Some things follow people home from service. They don’t always show up right away. Years later, in a city like Bangkok, they surface: waking at 3am with your mind already running, a fuse that’s shorter than it used to be, a few more drinks than you meant to have, an unsettled feeling around crowds, noise, or sometimes nothing in particular.
You’re also a long way from the people who would understand without explanation. Service taught you to handle things yourself and keep them contained, and that habit doesn’t switch off when you leave. The people around you here, however kind, don’t have the context.
Who this is for
There’s no bar you have to clear first. Maybe you’ve never talked to anyone about what you’re carrying, or you’re not sure it counts as a problem at all. Neither of those gets in the way of a first conversation.
Some veterans left service recently. Others have been out for years, settled in Thailand, married here, or are just passing through. Sometimes a partner is reading this page on their behalf. Any of these is a fine place to start.
What people bring varies: anxiety, low mood, the after-effects of things that happened on duty, anger that sits closer to the surface than it used to, drinking or drug use that crept up, strain in a marriage or a family, or the plain disorientation of living far from where you’re from. None of this is unusual to bring to a counselor.
What we offer
Two things.
Counseling for veterans, one to one, in English, with Dr. Mason. He’s an American psychotherapist and registered psychologist, licensed in the United States, with over 20 years in practice, 16 of them in Bangkok. Sessions happen at either of our two Bangkok offices, or online from anywhere in Thailand.
Assessment, if what you want is a clear picture of what is going on. A psychological assessment ends in a written report. Some people want that clarity before deciding what, if anything, to do next.
What happens when you get in touch
You send a message or call. A first message commits you to nothing: you can ask questions, get a sense of how it works, and decide afterward.
If you go ahead, the first session is a conversation about what’s been happening and what you’d want to be different. There’s no form of words you have to get right.
You may be wondering who gets told, and that deserves a straight answer. What you bring to counseling is treated as confidential under professional standards. There are narrow legal limits, such as imminent risk of serious harm, and they’re explained before the first session, so you know where you stand before you say anything.
Privacy, plainly stated
What you tell us stays with us.
What you share is protected under the same professional confidentiality standards that govern licensed psychologists and counsellors. We don’t confirm to anyone, including family or employers, that you’re a client here.
Like any licensed practitioner, there are narrow, legally defined situations (such as imminent risk of serious harm) where confidentiality has limits. We’ll explain exactly what those are before your first session.
If you’d rather not share your full name at first, that’s fine, tell us what to call you and we’ll go from there. Read more about confidentiality
Get in touch
Reach out, at your own pace.
A message here doesn’t commit you to anything. Ask a question, describe what’s going on, or just say hello, we’ll take it from there.
Your message is treated as confidential. Sessions take place in a quiet, discreet office building, or online.