Hi, I’m Mena Eissa.
I’m a coach and counsellor supporting tech expats navigating stress, burnout, and life abroad.
I know this path well, because I've walked it myself. And there's something I wish I'd learned earlier: You don't have to choose between a successful career and a fulfilling life. For years, I believed I did. I thought achievement meant sacrifice, that exhaustion was the price of success. But my own journey taught me something different.
The real work isn't about balancing two opposing forces. It's about integrating them. Moving from just surviving to truly living. From performing to simply being.
I know this is possible because I've lived it.
My Story: From Egypt to the Netherlands
With over 25 years in tech and leadership, I built a career that looked successful on paper. I moved countries, took on challenging roles, and did what was expected of me. But underneath, I carried the weight of never-ending expectations, self-doubt, stress, and perfectionism.
I looked accomplished on the outside, but inside I was exhausted. I knew the exhaustion of constantly having to rebuild what “normal” looked like, at work, at home, and in a new culture. I also knew the quiet pressure of having to prove, to myself, to others, that this move was worth it. I knew the subtle loneliness that can persist even after you're settled. And I knew what it felt like to perform your life while slowly losing touch with yourself.
What helped me wasn't pushing harder. It was learning to pause. To set boundaries. To return to myself with kindness and compassion. I finally chose to leave my corporate job, not to give up, but to turn toward work I truly believed in.
“I learned that home stops being a place. It becomes a relationship with yourself.”
“Coming home to yourself is the most powerful journey of all.”
You don't have to walk this path alone.
If you're tired of performing at work while falling apart inside, I offer a free intro call. It's a confidential space to explore what's really going on and find a clear path forward.
Why I do this work
I realised that so many professionals, especially expats in tech, were carrying the same invisible load. They looked successful on paper but felt drained, stuck, or disconnected. They didn't need more strategies or productivity hacks. They needed to rebuild their relationship with themselves.
Today, as a certified coach and counsellor (Diploma from the Academy for Coaching and Counselling, registered with LVSC), I guide tech expats who are ready to build a new, sustainable way of living and working. My work is simply this: helping people rebuild their relationship with themselves.
They often arrive feeling:
Drained at work and at home
Stuck in patterns they can't seem to break
Like they're performing instead of living
Disconnected from who they really are
And we use that as the starting point. My mission is to help you feel safe, empowered, and aligned.
What I Help People With
I'm here to help you:
Reconnect with your inner strength and values
Cultivate resilience through life's challenges
Build a life that feels authentic, meaningful, and truly yours
How I work
I don't separate "professional" from "personal," because for the people I work with, especially expats in tech, they are deeply intertwined. The pressure at work follows you home. The loneliness in your personal life shows up in your confidence and boundaries.
My practice is naturally positioned at the intersection of: psychological depth • professional life • expat identity. My approach integrates proven methods like Positive Psychology, Somatic Coaching, and IFS with my 25+ years of hands-on tech leadership. But more than any method, what I offer is a space where you don't have to prove anything. Not your competence. Not your struggle. Not even your worth.
In our sessions, you don't have to choose between being the professional and being human. You bring all of you. And we work with all of it.
I don't tell you what you should do. I help you slowly sort through the chaos and find your own way.
What people say they feel with me
Exhale.
Finally, someone who understands. A space where they don't have to explain everything from the beginning. Where they can simply be.