French Course for Expats: Speak French and Integrate

But the language barrier makes everything harder than it should be. Conversations feel awkward. Your confidence dips. Even simple moments like chatting at the market or scheduling a doctor’s appointment can feel exhausting. You’re not alone.

Now imagine…

Ordering your croissant with confidence. Understanding jokes at a dinner party. Chatting naturally with your Pilates teacher or your neighbor. That’s what this course is here for: to help you speak naturally and feel good in your French life — with support, kindness, and meaningful progress.

Feel confident. Feel connected. Feel French.

Together, we create a space where you can try, make mistakes, and grow. This online immersion becomes your safe place, and step by step, it starts to show up in your daily life.

We focus on confidence and connection, not perfection. Because learning a language as an adult isn’t just about memorizing verbs — it’s about finding your voice in a new culture. Together, we shift limiting beliefs, reduce language anxiety, and build a version of French that feels like yours.

No textbook dialogues. I create content based on what you actually need to say. At the doctor’s, the market, the café, or in your neighborhood. Every lesson is designed for your real life in France.

This isn’t a traditional class. I’m a French native speaker — but I’ve lived abroad most of my adult life. As a lifelong expat, I know how it feels to land in a new country and rebuild your confidence, your routines, your identity. That’s why I created this course: to support your journey into French life, with tools that gently help you grow into your French voice and truly feel at home. Read more about my story and Why I Get the Expat Struggle (Yes, Even as a French Native!)

Coaching-style support

Whether you’re retired, working, or parenting in France, the course fits around your life. Everyone learns differently.

Some students remember best with visuals, others with audio, movement, or storytelling. I use a mix of games, images, real-life objects, MP3s, and playful memory techniques. I find what clicks for your brain and help French feel natural and easy to remember.This isn’t just about learning. It’s a new way of living in French.

If you’re still feeling stuck in the expat bubble, this might be the turning point you’ve been looking for.

“Living in Sète is a dream. Speaking French wasn’t.”
Deborah is my weekly support. She helps me prepare what to say at the hairdresser and makes sense of all my little quiproquos. She gives me fun challenges to try with my French partner, like putting sticky notes around the house. It’s fun and it’s brought us closer.
Emily, Sète

“French life felt confusing when I moved to Bergerac.”
Deborah helped me understand things like priorité à droite and how to explain what happened when I took the wrong exit. Now I can laugh about it in French. She encourages me to speak and practice in real life. I feel more confident every week.
Mark, Bergerac