English Speaking Psychologist in Milan

Many moved here to run a business or lead a team or, more recently, for tax reasons, often without real roots in Milan, or in Italy at all. They handled the move itself. The harder part has to do with social codes and habits: Italian and foreign families whose children attend international schools have codes of their own, which can be very difficult to read. A relocation also often redistributes roles within the couple and the family in ways nobody quite planned.

I am a clinical psychologist and an expat myself: I have lived much of my life abroad and came to live in Italy, in Milan, only as an adult. As a parent, I also know the world of international schools first-hand. Sessions are held in English or Italian, in a confidential setting in the Turati area, a central and well-connected district between Palestro and Porta Nuova.

Couples living between countries

More often than not, relocation changes the balance of a couple. Often one partner's career prompted the move, while the other left work, friends and a degree of independence behind. In therapy we look at this directly: whether the choice was truly shared, who gave up more, how tasks have been redistributed. Sometimes one partner has had second thoughts and is ashamed to say so. In my work with couples, I draw on the Gottman Method, in which I have Level 2 training, within an integrative approach. More on the Couples Therapy in Milan page

International families and third culture kids

Many of my patients and their children are third culture kids or global nomads: they spent much of their childhood outside their parents' culture, moving from one country to another. Growing up this way, they often become part of a particular international circle, which does not necessarily coincide with the one their parents belong to. It can be an advantage. It can also make it harder to feel at home anywhere, and harder for parents to understand the world their children live in.

Beyond the question of where they belong, families bring very concrete ones: where the children will study, the grandparents and friends left behind, whether to stay, move again or go home. I often help young people and their parents find their way among the social context they find themselves into.

International individuals

I often work with individuals who have moved several times while growing up.

In my experience, the feeling of not fully understanding what is happening around you is one of the most common and least recognised sources of stress for expats in Milan. Part of the work is telling apart what belongs to the new context and what you brought with you.

How I work with expats

My approach is integrative, drawing on psychodynamic, systemic-relational and Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT) perspectives according to the person and the difficulty. Many international clients find it easier to speak about emotions in English; bilingual clients often move between the two languages, and that shift can itself become part of the work.

I am a member of the American Psychological Association (APA), and in 2026 I presented a skill-building session at the APA Convention in Washington, DC.

Sessions and booking

Sessions take place in person at Via Turati 7, a short walk from Quadrilatero della Moda, Palestro and Porta Nuova. They can, at times, be online for clients who travel often and have difficulties staying at one place. Individual sessions last 50 minutes, couple sessions 60 minutes. To check availability, you can write to me by email or on WhatsApp.

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