Welcome to our Budapest Office!
Our doors officially opened March 3, 2025 in Budapest, Hungary! We praise God for providing this new space to continue our mission of providing professional counseling to cross-cultural workers serving in the Middle East, Northern Africa, Eastern Europe and beyond. Transitions like this are never ea
Transitions Part 2
Last month, we began our 2-part series on transitions as a cross-cultural worker by talking through the major different international moves workers face in their journey abroad. From the first move overseas, planned or unplanned moves on the field, to repatriating at the end of your journey overseas
Transitions Part 1
by Lisa Green, Executive Director, LPC- LMHC I wonder, what happens in your mind and body if you were to think: “I have to move.” (as in move house/country). Does that feel exciting? Do you get a pit in your stomach? A cringe, or shiver of longing? A mix of both? Transition is ubiquitous for [&h
Disconnected Callings: When one is Sent and the other Follows
by Susan Butler, LMFT, LPC, LMHC In a perfect world a couple makes a decision to “go” together. Both have a strong sense of calling, are equally committed to make the move, and desire to provide significant live-giving services. But unfortunately, none of us live in a perfect worl
Advent Week 1: Accepting the Task Before Us & Breath Prayer Exercise
Read Luke 1:26-56 “Nothing is impossible for God. Then Mary said, ‘I am the Lord’s servant. Let it be with me just as you have said.’ Then the angel left her.” Luke 1:37-38 While most of us haven’t had an angel show up physically to announce what grand plan God has for our
Lent 2023: Part 2 Re-imagine
“So, here you are.Too foreign for home, too foreign for here.Never enough for both.”– Ijeoma Umebinyuo Life as an expat stretches our imaginations and experiences about people, the world, and God in refreshing ways. But if we’re honest, sometimes it also comes with a cost. For all
PREPARING FOR SUCCESS
by Nick Steffen, LMHC Attention is costly The primary mechanism of our computer’s ability to multitask is something called “context switching.” Essentially, the processing unit saves a task off to memory in a way that it can later retrieve and then shifts over to another task. Each context swi
SUPPORTING YOUR TCK
by Lisa Green, LMFT When thinking of the worker and expat community in which many of us live, we often think of the men and women that have picked up and moved from a place that is familiar, comfortable, and “home,” to a place that is decidedly less familiar, less comfortable, and takes a long [
A CASE FOR MOURNING
by Andrew Brown, LLP Pain and loss are two of the most difficult realities we face in life. They are normal insofar as they are a common part of the human experience, but they seldom feel natural. Loss and pain are also intertwined—so that significant loss is always accompanied by
MANAGING TRANSITIONS
by John and Rebecca Leverington INTRODUCTION Transitions bring with them the paradox of opportunity and danger––opportunity for change, and apprehension and uncertainty regarding the future. The sooner we begin to expand our thinking, focusing on specific kinds of opportunity and how these can b