English-speaking therapists in Leuven

Therapy in English, in Leuven

No referral, no waiting list, no doing this in Dutch.

Leuven is a university town to its core — one of Europe's oldest — packed with international students and researchers living in English.

Leuven's town hall — English-speaking therapy in Leuven

Why it matters here

One of Europe's great university towns

Leuven's life revolves around KU Leuven, which means a dense international community of students and academics, much of it operating in English on temporary footing. The pressure and isolation of that are real, and English-speaking care locally is limited. Online, you choose from everyone working in English and meet from home.

About Wefeel

What Wefeel is — and what it isn't

Wefeel is a place to find a therapist and arrange to meet them online. We verify that every therapist listed here is qualified to practise, and we give them a place to be found.

We are not a clinic and we are not a party to your therapy. The session is between you and your therapist, and it belongs to the two of you. What is said in it stays there.

Wefeel is also not a crisis service. If you are in immediate danger, the numbers below will reach someone right now.

What we work with

What brings people here

  • Loneliness and isolation

    When your social life is made entirely of colleagues, and everyone who knew you before is in another time zone.

  • Anxiety and chronic stress

    Visas, contracts, rent, the low hum of living somewhere you could be asked to leave.

  • Depression and flatness

    Especially the kind that is hard to name, because on paper the move worked.

  • Identity and belonging

    Caught between where you're from and where you live, between who you were and whoever this is now.

  • Relationships and family

    Including the strain of having moved together — or of having moved without them.

  • Homesickness and grief

    For people, for a former life, for the version of yourself that existed before you left.

This is not a complete list. If you're struggling with something that isn't here, get in touch anyway. Therapy begins with you, not with a category — and it doesn't require you to have found the right word for it first.

How it works

Three steps, no referral

You choose your own therapist — nobody assigns one. You pick a time from their open hours, in your own zone. You meet by video call, from home. No referral, no insurance paperwork, no French or Dutch required.

Academic pressure is a real reason

You don't need to have hit a wall to talk to someone.

Reading

Written by the therapists themselves

Articles about anxiety, sleep, grief, burnout and the rest of it — written by the people you can book a session with.

If you need help right now

Wefeel is not a crisis service

If you are thinking about ending your life, or you are afraid of what you might do, please don't wait for an appointment. Emergency services answer at any hour, free of charge, and in English.

  • Emergency services112
  • Zelfmoordlijn — suicide prevention, 24 hours a day (Dutch language)1813
  • Centre de Prévention du Suicide — 24 hours a day (French language)0800 32 123
  • Community Help Center (English language)02 648 40 14

Common questions

Are there English-speaking therapists in Leuven?

Few locally — but online you're not limited to them.

Do I need Dutch?

No.

Can I use this alongside university support?

Yes; nothing here replaces care you already have.

Start in your own language

Read the profiles, take your time, and choose someone you can talk to properly. No referral, and no French or Dutch required at any point.

For therapists

Working in English in Belgium?

If you're a qualified therapist who works online in English, you can list your practice on Wefeel.