Specialized support for expats

All services provided in English or Danish - Online or face-to-face in Gentofte, Denmark

Turn your transitional struggles into strengths

THE EXPAT JOURNEY IS A HERO’S JOURNEY, a captivating adventure in the story of our lifes.

At Expat Hero we recognize that when we embark on international adventures as expats, global nomads, or international talents, we step into the unknown.

We have experienced the adventure and know from the inside that it’s an adventures roller coaster ride that can feel overwhelming to navigate alone.

IT’S A JOURNEY THAT CHALLENGES OUR IDENTITY, pushes our comfort zone, and shakes our relationships, both personally and professionally. We might feel lost, lonely, or adrift as we navigate cultural differences and the impact on our relationships.

Expat Hero is dedicated to transforming culture shock, turbulence, and discomfort into personal growth, happiness, and nurturing, secure relationships


– both in your personal life and at work.

Expat Hero Services

  • Couple Therapy

    Are you caught in a deadlock pattern that wears down on love?

    Recurring conflicts, difficulties navigating the new life circumstances and the many expat dilemmas that come with a life between cultures leave many expat couples struggling to find common ground.

    Couple therapy with Expat Hero takes that complexity into consideration and helps you get perspective and clarity of your conflict pattern enabling you to change the dynamics and resolve conflicts faster with less distress.

    Read more here

  • Solo Expat

    Are you on your international journey alone - or feeling alone though surrounded by family and friends - then this is your chance to explore and release your personal power.

    Taking the steps in international life can feel both exciting and overwhelming.

    Expat Hero supports individuals to overcome culture shock, loneliness and existential challenges showing up as stress, anxiety or depression.

    Read more here

  • Expat Family

    Get support in feeling certain in your parenting and learn to dissolve dysfunctional dynamics achieving more harmony, lightness and joy in your family.

    It’s common for expat families to experience a period of turmoil and unsustainable dynamics among family members.

    International transitions can provoke vulnerabilities, conflict, grief and blame.

    Read more here

  • Third Culture Kid

    Growing up between cultures is enriching, but can also create a strong sense of rootlessness, maladaptation or overadaptation leading to mental health struggles.

    At Expat Hero we support both young TCKs, Adult Third Culture Kids integrate their globally mobile upbringing.

    We support TCKs create a strong sense of identity through storytelling, the Hero’s Journey framework and empathetic counseling.

    Read more here

Book your session here

“Opportunities to find deeper powers within ourselves come when life seems most challenging.”

— Dr. Joseph Campbell, professor and author, known for his circular development model, The Hero’s Journey

Why get support from Expat Hero?

Therapy through Expat Hero is a supportive and rewarding process where you receive assistance in navigating a challenging period in your life. Therapy provides perspective and tools for personal development, increased well-being, and improved relationships.

In the sessions, you'll have the opportunity to enhance your self-awareness, helping you identify, understand, and address the challenges or stuck issues you may be facing. With this new and deeper awareness on how to handle difficult situations, you can strengthen your options for action and achieve the changes you desire.

Whether participating individually, as a couple, or a family, the sessions will be beneficial for addressing the issues affecting you and your relationships.

About Nanna

I’m Nanna Hauch. I founded Expat Hero in 2018 with a mission to offer specialized services to support the mental wellbeing and personal development of expats and globally mobile families.

I’m a licensed couples and family therapists specialized in the psychology and mental health aspects of global mobility.

I have lived the dilemmas myself and have deep understanding, empathy and tools to support you.

The Expat Journey is a Hero’s Journey and it has become my life purpose to support expats and internationals discover their inner Expat Hero.

My personal journey has fueled my transition from an international corporate career to what I do today.

You can read more about my professional and academic background here

Approach & method

There are many therapeutic methods which can be confusing when seeking out a therapist to support you. Research supports the view that what is more important for therapy to make a difference than a specific method is the personal chemistry between client and therapist.

I specialize in Emotionally Focused Therapy for couples, families and individuals. This approach is psychodynamic, systemic and attachment based.

We place your current struggles into your context and emotional experience so you get a better understanding of your coping strategies, and how to make new experiences that bring you what you're longing for in your life.

You can read more on how I conduct therapy here

Testimonials

  • We highly recommend Nanna

    "Nanna has been an invaluable resource to us during our time in the US and in Denmark. Her expertise and support has made our journey, as a couple and parents, stronger and more caring across time zones, culture and borders. Her approach is empathetic and constructive. We highly recommend Nanna.”

    Danish couple based in the USA & transitioning to Denmark

  • Feel more confident

    “After moving to Denmark, we started to argue a lot, even about small things. We realized we needed help and luckily found Nanna, who runs Expat Hero couples therapy. Our time with her has been life-changing, as she has helped us understand ourselves and each other with her expertise and empathy. We feel more confident in our growth as a couple and a family thanks to therapy, and look forward to continuing our progress.”

    Intercultural couple moving to Denmark after having met during their international careers overseas.

  • Positive effect on work

    "Our time with Nanna allowed us to communicate with each other more effectively and compassionately during a very stressful transitional period in our lives. This also had a positive effect on our work lives, leading to a more balanced and productive output.”

    International Dual Career Couple based in Copenhagen

  • Tough repatriation

    "It became very clear that even though we were prepared, it was the repatriation that proved to be the toughest. It's a time when even the strongest family is challenged. When transplanting our children into the Danish system, we realize that they're not entirely Danish, even though they speak the language.”

    Erik, VP at Danish Global Organization.

  • Wanted to go home

    "I had never seen my children react like that before. There was a level of conflict among them that completely threw us off. Besides feeling embarrassed to admit it, I had no one to talk to about it. I couldn't exactly call HR at my husband's company and confess that we didn't have it all figured out. I mostly wanted to go back home with the children. Getting some tools to understand what was happening really helped."

    Mother of 3 TCK reflecting on the families outplacement overseas