Intercultural Couples Therapy

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Bicultural Relationship Challenges

In an intercultural relationship, love brings two cultures together. Beautiful—but not always easy. Cultural differences, language barriers, and different values can lead to tension or misunderstandings.

Common struggles include:

  • Clashing daily habits or traditions

  • Miscommunication due to language or emotional expression

  • Different views on parenting, work, or religion

  • Stress around in-laws or cultural expectations

Relationship Support

I help couples build trust, connection, and emotional safety—not just in spite of their differences, but because of them.

Mixed couples with at least one partner of non-Dutch origin

All relationships are, to some extent, intercultural. This means that both partners come from different families with their own values, belief systems, internal cultures, and ways of doing things.

At Praktijk-Dinamo, both the differences and the similarities between partners are given attention.

A good intercultural love relationship, above all, offers the same things as any other happy relationship: safety, warmth, love, support, and protection. These are the fundamental conditions for every healthy relationship. Sometimes, these relationships may face challenges. This can be due to various factors, such as a lack of social support, loneliness, misunderstanding, cultural differences, mutual prejudices, family interference, norms, values, customs, grief, sadness, financial struggles, and family bonds. In therapy, we focus on restoring a safe connection and learning about each other’s emotional core needs, helping both partners meet those needs.

Attachment Needs

All people have the same attachment needs. These include: feeling loved, cherished, appreciated, supported, heard, and respected.

When a partnership fulfills these attachment needs, both partners can show the best version of themselves. Children then grow up in a loving and nurturing family environment, which helps them develop into healthy and securely attached adults. This holds true regardless of ethnicity, religion, culture, or tradition.

The fears related to attachment in relationships are also universal. These often revolve around the doubts we have: Do you care about me? Am I important to you? Will you be there for me when I feel vulnerable? Am I safe with you? Can I trust you with my feelings? Can I be myself with you?

Are you experiencing challenges in your relationship? Make an appointment here and experience how your relationship improves from the very first session.

You have the option to choose between three programs:

  1. 4-Session Program: Ideal if you want to give a boost to your relationship and strengthen your connection, without major issues at hand.

  2. 6-Session Program: Recommended if you’re experiencing frequent conflicts, struggles with communication, or feeling lonely and unseen in your relationship.

  3. 10-Session Program: Best for couples experiencing deeply ingrained patterns of dysfunctional communication and coping mechanisms. If intimacy is almost nonexistent, with frequent fights or emotional distancing, and you’ve tried various methods without success, this program will provide the intensive support needed for significant change.

Let us know which program resonates with your current situation, and we look forward to working with you!

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