216. The Truth About Starting Over in a New Country as a Therapist with Meashline Komara

About this episode

Meashline Komara shares her journey of transitioning from practicing therapy in California to running an online private practice in Guinea, West Africa.

Starting over in a new country is something most therapists never picture for themselves. But for Meashline Komara, LCSW, it wasn't just a leap of faith. It was a four-year decision rooted in love, values, and a lot of honest conversations about fear. In this episode of The Traveling Therapist Podcast, I sit down with Meashline to talk about how she went from practicing in California to running her online private practice from Guinea, West Africa. She shares what the planning process actually...

People in this episode

Host: Kym Tolson

Guest: Meashline Komara

Topics covered

• starting over
• therapy
• online practice
• cultural transition
• personal growth

Keywords

• starting over
• therapist
• online private practice
• Guinea
• California
• cultural transition
• personal growth

Mentioned in this episode

Places: California, Guinea, West Africa

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