Moving abroad was always a dream of mine, and that dream came true. I knew that experiencing a different culture would enrich my life. However, I didn’t expect that I would also start looking at my work as a psychotherapist differently.

I moved to Berlin in 2015, a hub where around 190 nationalities live together. The demand for English-speaking therapists is high.

Clients from all around the world started to come to my office. I noticed that roles, relationship dynamics, and what we perceive as hurtful or successful could be very different from my own culture. I was intrigued and approached these differences with childlike curiosity.

I started to wonder what it was like to be a therapist in the countries my clients came from. And that was the starting point for my project Psychotherapists Around the Globe.

I came up with 8 questions designed to give us a broader understanding of psychotherapeutic work and the cultural dynamics that influence it.

You can hear how therapists from 78 different countries answered them here: