Having obtained a BSc (Hons) in Psychology from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, I moved to Scotland to continue my studies in the field of counselling. In 2009 I was awarded an MSc in Counselling Studies (with Distinction) from Counselling and Psychotherapy at the University of Edinburgh. The following year I started my PhD in the same subject area, for which I secured a College of Humanities and Social Science Research Award (studentship). My thesis explored international counselling trainees’ experiences of intercultural and interlinguistic practice. During my doctoral studies I was also a Tutor/Teaching Assistant at Edinburgh University and a Visiting Lecturer at Queen Margaret University. Upon completion of my PhD I was employed as a postdoctoral researcher on a Principal’s Teaching Award Scheme (PTAS), where I worked with Dr Alette Willis and Siobhan Canavan on a project evaluating a Personal Tutors/Professional Mentors support provision for counselling trainees. My passion for the Internationalisation of Higher Education led me to get involved in an Edinburgh University Student Association/Institute for Academic Development initiative, the ‘Third Space’, a pilot programme promoting students’ intercultural engagement and self-reflexivity. In September 2014, I became a Lecturer in Counselling and Psychotherapy at Edge Hill University and an Honorary Fellow at the University of Edinburgh.