GROUP THERAPY FOR EXPATS | Psychotherapy World

Home Without Borders
A Therapeutic Group for Expats

💙 Welcome to a therapeutic journey — 2 cycles of 3 months without comittment (12 sessions each) — created for people living far from home who are ready to reconnect, grow, and feel truly at home within themselves.

Together, we’ll create a space where real transformation can unfold — so you can step into a life abroad that feels authentic, balanced, and deeply fulfilling. Don’t spend another year disconnected or drained.

This program will help you move from feeling stuck between two worlds to building community that supports your new life abroad, and finally feeling settled without the drain of loneliness or second-guessing your choices.

It was created for the part of you that is ready to expand — to step into more clarity, freedom, and joy. The part that longs for space to breathe, to reconnect with what truly matters, and to grow into the fullest expression of who you are.

✔ We’ll create a safe space where you feel seen, understood, and not alone in your struggles abroad. You’ll start building real connections with people who ‘get it,’ so you don’t have to carry everything silently anymore.

✔You’ll finally have words for the guilt, grief, or inner conflict of living far from home. By sharing openly — and hearing others’ stories — you’ll feel lighter and realize you’re not the only one carrying these hidden weights.

✔You’ll discover what really matters to you right now (your values) and learn simple ways to live by them — even when fear or self-doubt shows up. Instead of feeling split between two worlds, you’ll begin to feel more grounded in your own.

✔You’ll walk away with practical ways to stay connected to loved ones back home without guilt, to build new supportive relationships where you are, and to feel more at home within yourself — no matter the country.”

🌟 Healing in this group doesn’t come from “fixing” yourself. It happens by gently releasing the layers that no longer serve you — and stepping closer to your authentic, bright, and even magical self.

About me

My name is Georgia Lepenioti, and I’m a licensed Psychologist and CBT Psychotherapist with a holistic focus — originally from Greece, now living and practicing in the Netherlands.

I know what it means to leave your home behind — to step into a new country, a new culture, and a new version of yourself. Living abroad can be rich and exciting, but it can also stir questions of identity, belonging, and connection.

✨ This group was born out of both my lived experience and my clinical work — not only to support expats through challenges, but to guide them toward deeper self-connection, resilience, and authentic belonging.

I created this space to be more than coping strategies. It’s a therapeutic journey where you can:

✨ Reconnect with your authentic and compassionate self — so you feel more grounded, confident, and at ease in daily life.
✨ Find freedom from old patterns — like people-pleasing, perfectionism, or withdrawal — and begin responding in ways that truly serve you.
✨ Strengthen your resilience and confidence — learning evidence-based tools to manage stress, calm self-doubt, and move through challenges with more ease.
✨ Build meaningful connections in a safe, supportive community — where you’ll feel understood, share openly, and walk away with genuine friendships.

Here, growth comes not from striving for perfection, but from being fully seen, accepted, and supported.

🌟 Real transformation begins with truth and connection.This is a place where your story matters — and where you can step into a life abroad that feels authentic, balanced, and deeply fulfilling.

What This Group Offers

A professionally guided therapeutic group where:

1) You’ll share your story — and be truly seen.

In this space, there’s no pressure to have it all figured out. You’ll be invited to share your truth in your own rhythm, surrounded by others who understand the complexity of living far from home.

Whether you carry guilt for missing milestones back home, the fear that others won’t truly “get you,” or the longing to share more than just the “good parts” of expat life — your experience belongs here. Even if you don’t feel ready to speak right away, simply listening to others who share similar struggles can be deeply healing. Many expats say it’s a relief to finally talk about the harder parts — work stress, language barriers, loneliness — in a safe space where confidentiality and compassion are at the heart of our agreements.

This group is about presence, connection, and being real. No fixing. No rushing. Just authentic human connection.

2)You’ll learn how to work with difficult emotions — not against them.

In expat life, emotions can surface in unexpected ways — longing, guilt, self-doubt, or inner conflict. Instead of pushing them aside, here you’ll learn to welcome them with curiosity and compassion. Together, we’ll practice meeting your emotions as messengers, not enemies — so they can guide you toward deeper connection and self-understanding.

Through guided techniques from Schema Therapy, CBT, and ACT, you’ll build new ways to:

✔ Understand your emotional patterns
✔ Soften the inner critic
✔ Respond with clarity and kindness to yourself

3)You’ll reconnect with your values, your identity, and your sense of belonging.

