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.