Japanese Therapists in Irvine, CA

私のプロフィールページへようこそ。私はカリフォルニア州公認の臨床心理士、マレッジファミリーセラピストのブラル裕子です。東京生まれ育ちで２０代後半にアメリカに渡米しました。今では子供もいる永住組ですが、最初にアメリカにきた時の孤独感、文化や言語の違いの戸惑い、夢と現実の大きなショックなどの経験は今でも忘れません。私は少しでもアメリカ在住日本人の方の海外生活を成功させるため、皆様の心の痛みを症状緩和に焦点をあてながら心理援助をさせてもらいます。以下の症状でお悩みの方、幼児から大人まで対応できますのでお気軽にご連絡ください。気分が憂鬱で、幸せや喜びの気持ちがなくなった、好奇心や意欲が感じられない、心の余裕がなく苛立つことが多い、アメリカ生活がこんなはずではなかったと後悔している、学校や職場へいきたくない、なかなか寝つきが悪く、寝ていても休んだ気分がしない、心配事が尽きない、検査では異常ないが体の不調が多い、自分と向き合ってみたい、うつ病、パニック障害がある様な気がする、ストレスからくるノイローゼ、など。

I am a bilingual English/Japanese psychotherapist with professional experience in academic and clinical settings in the US and Japan. I enjoy working with clients representing a wide range of age groups and socioeconomic status and diverse cultures, ethnicities, and sexual orientations. I specialize in helping clients with issues related to life transitions such as relocation, cultural adjustment, career/job challenges, relationships, family dynamics, loss, education, health, or retirement. These challenges are a part of your journey and may cause you to lose your sense of balance. Still, I believe we all have the capacity to solve our issues and the potential to grow.

I have joy, passion, and success working with minority, biracial, and 1st generation/immigrants who experience challenges adjusting to blended families and new/blended cultures. I help my clients identify reasonable solutions to current challenges and we collaborate to create coping skills that build resilience and allow you to thrive. My clients appreciate the gentle, warm, and supportive work we do together. They enjoy being seen, heard, and challenged to deepen self-awareness and overcome sadness, low self-esteem, shame, guilt, and anxiety.

I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California with diverse experience in social services and healthcare fields. My expertise is in helping individuals/couples cope with differences in priorities, improve communication, and facilitate better understanding of each other. I have a variety of experiences working with children and families with issues related to child welfare system, court or non-court custody related issues, legal guardianship related issues and parenting issues.

I utilize Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT) to assist couples in understanding their emotional dynamics, recognizing their relationship patterns, diffusing negative cycles, and establishing healthier communication and emotional connections. If you find yourselves in a pattern of arguing, escalating tensions to meet your needs met, and then feeling disconnected, withdrawn, and helpless, your relationship may benefit from guidance to reestablish emotional closeness between you and your partner.

I am passionate about working with Asian American children of immigrants with anxiety and childhood trauma. You may have been scared to come home and tell your parents you got an A- in the class. And now, as a working professional, you should have every right to feel proud of your accomplishments. Yet you can't help but feel guilt and worry every day. No matter your past or your current circumstances, you deserve to experience life richly and fully. You are in the driver’s seat of your mental health and your life.

Everyone has a story; everyone has struggles; everyone is fighting their own battle. We all experience some degree of suffering though it and all of us need a safe place. A safe place where we can be who we really are, where we can listen to our own needs, wants, feelings, and beliefs. I create this kind of environment for you by providing validation, empathy, and compassion. I conduct psychotherapy with adults, young children, and adolescents. My style of practice is client-centered. I create an approach tailored to the particular characteristics and needs of each client.

For over a decade, I have been supporting individuals across the lifespan with culturally sensitive therapy. In addition to helping people work through anxiety and depression, I specialize in working with adults affected by complex trauma and helping them feel safer and more hopeful to create a life worth living. I also support people with marginalized identities to process the stressful impacts of oppression and increase experiences of empowerment and connection. I look forward to helping you identify your values, practice coping strategies, and work toward specific goals to improve your mental health.

I have provided therapy for individuals (children K-12 and adults), family, group, and couple sessions for over ten years. My modality is Cognitive Behavioral which means we believe it is not the event itself but how we perceive and react to the circumstance that may cause a problem. We will explore different possibilities through our session and discover what may serve us the best in pursuing happiness.

My name is Miwa Emi. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Los Angeles. I am a Medical Social Worker and have worked with clients with Chronic Illnesses over the last 13 years. I have worked for a home health agency, a dialysis clinic, a University hospital, and a health insurance company. I have been in the Social Work field for 20 years. I interned at United Nations High Commissioner for Refuges in Tokyo and worked with asylum seekers coming to Japan. I also worked with homeless children through a non-profit organization in Belem, Brazil. These experience made me decide to pursue my career in Social Work.

私のアプローチはホリスティックかつ人道的な治療を行う上で、偏見のない スタンス、誠実さ、共感移入を心がけるようにしています。患者さんに必要な答えは既に患者さんご自身の中にあると思うので、私の役目は患者さんがその答えを見つけ出しその可能性を実現する助けをすることだと理解しています。私の得意分野は青少年や成人で鬱病、不安、死別、トラウマ、ストレス、人間関係、人生の改善、人生の転機、文化、精神面などでの問題を抱えている方のご相談または治療に携わることです。 私の心理療法士としての過去の経験は、小中学校でのカウンセリング、ホスピス、居住診療所での自殺願望の対処、外来診療所での統合失調症や薬物依存症の治療などです。私の療法としては弁証法的行動療法 (Dialectical Behavior Therapy) を使用しております。また米軍兵士の日本人妻のための支援グループも展開しています。セッションは英語と日本語どちらでも行うことができます。 私はそれぞれの患者さんの特有な文化的背景を治療に取り入れる重要性を強く認識しています。文化的背景とは患者さんの人種や国籍だけではなく、年齢、性別、性的指向、経済的地位なども含まれます。セッションは主にオンライン(ズームセッション)で行っており、夜間や週末にも対応していま

老若男女、今まで２０年以上 ０歳から１１０歳までの方たちと触れ合い働くことで、たくさんのことを学んできました。平日はお仕事でお忙しいでも気軽にセラピーを始められるよう、主に週末（土曜、日曜、稀に祝日）のみのスケジュールです。今のところ１８歳以上のクライアントが対象です。