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"Working with Nanda helped me finally understand that I wasn't broken, I was just carrying too much alone. She gave me clarity I didn't know I needed."
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A safe space for the long-term expat
You're building the life you wanted abroad. But something still feels missing.
Online therapy for immigrants and expats ready to move beyond adaptation, finding purpose, belonging, and inner peace.
Registered Counsellor · ACA Member · Sessions in English & Portuguese
"Saudade: the love that remains after the person or place is gone."
You're not alone in feeling this way
You've been living abroad for years. You have stability, maybe even permanent residency or citizenship. From the outside, everything looks fine.
But inside, you're carrying:
A quiet emptiness
"I achieved what I came for... now what?"
Sophisticated loneliness
People around you, but no one who truly understands.
Stuck between two worlds
Neither fully from here, nor there anymore.
Guilt and grief
Aging parents far away, moments you're missing.
Exhaustion from always adapting, never fully belonging
This isn't about "getting used to it." This is about finding yourself again.
Therapy that understands your journey, because I've lived it too
Hi, I'm Nanda
Brazilian registered counsellor in Australia. I immigrated years ago, just like you. I know what it's like to build a life far from home and to face the emotional complexity that comes after the excitement fades.
My approach combines:
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- check_circleCultural sensitivity. I get it, I've lived it
- check_circleFocus on you and your journey
This is for you if...
You've been living abroad long enough to feel settled, but not settled enough to feel at peace.
You're not looking for quick fixes or surface-level advice. You're ready to do the deeper work: understanding who you are, what you truly want, and how to live with more intention and less stress.
You value depth, authenticity, and working with someone who gets the immigrant experience, not just clinically, but personally.
Does this sound like you? Let's talk.
Book free consultationHow we work together
1
Free 30-minute consultation
We meet via video call. No pressure, just a real conversation to see if we're a good fit.
2
First session
We explore your story, what brought you here, and map out where we're headed together.
3
Ongoing therapy
Regular sessions where we dive deep and create real change.
Why Saudade Mind Lab?
"Saudade" is a Portuguese word with no direct English translation. It's a deep, bittersweet longing for something or someone absent, holding love, memory, and the ache of distance all at once.
It perfectly captures what so many immigrants carry: that complex feeling of missing home while knowing you can't go back to who you were before.
But it can also be saudade for yourself, for parts of your identity you feel you've lost along the way.
This practice is about honouring that longing without letting it consume you. About holding space for all the complexity of living between worlds.
What clients say
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"I thought therapy would be about 'fixing' me. Instead, it became about finding myself again. Nanda gets it in a way no one else could."
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"For the first time in years, I feel like I can breathe. I'm not just surviving anymore, I'm actually living."
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