PRAXIS AN DEN WEINBERGEN
Eva Lichtwald
Couples therapist • Coach • Business psychologist
EXPATS · PROACTIVE & PREVENTATIVE
Before it becomes a crisis.
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Not every conversation begins in a crisis.
Sometimes it begins with a question. Whether the assignment is the right decision — for both of you. Whether the relationship can carry it. What happens when one partner is excited and the other is hesitant.
Or it begins shortly after arrival: when everything is new, the routines are gone and the couple realises they need more than a language course.
Whether you are still weighing the decision — or have just arrived and sense that it is harder than expected: a conversation can help you find orientation. Before patterns take hold that are harder to shift.
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"I am looking forward to the assignment — but my partner is not really on board."
"We said yes. But I am not sure what that actually means for us as a couple."
"We are here now. And I realise I don't know how to begin."
"Everything is new. We have lost our structure — and we feel that as a couple too."
"I don't want to wait until it escalates."
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Seeking support before a crisis is not a sign that something is wrong — it is a form of care. It means taking space early to clarify together what you need, how you want to shape the assignment as a couple, and what can help when things get difficult.
A conversation does not need to provide answers straight away. But it can help to understand connections more clearly and discover new room to act.
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The accompanying partner
Relocations are rarely equal for both partners. One arrives with a clear professional brief. The other rebuilds a life from scratch — often without a network, without familiar structures, sometimes without a clear role.
Large organisations invest in the person they relocate. The accompanying partner often receives a language course — and little else.
This is exactly where I come in.
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The practice
Praxis an den Weinbergen · Rotweinstraße 47 · Ingelheim am Rhein
Online available.
10–40 minutes from Frankfurt, Mainz and Wiesbaden with discreet, private, parking directly in front of the practice.
Sessions in German and English. Spanish on request.
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If you recognise yourself — write to me.
The first step is an email.
