said enough:

Moving abroad is a big deal. It can be exciting and beautiful and create the best instagram stories…..but it can also feel lonely, confusing, and emotionally heavy in ways you don’t fully see coming.

When I moved abroad not once but twice, I thought I was prepared. Especially the second time…because the second time doing something is always easier right?

But then real life hit.

Your relationships shift. Your sense of self changes. You stop hearing from friends and family back home as frequently. Your sense of self changes. The feelings of excitement wears off. You’re building a life from scratch in a place where the emotional support you used to have isn’t right there anymore.

And finding someone to talk to who actually gets it?

Someone who understands what it means to be American and adjusting to a new culture?

That part is hard.

That is why I created it Planted Abroad.

Here’s the thing: therapy is regulated differently depending on the country you’re in. Which means you can’t always just continue with your same therapist from the States, even if they are perfect for you.

A lot of people don’t realize that until they’ve already made the decision to move.

So what I offer here is emotional support that feels like therapy in all the ways that matter, grounding, reflection, validation but without the red tape.

It’s real conversations.

It’s learning to understand yourself in a new environment.

It’s processing the big feelings that come with building a new chapter.

It’s having someone who sees you, not just your move.

As a licensed professional counselor I bring that training and care with me into this work. But this space is intentionally more flexible, more human, and more about who you are than a diagnostic box.

Right now it’s just me here - which means when we work together, it’s personal. In time, I see this becoming a collective of U.S. licensed clinicians supporting Americans all over the world.