Flourishing Across Cultures

Living Between Worlds: Helping adults living across cultures and identities build clarity, connection, and resilience

I understand what it’s like to build a life across cultures because I’ve lived it myself. Over the past two decades, I’ve lived and worked in Turkey, Kuwait, and the United States, experiencing both the richness and the challenges of adapting to new environments, balancing cultural expectations, and seeking a sense of belonging.

Many of my clients share these experiences. They may feel torn between different worlds—unsure of where they truly fit—or face conflicting identities, such as the tension between cultural or religious expectations and their gender identity or sexual orientation. Some are immigrants, adult children of immigrants, expats, or Third Culture Adults (TCAs). Others may have never left their home country or city, but still feel pulled between different cultural, family, or societal expectations. These struggles can bring stress, loneliness, or self-doubt, but they can also open the door to resilience, adaptability, and new ways of thriving.

We’ll work together to co-create a space where you feel understood, supported, and empowered to build a life that feels authentic and fulfilling, no matter which worlds or identities you are moving through.

 How I Support You

In therapy, we’ll explore how your cultural background, family dynamics, and life experiences shape your thoughts, emotions, and relationships. Therapy is a space to reflect, heal, and grow at your own pace. You’ll gain tools and insights to:

  • Find balance between cultural, personal, and societal expectations

  • Work through conflicting values, beliefs, or identities

  • Build authentic connections with yourself and others

  • Manage stress, anxiety, and self-criticism

  • Embrace your strengths and let go of perfectionism

  • Align your choices with your values and goals

This work is helpful whether you are an expat, immigrant, adult child of immigrants, Third Culture Adult (TCA), or someone who has always lived in one country but still feels pulled between different cultural or social expectations. My goal is to support you in feeling understood, grounded, and capable of living a life that reflects your authentic self.

My Therapeutic Approach

I use an integrative therapy approach that blends contemporary psychoanalysis with trauma-informed and acceptance and compassion-based therapies. For a full overview of the therapeutic lenses I draw from, visit my Psychotherapy page.

Start Your Journey Today!

If you recognize your experience here, know that you don't have to carry these complexities alone. Therapy can be a space where your full self is welcomed and your story is honored.