Individual Therapy

Therapy should feel like a private atelier—quiet, precise, and tailored to you. Together we steady the nervous system, make sense of what hurts, and translate insight into everyday change. The work is depth psychoanalytic at heart—relational, reflective, and practical—grounded in attachment and neuroscience so understanding turns into movement.

Clinical philosophy

I work on two timelines at once: relief now, and change that lasts.

We calm anxiety in the body, clarify patterns shaped by experience, and practice new choices between sessions. The cadence is warm and thoughtful—paced to safety, never rushed, never generic.

How we’ll work

• Assessment & Aims (sessions 1–2)

We map symptoms, triggers, and hopes, then set clear goals and a humane pace.

• Stabilization

Simple breath, grounding, and body-based practices so sessions—and daily life—feel tolerable and steady.

• Targeted processing (as indicated)

When fear or avoidance narrows life, we may weave in gentle, exposure-based steps drawn from Prolonged Exposure (PE) principles to reduce reactivity and expand choice.

• Depth & Integration

Insight-oriented, psychodynamic work softens longstanding narratives and updates protective patterns. Small, doable experiments between sessions help the new story take root.

• Review

Brief check-ins every 4–6 sessions to reflect on what’s shifting—sleep, mood, boundaries, ease in connection—and refine the plan.

Areas of focus

• Trauma recovery and post-traumatic growth

• Chronic anxiety, panic, and mood steadiness

• Identity transitions & cross-cultural adjustment (expat life)

• Relationship patterns, boundaries, and attachment repair

• Executive resilience, performance under pressure

• Grief, loss, and meaning-making

What to expect

• 50-minute sessions (weekly or bi-weekly)

• Tokyo Ginza office or encrypted video worldwide

• Between-session practices that are realistic and respectful of your life

Credentials in brief

• BA., Sociology and Area Studies (Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Japan)
• M.A., Clinical Psychology (Forest Institute of Professional Psychology, USA)

• Gottman Method Levels I–III

• Depth Therapy (Ongoing & Supervision)
• Prolonged Exposure Therapy Training

• National Counselor Examination (USA), passed

• Member, Japanese Psychological Association (#210020)