What we work on · No support system abroad
Therapy for building a support system when you live far from home
Back home a circle came ready made: family down the road, neighbours, school friends, someone who would just turn up. Abroad you have to build it deliberately, usually while working long hours, and often while looking perfectly sociable.
The gap shows on the ordinary days. Nobody to hand the keys to, nobody to sit with when something goes wrong, and the strange loneliness of being the person everyone else calls for support.
Komel Kaur
Psychotherapist + Executive Coach
M.A. Psychology
CBT and DBT trained psychotherapist
5 languages
English, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu, Kashmiri
60-minute sessions
Online video, times shown on your own clock
No payment to request
Ask for a time first, pay once it is confirmed
Reviewed by Komel Kaur, psychotherapist and executive coach, M.A. Psychology
Last reviewed 20 August 2026
What this often looks like
- ·Full calendar, no one you would call at 2am
- ·Friendships that stay at brunch level and never deepen
- ·Being the reliable one for everyone, with no equivalent in return
- ·Not telling family back home when things are hard, so they do not worry
- ·Weekends spent recovering rather than living
- ·Feeling that asking for help would make you a burden
What we actually do in sessions
- ·We look honestly at what your circle currently gives you and what is missing from it.
- ·We work on what makes it hard to be the one who needs something, which is usually the real blocker.
- ·We build a realistic plan: a small number of relationships worth investing in, and how to deepen them.
- ·We look at the safe spaces you can create, in your home, community or online, rather than waiting to be included.
- ·We handle the specific loneliness of holding a role, whether that is provider, eldest, or the one who moved.
- ·Therapy is not the substitute for a circle. It is where you build one and stop carrying everything alone while you do.
Format
Online video
Private and confidential
Sessions in
English, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu
Where clients are
Gulf, UK, Europe, North America, Australia, India
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Common questions
Is loneliness a real reason to book therapy?
Yes, and it is one of the most common reasons people abroad get in touch. It rarely stays only loneliness; it tends to arrive with low mood, anxiety or exhaustion.
I look fine to everyone. Would this help?
That is the usual presentation. High-functioning people are often the most isolated, because nobody thinks to ask.
Can therapy help me make friends?
It can help you see what keeps relationships shallow and give you concrete things to try. The connections are yours to build; sessions make that far less random.
Are sessions in my language?
Sessions run in English, Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu, in your own timezone, wherever you live.
Ready when you are
Pick a session and a time in your own timezone, then send the request. Nothing is paid until Komel confirms.
Other things people bring here
Online therapy by country
How it works
Three steps, about five minutes.
No waiting list, no phone tag, no chasing a reply. You can have a time requested before you close this page, and nothing is paid until it is confirmed.
01
Pick a session and a time
Choose the session you want and a slot that suits you. Times are shown on your own clock, and evening slots are open.
02
Request it, no payment yet
Leave a few details and send the request. The slot is held for you while Komel confirms she is the right fit.
03
Confirm and get your Meet link
Komel sends a payment link for that session. Once it is paid, the Google Meet link lands in your inbox.
Sessions and pricing
Pick the session that fits, then a time.
Intro consultation
30 minutes
USD 35
One-off, no commitment
A short first conversation to see if we're a fit.
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Full session
60 minutes
USD 70USD 49
New client offerOne-off, no commitment
A complete therapy hour, one to one.
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Most chosen5-session plan
60 minutes
USD 49per session
Save 30% per sessionNothing upfront, pay one session at a time
Five hours of real work at the lower rate the whole way through.
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Couples session
60 minutes, for two
USD 120USD 99
New client offerOne-off, no commitment
One hour with both partners on the same video call.
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From the practice
What Komel writes about, week to week.
When this is not the right fit
Komel is a psychotherapist and executive coach based in the UAE, working online worldwide. Sessions are private and self-funded, and cannot be claimed on local insurance or used for legal, medical or workplace reports. She does not prescribe or manage medication.
This is not an emergency service. If you are in immediate danger, use a local crisis line rather than a booking request. Her credentials and training and the full scope of practice are published.