Services
- Individual
- Adolescent/Teen
About My Clients
I work with people who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or disconnected from themselves—often shaped by developmental trauma, anxiety, depression, relationship or adjustment challenges. You may struggle with self-criticism, boundaries, or knowing what you truly need. If you know what you “should” do but still can’t change how you feel, you’re not alone. I welcome diverse identities, cultures, sexual orientations, and neurodiversity, honoring each unique story.
My Background and Approach
Hello, I am Japanese-born therapist living the U.S. since 18. My approach integrates somatic, psychodynamic, and parts-based perspectives, including inner child work. I believe our thoughts, emotions, behaviors, and physical responses are shaped by our experiences, including early relationships, culture, identity, spirituality, and experiences of safety and belonging. In therapy, we slow down and become curious about what is happening beneath the surface. We notice what the body may be holding, explore patterns shaped by relationships and life experiences, and listen to parts of ourselves that may carry fear, self-criticism, perfectionism, or exhaustion. Rather than silencing these parts, we work to understand what they may be protecting and what they need. I also incorporate nervous system awareness and, when appropriate, hypnotherapy-informed techniques to support deeper self-exploration. I respect each person’s cultural background, spiritual beliefs, values, and lived experience.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
I believe healing is not about becoming someone different, but developing a deeper and more compassionate relationship with who you already are. Our emotions, patterns, and even the parts of ourselves we struggle with often developed for a reason. Rather than asking, “What is wrong with me?” I invite curiosity: “What happened to me, and what might this part of me be trying to protect?” I believe the mind, body, relationships, culture, and spirituality can all shape how we experience ourselves and the world. Therapy can be a place to listen to what has not yet had words and reconnect with needs, feelings, and parts of yourself that may have been pushed aside. My hope is that as you understand your inner world, you can move through life with greater self-trust, choice, and compassion—not by becoming someone new, but by feeling more at home within yourself.