Even though you’ve left your country, you haven’t left yourself behind. In this group, you’ll be supported to gently release the layers that no longer serve you — old expectations, patterns, and masks — so you can reconnect with your most authentic self.

You’ll rediscover what truly matters to you, feel rooted in your own truth, and experience a deeper sense of belonging. From that place, life abroad begins to feel lighter, freer, and more aligned with who you already are at your core.

Practical Information

Start Date: First week of November 2025

Language: English or Greek (separate groups available)

Group Size: Small & closed (4–12 people)

Investment: €25 euros per hour/ 150 per month

Bonus: Free FIRST SESSION AND FREE 20-minute intro call to see if it’s a good fit, plus an affordable monthly payment option that costs much less than individual sessions.

How to Join

Fill out the Intake Form in the end of the page

Book your free intro call

Get matched to the right group (Greek or International)

Therapeutic cycle 1 & 2

✨ Cycle 1 (3 months / 12 sessions): Reconnection, Sharing & Self-Discovery

In the first cycle, we co-create a safe group framework and begin the therapeutic journey. Here we slow down, connect, and build a space where presence and emotional safety can grow.

We discover the power of sharing within the group, learning how honesty and connection help us realize we are not alone in our struggles. When you hear someone else name a feeling you’ve buried, something inside you softens. When you understand why a certain reaction keeps showing up, shame begins to lose its grip. When you realize you don’t have to fight your inner experience — but relate to it differently — suffering starts to shift.

This phase blends storytelling, community, and psychoeducation, always at a pace that honors your rhythm. We’re not rushing into “fixing”, we’re uncovering, witnessing, and making space for what’s been hidden or pushed aside.

We explore schemas and core beliefs — deep-rooted patterns formed in childhood that still show up in adulthood through guilt, perfectionism, shame, or disconnection. We begin to recognize the vicious cycles that keep us stuck and how we can break free from them.

We learn to notice the inner voices that show up in moments of stress — like the inner critic, the avoidant protector, or the overachiever — and gently ask: “What are they trying to protect me from?” The goal is not to silence your inner parts, but to change the way you respond to them.

We experiment with behavioral experiments that allow us to face fears, expand our limits, and grow beyond them.

With tools from Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), we identify our personal values and cultivate psychological flexibility to live with more authenticity and freedom.

We learn what truly causes suffering — and what is the antidote

👉 By the end of Cycle 1, you will have gained:

A sense of connection and belonging within a community that truly understands you

A clearer view of your patterns and limiting beliefs — and practical ways to break free from them.

Practical tools to meet emotional challenges with more acceptance, mindfulness, compassion, and direction

A first connection to a values-based life — clarifying what really matters to you and beginning to align your actions accordingly

“Belonging doesn’t always come from a place — it begins with accepting yourself, just as you are, right where you are.”

✨ Cycle 2 (3 months / 12 sessions): Compassion, Deepening, Healing & Empowerment

The second cycle invites you to go deeper — into a journey of profound change and inner empowerment.

We connect directly with different parts of the self and work experientially with the Inner Child and its needs. As we recognize our patterns, beliefs, and modes, we explore what these parts truly need to feel safe, accepted, and cared for

We cultivate and strengthen the voice of the Healthy Adult — the inner presence that guides us with steadiness, compassion, and tenderness

We transform the insights of Cycle 1 into deeper therapeutic change through compassion-focused, trauma informed and experiential work

We revisit and embody our values, learning to make decisions aligned with who we truly are and the life we want to live. It’s about reconnecting with what truly matters to us, and learning how to carry our insights forward — not perfectly, but intentionally and with self-compassion

👉 By the end of Cycle 2, you will have gained:

A deeper connection with your authentic self

An empowered inner voice of care and self-compassion

The ability to live according to your values, even when old fears return

More authentic relationships with yourself and others

Resilience and the tools to feel at home within yourself — wherever you are in the world

“A sense of belonging doesn’t always come from a place. It can begin within you — when you accept yourself as you are, exactly where you are.”

"Having sessions for the first time with Georgia using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) has been very valuable. Her approach has proven effective in addressing thoughts, emotions and behavior. Georgia has great understanding and the ability to help make sense of experiences. I'm really grateful for her support, guidance and empathy. I have found both her assistance and the supportive environment she creates vital in my journey of self-discovery and self-love. Highly recommended when looking for effective psychotherapy."

J.F