Counselor Profile

Yuichi Sasakawa 笹川　佑一

Profile

Qualifications
Master of Arts in Counseling
License: Licensed Professional Counselor (OH, U.S.A)

Career

Graduated from Heidelberg University, Ohio, U.S.A with a Master of Arts degree in Counseling. Provided individual / couple / group therapies and diagnostic assessments for emotional and mental disorders at a mental health agency in the U.S. In addition, provided afterschool programs for K-12 students, and joined mental health court. Returned to Japan in 2019. Currently provides training and counseling at mental health agencies / organizations.

Areas of Special Expertise

Mental health issues, Marriage / Divorce / Family / Relationship matters, Child rearing, Adolescent, Work matters, Hikikomori for adults, Abuse / Domestic Violence, Codependency, Anger management, Self-esteem, Interpersonal difficulties, Shyness and other social difficulties, Attachment issues

Psychotherapy for

Adjustment Disorders, Mood Disorder (Depressive, Bipolar, Manic, Cyclothymic), Anxiety Disorder (Obsessive, Panic, Social, PTSD), Schizophrenia, Delusional Disorder, Self-harm, Dissociative Disorder (Amnesia, Fugue), Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders, Eating Disorder (Anorexia, Bulimia), Personality Disorders

Counseling Methods

Uses integrative modalities that encompasses various approaches including Gestalt, clientcentered, family system, psychodynamics, CBT, DBT, Attachment-Based Therapy, Humanistic therapy, Narrative therapy, Psychodrama, Somatic experience, Body mind centering, etc.

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