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Community Therapy: Self-Paced Online Courses

Counseling made affordable

Self-paced online courses with videos, reflection exercises, and weekly feedback via email from counselor & psychotherapist Diya John, using evidence-based therapy approaches like Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). 

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19,000 JPY (~120 USD) for 5 weeks.

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Featured Course

Overcoming Loneliness as an Expat

The expat life involves a lot of alone time, and being in a new environment may bring with it feelings of loneliness even when there are people around us. 

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In this course, we'll get into the science behind loneliness - why we feel this way, sharing evidence-based tools you can use to deal with it based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), so that you can move closer to your idea of a fulfilling life.
 

Every week, you'll get a chance to reflect on what each of these topics means to you, the challenges you face, and what works/ doesn't work for you. You'll also receive customized, personalized feedback via email from Diya.

 

Who this course is for:

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  • Expats/immigrants/internationals or anyone who wants to understand and overcome loneliness, or is curious about the science behind it

  • People who would like to build more meaningful relationships, but aren't sure where to start

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Course Content & Schedule

5 weeks of videos & reflection activities, with Personalized feedback

  • Starting with your intentions

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    • What brings you to this course, and what you would like to get out of it

    • How loneliness shows up for you / your triggers, thoughts and feelings around it

    • The science behind loneliness

  • Coping with loneliness

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    • Different coping styles for loneliness

    • Reflections on what your coping strategies for loneliness have been so far

    • How to navigate these uncomfortable thoughts, feelings, based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

  • Finding meaning in relationships

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    • Moving towards your idea of a meaningful life - identifying your values around relationships & community

  • Taking action

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    • Actions that you can take while dealing with loneliness/ to move towards your idea of a meaningful life

    • Barriers that get in the way, and how to tackle them

  • Moving with self-compassion

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    • How to practice self-compassion along the journey

    • Stories and comforting notes from other expats on loneliness

Client Testimonials

"​I've had the privilege of being under Diya's guidance, and it's been a transformative experience. Her approach has significantly helped me in recognizing and understanding my emotions, playing a vital role in healing my past wounds."

— German Expat

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Client Testimonials

"​While my initial goal was to salvage the marriage and stop being depressed, Diya helped me see a bigger picture. Thanks to Diya's guidance, I'm in a much better place mentally. I'm ready to move forward, leave the past behind, and embrace a new chapter."

— British Expat

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Client Testimonials

"​Even after just 2 group therapy sessions, I have felt that the insights have had a profound effect on me. I find myself trying be more of a witness to my feelings, and have become more aware of when I am trying to dissociate or push something away."

— Indian American Expat

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Client Testimonials

"I have really enjoyed and definitely benefited from my sessions with Diya. I have had a difficult transition moving to Japan and finding my personal values in a new country with a completely different culture than America."

— American Expat

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Client Testimonials

"My experience with Diya was incredibly helpful. She was very easy to talk to and very professional. Initially I was feeling very stuck as an expat. I was able to gain a lot of insight on my personal and expat journey."

— South African Expat

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"To heal, you have to get to the root of the wound and kiss it all the way up."— Rupi Kaur

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