Education & Experience

I was born and raised in Japan. When I was 25 years old, I decided to study broad in California, U.S.A. I majored in Counseling Psychology, Transpersonal Psychology specialization in John F. Kennedy University (Currently, it is National University) in Pleasant Hill, California. I learned a variety of psychotherapeutic methods which focus more on internal change. Even though I struggled with my own trauma, tendency of nervousness and social anxiety, I was able to graduate from that school. In 2008, I worked for Asian Community Mental Health Services in Oakland as a Marriage & Family Therapist Intern (Associate) . In 2009, I started to work for Earth Circles Counseling Center as MFT intern. In 2011, I worked for Family Agency of San Francisco and was dispatched to support a group of 5 children. Then, I completed all requirements for Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist including 3000 clinical hours and passed 2 exams for it. In August, 2013, I became LMFT (Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist). Since then, I have been consulting with about 30 clients per week regarding their mental health symptoms and issues, focusing more on changing from within in addition to solution focus and coping skills. I have worked on mental health issues and symptoms such as Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Trauma, PTSD, Pranic attacks, Anxiety Disorder, Social anxiety, ADHD, Autism, Stress, relationships, trauma from the past sexual, physical, mental and emotional abuse. I have also worked with children and parents who were involved with CPS. In 2020, I received an award Best Counselor of Oakland.