Stranger in a strange land

Published Updated 5 Min Read

Dr. Sean Truman grew up in Nairobi, Kenya, where his father worked for the United Nations. He attended the International School of Kenya in Nairobi, where his mother was a teacher. He knows what it means to be an expatriate.

He also knows the stress a family can go through living overseas, which is why, a few years ago, he formed The Truman Group, a mental health practice that specifically serves expats. He and his fellow therapists use Skype to treat expatriate employees across the globe struggling with varied mental health/emotional issues that could cause an otherwise perfect-fit assignment to crumble, potentially costing employers hundreds of thousands if dollars.

Lisa V. Gillespie
Writer

Lisa V. Gillespie is a freelance writer in Washington, DC.


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