Understand your Attachment Style to Build Safer Relationships Abroad
Henriette Johnsen
"My bold move was doing my own attachment healing when expat life stripped away my usual supports and amplified old patterns, so I could parent and be a partner/friend from relational safety rather than survival."
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Henriette Johnsen is a Danish-born, UK-trained psychotherapist and couples counsellor specializing in attachment theory and expat relationships. Having navigated the complexities of living abroad herself, she possesses a deep understanding of how relocation can strain one’s identity, connection, and partnership, often amplifying unhealed trauma and relational wounds.
Frequently referred to as “the therapist for the passport people,” Henriette helps internationally mobile individuals and couples: Build emotional safety in ever-changing environments. Strengthen communication to bridge cultural or situational gaps. Create secure, supportive relationships, regardless of where they are in the world.
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A gentle, supportive guide for expat women navigating the emotional ups and downs of life abroad. Drawing on both professional experience and personal journeys, Henriette Johnsen walks you through each phase of the expat cycle – from preparation and the early “honeymoon” to culture shock, integration, and returning home.
With warmth and honesty, this guide normalises the feelings many expats quietly carry: loneliness, identity shifts, homesickness, and growth – and it offers practical, compassionate tools to care for your mental health along the way.
Whether you’re just beginning your journey or finding your footing abroad, this is an invitation to understand yourself more deeply, feel less alone, and make the most of your expat experience.
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