
“I believe that I was called to transition to become a professional mental health counselor. I continue increasing my insights and understanding of human suffering and pain as well as resilience, including my own. I feel honored to listen to the stories of my clients in trustful and respectful relationships, to assist them to recognize their own strength and resilience. I feel privileged to work with my clients in their journeys to facilitate healing, to grow to their full potential, and to find joy and hope again.“
– Hiromi
- Therapy Location: Redmond
- Client Focus: Ages 18+
- Languages: English & Japanese
- Licensure: WA Licensed Mental Health Counselor and National Certified Counselor (NCC) #289200.
- Joined Emmaus: 2020
- Experience: 10+ years.
Works with:
- Adjustment Disorder
- Anxiety
- Bipolar
- Chronic Pain/Illness
- Co-Dependency
- Depression
- Divorce
- Dysthymic Disorder
- Grief & Loss
- Mood Disorder
- OCD
- Panic Disorder
- Phobia
- Post-Partum
- PTSD & Trauma
- Stress Management
- Suicidal Ideation
- Somatoform Disorder
- Women’s Issue
Therapeutic Approaches
- Brief Solution Focused Therapy
- Christian Perspective Counseling
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy/Behavior Modification (CBT)
- Existential Phenomenological Psychotherapy
- Gottman Couples Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Relationally-Focused Psychodynamic Therapy
- Gestalt Therapy
- Object Relations Theory Based Psychotherapy
Education & Certifications
- M.A., Counseling (Community/Clinical Counseling Psychology), Eastern University, Spokane, WA.
- M.A., Religion, Cairn University, Langhorne, PA.
- MHR, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK.
- Gerontology Certificate, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
- Certified, Professional Japanese-Teacher Training Course (420-hour course as authorized by the Japanese Minister of Education, Science, and Culture), ARC Academy (Tokyo, Japan).
- The Relationally Focused Psychodynamic Therapy post-graduate certificate program from the Seattle School of Theology & Psychology / Contemporary Psychodynamic Institute.
Additional Training
- Completed an intensive three-year course of study in the theory and practice of Gestalt Therapy at the Gestalt Therapy Institute of Philadelphia.