Transcultural Psychotherapy
Service offered online, Mexico and Brazil
The cross-cultural psychologist helps individuals from different cultures and ethnic groups to develop emotional empowerment, the strengthening of socio-cultural and working relationships.
This period of existential transition requires care and attention to mental health, as immigrants feel very vulnerable to stress. Emotional support is positively related to emotional balance, psychic strength, and adequate coping and overcoming the difficulties of the immigration process.
The most important thing is that there is a
THERAPEUTIC LEARNING
and that person learns to
CREATE life alternatives.
The displacement process
Traveling is not just changing cities or countries, but also risking unknown experiences. Working, studying or getting married in a city far from the family of origin, the immigrant can live enriching moments and also a lot of loneliness and uncertainty. It is common for professionals who work and travel, or students abroad to experience crises of depression and anxiety.
In many cases, migratory experiences can be a risk factor for psychic pathology. The cross-cultural psychologist supports immigrants to redirect psychological suffering, to find ways to respond to loneliness, insecurities and challenges. Psychological vulnerability is part of the migration process due to the amount of stress that immigrants experience. Difficulties in speaking and writing the language, distancing from family support, decreased economic capacity, not being recognized as an individual with an identity in the welcoming society, and having difficulty engaging in relationships of trust are examples of cultural and social barriers that immigrants face. In the beginning, everything is very difficult for immigrants, and it takes time to learn how to relate in the new society. The expectation that the immigrant had with the immigration process is very different from reality, and requires a great effort to adapt. The cross-cultural psychologist guides the process of acculturation, so that the immigrant is more successful on this journey and finds the emotional balance to adapt and live happily.
Living abroad
Marriage is an art that must be balanced by the couple every day, there are many adaptations, concessions and donations. Marriage to a partner of another nationality requires great flexibility, understanding and cultural adaptation. In addition, it is necessary to understand how each country’s laws regarding marriage, child custody, inheritance, divorce, etc. work. Couples with conflicts abroad can trigger quite severe depressions, especially for the Partner (a) who does not speak the language and has no economic independence in the country where he lives. Online therapeutic work can help Brazilians anywhere in the world, supporting and emotionally empowering them so that they can act and make the best decisions in their conflicts.
Work abroad
Working abroad may require a greater than expected mastery of the language to be selected in qualified services, in addition, depending on the area of expertise, it can be very expensive and time-consuming to revalidate all licenses. It is a path of a lot of effort and, at times, excellently qualified professionals work marginalized because they are foreigners. There are moments of success and moments when the immigrant worker feels stagnated by the bureaucracies and demands of the welcoming country. Uncertainties and the desire to abandon a career abroad are combined with family conflicts, an imbalance of self-esteem and personal goals. Many feel lost and discouraged, the cross-cultural psychologist can guide and support clients in these difficult and crucial moments of life.
Study trip
Studying abroad is an experience that young people connect with a reality very different from the experiences with the family of origin. Homes, meals, hobbies, religions and friends are very different from their previous experiences and at the same time as this cultural and enriching contact, students can face conflicting social relationships and feel rejected.
Feelings of exclusion, social marginalization and discrimination can be factors of depression and loneliness. The work of the cross-cultural psychologist is important because it supports students who have a large load of schoolwork in a foreign language in which they take more time to read and write academically, together with family and economic pressures.
The cross-cultural psychologist has experience in helping emotional conflicts related to fear of failure and the desire of students to drop out of school because they feel mentally and emotionally drained. Obtaining certification in a foreign school is a very stressful process and the intercultural psychologist can guide and emotionally support the immigrant.
Send me your message
+1 (619) 788-4033
lucianapodova@gmail.com
USA
Lake Elsinore, CA 92530
Brazil
A. Carlos Gomes 126 #202 Porto Alegre
Mexico
Campanario 109/A. Durango
Hours
Any time