Life as an expat is exciting but can often feel isolating. You're navigating cross-cultural contexts and creating new connections but still feel not fully seen. In this blog, Asian American expat therapist Samuel Kim, LMFT 141541 sheds light into expat mental health, exploring themes of identity confusion, loss, and belonging. You don't have to feel like you have to suppress yourself in order to belong. At Oak and Stone Therapy, we support expats navigating cross-cultural stress, loneliness, and culture shock.  

Navigating relationships is hard, especially as interracial, intercultural, or Asian American couples. How are you supposed to figure out how to live life together when you come from such different backgrounds? In this blog, Asian American therapist Samuel Kim draws from his own experience in an interracial relationship to shed light on some of the complexities interracial couples face, and how therapy can help couples navigate these differences to experience more unity. At Oak and Stone Therapy, we support individuals and couples navigating cross-cultural stress, relational conflict, and communication challenges in Los Angeles, Pasadena, Across California, and for expats living abroad in Asia, Europe, and Latin America.

Nancy Denq, LMFT 146636 explores common reasons why couples therapy may not be working for you, introduces discernment counseling for couples who are not sure they want to move forward in the relationship, and offers possible ways to move forward.