Couple Therapy

Therapy in Danish or English - online or in Gentofte

Learn how to navigate conflicts more constructively, get tools to reconnect faster and increase intimacy

In couples therapy you will learn how to deal with and grow from:

  • Stuck conflict patterns

  • Trust issues

  • Doubt 

  • High conflict levels

  • Loss of intimacy

Improve communication
Most couples refer to their problems as miscommunication and want tools to communicate better. In couples therapy you will get a better understanding of what leads to miscommunication and how to tackle conflicts, disagreements in parenting, loss of intimacy enabling you to regain closeness and communication that equip you to navigate your relationship satisfactorily.

Navigate through changes
Significant life changes such as loss, illness, stress, or international relocations can strain relationships. Doubt, withdrawal, criticism, or feelings of loneliness may arise.

Understand Your Dynamics
A couples therapy process helps you discover and dissolve negative dynamics, enhance mutual understanding, and breathe new life into what you excel at together.

Rediscover Security and Intimacy
The goal of couples therapy is to guide you back to a secure connection where you can master challenging conversations, resolve difficult dilemmas, and rediscover and develop intimacy—emotionally and sexually.

Development - Together
There is no safer place to grow than with someone you love. But it can be hard to feel safe enough to share your vulnerabilities - even with your partner. 

That’s why it’s helpful to have a trained couple therapist support you as you open up for new and more vulnerable conversations. 

“Going to couples therapy is like having a tour guide help us navigate our emotional landscapes.”
— Jette Simon, EFT Trainer & Couples Therapist

The benefits of couples therapy include:

  • Greater self-awareness

  • Understanding the dynamics that may come between you

  • Clarification and handling of doubts

  • Improved communication and conflict resolution

  • The ability to repair and reconnect after conflicts

  • Tools to grow and heal past unresolved moments breach of trust

Seeking support to look at your relationship from an external perspective and assistance in identifying and changing unhealthy patterns is NOT a sign of weakness but rather a sign of COURAGE to take responsibility for the love and the family's most crucial foundation: the relationship.

Specialized support for Expat Couples

Common for many expat couples is a sense of overwhelm and a risk of drifting apart or getting stuck in unresolved conflicts. 

Read more about Expat Hero’s specialized support for Expat Couples here

We are all in the same boat

At one time or another, we all experience challenges, losses, grief or emotions that can overwhelm us and feel all consuming.  We also all struggle in our relationships from time to time feeling inadequate, over-responsible or alone.

My background for becoming a couple and family therapist is fueled by my own story. I’ve been a wife, accompanying partner and a dual career expat and a repat lost in reverse culture shock and fragmented identity.

I’ve been struggling to get my marriage out of the destructive loop, lost and divorced. A raw experience fueling a decade of studies and research into couples work. I am the mother of 3 Third Culture Kids - one diagnosed with autism. I’m also a daughter, granddaughter, sister, niece and sister in law with all the entanglement that exists in all families.

I have been lost and found my way back. I know from personal experience the power of getting support and companionship to develop and grow. That is why I became a couple therapist. So you can benefit and take the shortcut to a stronger, more loving and connected relationship.

You can read more about my professional and academic background 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.”

    Danish couple based in the USA & transitioning to Denmark

  • Life-changing

    “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 realized that they were not entirely Danish. It's not a focus area for the company so we felt alone."

    Erik, VP at Danish Global Organization.

  • Expat Hero tools helped

    "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, 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 tools from Expat Hero really helped."

    Mother of 3 TCK’s reflecting on the family’s outplacement overseas.