Leigh Matthews is a registered Australian psychologist and founder of Therapy in Barcelona, her solo practice, which is now an international team of therapists, providing counselling and coaching in English to adults, children, adolescents and families from Barcelona’s international community. Leigh moved from Australia to Barcelona in 2011, left a successful private practice...
Emma Ruiz is a Gestalt Therapist based in Barcelona. She is passionate about learning and her work has always revolved around education and growth. Here Emma talks to MumAbroad Life about learning English, her relationship with the international community, finding like minded friends and her path to becoming a therapist. "I...
Barcelona is home to many fantastic co-working spaces including Downtown Offices located in Sant Gervasi, which was the first work hub for female only entrepreneurs in Spain. Cobaby is an innovative space for expat and local working women providing space to work with nursery services close by. And there are...
Does this look familiar? A row of teenagers with their heads bent forward, hunched and with rounded shoulders. What's the problem? Teenager’s digital device use has sharply increased in the past 9 years. If we look at South Korea, the most digitally connected country in the world, the leap in mobile phones owned...
Tot Teràpia is a centre in Sant Cugat, Barcelona dedicated to assisting children, teenagers and families. They have a multidisciplinary approach combining innovative technologies with more conventional therapies. Therapists work on emotional aspects, communication, movement, cognition and nutrition and pay particular emphasis on incorporating the whole family into the therapy...
The Montessori Village brand was founded in Madrid in 2011. Can you tell us something about how and why it was founded? Maria Giménez and Ana Monemeneu, who have been friends for over 15 years, created Montessori Village after becoming mums. They believed that important values like respect were disappearing in...
[caption id="attachment_41284" align="alignleft" width="250"] Founder & CEO Anna Martínez Balañá[/caption] Flexible, private, well designed workspaces you can book in a few clicks and pay by the hour. After graduating from her Master’s Degree in Innovation and Entrepreneurship from ESADE, Anna Martínez Balañá founded Sheltair. Here she tells MumAbroad Life about her...
"It is important to BFIS that new families feel a part of our community as soon as possible, providing a quick and easy transition for students and parents. To meet this goal, BFIS provides a Welcome Program designed to help new students and their families make early connections within our...