Therapy for expats and international professionals in Leuven.
Short-term, structured support for expats facing complex situations.
When a situation stays stuck,
doing more can make it worse.
Some situations don’t need more effort.
They need a more precise reading.
What people often bring to therapy in Leuven:
“We keep having the same arguments.”
“Since becoming parents, everything feels more difficult.”
“We barely feel connected anymore.”
“I feel alone carrying the mental load.”
“My partner is always working or emotionally absent.”
“We’ve become more like co-parents than partners.”
“We only talk about logistics and responsibilities.”
“Small situations turn into major conflicts.”
“We are exhausted all the time.”
“I miss the relationship we used to have.”
“We love each other, but something feels stuck.”
“We want to understand what is happening before things deteriorate further.”
A different way of working
Many people come after having already tried to explain, communicate or adapt — without lasting change.
My approach combines systemic and strategic therapy (Palo Alto) with the exploration of repeating personal, family or transgenerational patterns when these are relevant.
The goal is not simply to understand what happened, but to identify what is keeping the situation in place today and create the conditions for change.
This is a structured, short-term process focused on one specific situation.
By understanding the visible and invisible dynamics behind the problem, we introduce concrete shifts that can create lasting change.
I work with expats based in Leuven
facing recurring difficulties in personal or professional situations.
Johanna Touzel
Systemic & Strategic Practitioner
english therapist in Leuven
This is a short-term, structured process.
We begin by exploring the situation you are facing and the visible and invisible dynamics that may be keeping it in place.
Together, we identify the patterns that keep repeating. Sometimes they arise from present-day interactions. Sometimes they have deeper personal, family or transgenerational roots.
The goal is not simply to understand the past, but to free the present from patterns that no longer serve you.
This is not a lack of effort.
It’s how the situation works.
When a situation stays stuck, it is rarely because you are not trying hard enough. More often, invisible patterns and loyalties keep recreating the same dynamic. Once they become visible, change becomes possible.
Relationship and couple difficulties
I support individuals and couples facing recurring conflicts, communication difficulties, emotional distance or relational tensions.
This systemic approach is particularly well suited to couple and relationship difficulties, as it helps reveal the deeper patterns that keep the same conflicts repeating.
Consultations available in Leuven (Kessel-Lo) easily accessible from Heverlee, Herent, Wilsele and surrounding areas. I also offer online consultations.
You don’t need to prepare anything.
We start from your current situation.
You don’t need to figure everything out first.
If this feels familiar, you can start here:
The process is designed over 3 sessions
to create real movement — not just temporary relief
€270 for the full process
A confidential one-to-one process, structured over 3 sessions.
Sessions in Kessel-Lo ( Leuven ) / online
Systemic & Strategic Practitioner
Leuven - Overijse - Online