Individual Coaching & Psychological Counseling

Going through and making visible all the expectations and hopes, including fears and concerns. This is vital because the success of the expatriate assignment and the assignee experience itself is greatly influenced by all these expectations and hopes.

Proactively supporting well-being and work-life balance, identification of potential stress factors and finding good ways for recovery already beforehand. 

The expatriate assignment is an important part of a career planning both for the assignee and the organization. To reach the goals of an assignment it is necessary to both reflect and make them visible. It is also useful to plan concrete milestones and actions how to work towards the goals and to talk about what support is needed to succeed.

Review and anticipation of family and / or relationship matters. Paying attention to the concerns and expectations of family members involved. In general reviewing the new situation with creating new social contacts abroad and how to take care of the current social relationships back home.

Challenges of a new job or feeling overworked are sometimes unwanted surprises related to expat assignment. However, finding solutions for these and fostering the opportunities to success at work, give the best and enjoy are both possible and achievable. Support is given to learning and development, growing as well as creating the future career path with this experience. It is within arm’s reach to get the most out of the expatriate assignment.

The expatriate assignment is an important part of a career planning both for the assignee and the organization. To reach the goals of an assignment it is necessary to both reflect and evaluate how the goals are met and what have been learned, and if there is a need to adjust. It is also useful to discover if there is any support needed to succeed.

Supporting well-being and work-life balance, strengthening coping skills. Proactive identification of potential challenges and stress factors.

Proactive identification possible family and relationship issues as well as loneliness, creating new social connections, building a new life in a new country, reconciling work and other life. Finding ways to overcome these challenges and find ways to live a happy life. Loss of support network, inability to take part in activities available at home (both abroad and back home), language and other cultural challenges or spouse not being able to find a job are all possible stress factors but possible to overcome with support.

The return from and expatriate assignment is an important part of a successful assignment for both the assignee and the organization. To get the most out of the learnings and career goals of the assignment it is important reflect upfront already before repatriation what will be the most suitable next step for the assignee and the organization. It is crucial to communicate as openly and early as possible to enhance engagement and avoid disappointments. 

Proactively going through and making visible all the expectations, thoughts and feelings associated with the return. Things might have changed quite a bit and sometimes reintegration to work and life back home needs some upfront preparation.

After some time of repatriation it would be beneficial to close the assignment and go through the final thoughts and key learnings about it and returning home.

When support to cope with stress or other work-related challenges is needed. The reason to ask for help might be burnout symptoms, difficulties with colleagues or a manger, difficulties with self-management skills or loss of professional self-esteem.

Loneliness, difficulties in creating new social connections, family and relationship issues, challenges in building a new life in a new country and reconciling work and other life can all be reasons for asking a helping hand. The help is especially needed in any unexpected crisis situation like illness, divorce or death.

Psychological support is needed especially when there is any signs or symptoms of mental challenges like depression, anxiety, etc. The feeling of losing the control and/or security, which is often associated to the change situations, can be also very stressful. 

For an expat living in a foreign country a fear of war or terrorism can be very relevant reason to ask help to cope with the fear. A global pandemic restricting fundamental human needs and rights can be also very stressful, especially when you are far away from home and their support network.