When looking at this reference, the phrase ‘the encounter with self through the process of cross-cultural transition’ is something that vividly describes the area i am exploring in my PhD, in terms of the ‘ self’ of the immigrant therapist or the therapist ‘on the move’. I keep a record of it for a search soon:

Grabosky, T. K. (2005) The encounter with self through the process of cross-cultural transition: The perspective of Japanese women who study in higher education institutions in the United States. Dissertation Abstracts International Section A: Humanities and Social Sciences. Vol 65(9-A), 2005, pp. 3288.