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Highly qualified clinicians, seasoned experience and kind human beings – gathered in one place.

BeyondBleu brings together a carefully chosen group of clinicians bound not by uniformity, but by shared values: psychological depth, clear ethical boundaries, and genuine human care. Each therapist arrives with distinct training, languages, and areas of expertise, allowing you to find a thoughtful, well-matched clinician — without the fatigue of scrolling through hundreds of anonymous profiles.

Meet Our Therapists

Tumee Hugginson

Clinical Director
Languages: English, Japanese

Tumee Hugginson is the founder and Clinical Director of BeyondBleu, where she leads the clinical vision of the practice and oversees the depth, quality, and integrity of the work offered across the team.

With an MA in Clinical Psychology and an internationally shaped background in couples and depth-oriented psychotherapy, she has shaped BeyondBleu around a distinctive therapeutic standard: emotionally intelligent, clinically rigorous, and carefully held. Her role is to ensure that the practice remains defined by depth, discretion, and exceptional care.

Her clinical perspective is especially attuned to relationships carrying betrayal, emotional rupture, trauma-related strain, cross-cultural complexity, and significant relational transition. She has also developed BeyondBleu’s intensive therapy model as a more concentrated and thoughtfully structured format for couples requiring greater continuity, depth, and therapeutic attention.

Tumee now serves exclusively in her leadership capacity as Clinical Director of BeyondBleu and is no longer seeing clients in Japan. Her focus is on clinical oversight, therapist curation and supervision, and preserving the standard of care that defines the practice.

Martina Bottazzo

Psychologist | MA | Individual Therapy • Trauma-Informed CBT • Expat & Identity Work Languages: English, Italian, Japanese

Martina Bottazzo is a licensed psychologist whose work blends structure with sensitivity, offering clients both emotional safety and clear direction. Her approach is grounded in trauma-informed cognitive-behavioural therapy, thoughtfully integrated with relational and depth-oriented perspectives.

She works primarily with adults and young adults experiencing anxiety, depression, burnout, chronic stress, and attachment-related difficulties. Martina has particular experience supporting clients affected by religious or spiritual trauma, and she pays close attention to how early environments shape patterns of autonomy, boundaries, and self-worth later in life.

Martina is currently a PhD candidate at Osaka University, where her research focuses on the long-term psychological impact of adverse childhood experiences in religious contexts. Alongside her academic work, she brings broad clinical experience across school, community, hospital, and telehealth settings.

Having lived abroad herself, Martina is especially attuned to the emotional and identity-related challenges faced by expatriates and individuals navigating multicultural lives. Her therapeutic space is inclusive, reflective, and grounded—supporting clients in making sense of their experiences and moving forward with greater agency.

Best suited for adults seeking structured, thoughtful work around trauma, identity, and long-standing patterns.

Dr. Lorenzo Geirola

Clinical Neuropsychologist |PhD | Neuropsychological Assessment • ADHD & Cognitive Clarity Languages: English, Italian

Dr. Lorenzo Geirola is a clinical neuropsychologist whose work brings together neuroscience, careful assessment, and humane clinical care. Trained at the University of Trento and specialized in Clinical Neuropsychology at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, he offers a rigorous yet deeply personalized approach.

His expertise includes neurocognitive assessment, neurorehabilitation, and psychotherapy. He works with individuals experiencing ADHD, anxiety and mood disorders, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, and neurological or cognitive conditions—including neurodegenerative and movement-related disorders.

Dr. Geirola integrates cognitive-behavioural therapy with mindfulness-based approaches, supporting emotional regulation, cognitive flexibility, and resilience. Assessment is not used to label or limit, but to clarify how the brain is currently functioning—and how it can adapt under the right conditions.

Actively involved in research on neuroplasticity and neuromodulation, Dr. Geirola brings scientific precision to deeply human questions. His work is guided by confidence in the brain’s capacity for change, and in the value of clarity as a foundation for meaningful progress.

Best suited for clients seeking diagnostic clarity around attention, cognition, or neuropsychological concerns.

Toyomi Sakai

Psychotherapist | MA | Individual & Couples Therapy • Corporate & Executive Support • EAP Languages: English, Japanese

Toyomi Sakai is a psychotherapist with extensive experience working at the intersection of psychological depth and professional life. She holds a Master of Social Work from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and a Bachelor’s degree in Western Philosophy, reflecting a long-standing engagement with both emotional and existential dimensions of human experience.

After returning to Japan in 2007, Toyomi worked with Advantage Risk Management, providing counselling and psychological training to corporate clients across industries. Her work supports professionals navigating burnout, workplace conflict, critical incidents, and the emotional cost of sustained responsibility.

Her clinical background spans adult inpatient psychiatry, children’s welfare institutions, and long-term outpatient work in both the United States and Japan. She works with mood and anxiety disorders, PTSD, trauma related to abuse, addiction, personality-related difficulties, and complex relational dynamics.

Toyomi regularly works within EAP frameworks and is especially valued by executives and professionals who require discretion, clarity, and psychologically grounded support that fits demanding lives. Her style is steady, thoughtful, and composed—offering a space where clients can stabilize, reflect, and move forward with confidence.

Best suited for professionals and executives seeking discreet, psychologically grounded care.

A practice built on empathy, depth, and genuine human connection.

Vision

At Beyond Bleu, our vision is to make therapy a space where emotional depth meets everyday life — where people can rediscover steadiness, curiosity, and compassion within themselves. We believe emotional growth should feel safe, not overwhelming, and that even quiet insight can change how we live and relate to others.

Mission

Our mission is to offer thoughtful, evidence-informed psychotherapy that supports long-term emotional transformation. Every session is guided by respect for your pace and individuality. We aim to help clients untangle old patterns, build resilience, and reconnect with their own sense of possibility — one conversation at a time.

Ready to Begin Your Journey Toward Emotional Clarity?

You’ve already taken the most meaningful step by being here. Together, we can uncover what’s been holding you back and create new ways of feeling steady, connected, and alive.

Our work is about more than coping — it’s about rediscovering your own rhythm, your calm, and your strength.