Elisabeth Herrera Asencio

In my experience, couples in intercultural relationships face more challenges than others.

What I can offer you

The diversity of people really fascinates me. I always enjoy getting to know new perspectives and growing with them. I support couples in processes of change based on my personal experience and with a lot of sensitivity. Let me help you find out how you can make your intercultural relationship work without having to give up too much of yourself.

Counsellor with multiple qualifications

I am a life coach and social counsellor, an interculturality expert and have been trained in the Crucible® method. I am really passionate about supporting and empowering intercultural couples. I want to enable people to use challenges as opportunities for growth.

• I am focusing on counselling people in intercultural relationships
• Since 2019, I have been working in my own practice

It warms my heart when I see couples treating each other with honesty and sincerity. This requires mutual respect, efficient communication and patience. Find out more about me in my CV (download PDF).

Being part of an intercultural family

I was born in 1986 and grew up in the Lower Austrian Waldviertel region. Very soon I felt that I wanted to go out into the big, wide world. I am fluent in English, German and Spanish and I am still fascinated by other cultures today and enjoy getting immersed in them.

My husband comes from a Chilean island. With him, I learned what it means to start from scratch in a foreign country. Together we had to overcome bureaucratic barriers, reconcile our different values and resist the pressure from outside.

As a mother of two girls (born in 2012 and 2016), I know the highs and lows of motherhood. I have been confronted with challenges that have taken me to my limits – and beyond. Based on these personal experiences and my expert knowledge, I can offer my clients sensitive and respectful counselling.

You can read more about the story of our family and what living between two cultures feels like for us as a couple in this article which was published in the Austrian newspaper Die Presse (PDF download).