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About Me

Personal & Professional

With over 20 years of experience, I am a board-certified counselor/therapist (NBCC/National Board for Certified Counselors) dedicated to helping individuals navigate life’s challenges. My experience spans a variety of settings, where I’ve worked with children, adolescents, and adults from diverse cultural, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds. These settings include non-profit agencies, a school, a college, and private practice. I have helped clients with trauma, anxiety, phobia, grief, depression, substance abuse, domestic violence, cultural adjustment, relationship issues, and more. I am committed to understanding the unique needs of each person and fostering a compassionate, supportive space for growth.

While my early training focused on traditional talk therapies, my growing interest in mindfulness and Buddhist philosophy led me to explore somatic modalities like Hakomi Mindful Somatic Psychotherapy, Somatic Experiencing, Brainspotting, and Somatic EMDR. These approaches reflect both my professional background and personal healing journey.
 

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Originally from Japan, I moved to the U.S. at 17 and later relocated to Geneva. I'm also a mother to a teenage son who is a 'third culture kid.' These personal experiences have made me deeply attuned to the complexities of identity and cultural adaptation. I practice meditation to stay centered amidst life’s challenges, and I am guided by the values of connection, compassion, and courage.

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“Your task is not to seek for love,
but merely to seek and find all
the barriers within yourself that
you have built against it.”

Rumi

EDUCATION

WORK EXPERIENCE

  • Asian Pacific Psychological Services, Oakland, CA

  • College of San Mateo, Psychological Services, San Mateo, CA

  • Baker Places, San Francisco, CA

  • Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center, Oakland, CA

  • WOMAN Inc., San Francisco, CA

CERTIFICATIONS AND TRAINING

Certified Somatic Experiencing Practitioner​

 3 year comprehensive training

  • California Domestic Violence Certification

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