What I can offer you as a therapist comes not only from my education and training, but from my life experiences and from who I am as a person. I am a former lawyer. I am a bilingual and bicultural Japanese-American who was raised in the United States in an immigrant family. Coming from this background, I’ve developed a lifelong interest in culture, identity, and difference. After years of reflecting on my diverse experiences, I feel I’ve gained the openness and insights to help others make sense of the complex lives and histories we all navigate.

License
I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with California’s Board of Behavioral Sciences (MFC 47956)

Education
·      M.S., Clinical Psychology, San Francisco State University
·      J.D., Columbia University School of Law
·      B.A., Economics and Near Eastern Studies, UC Berkeley

Clinical Training
·      San Francisco State University Psychology Clinic
·      The Family Service Agency of Marin, San Rafael
·      Access Institute for Psychological Services, San Francisco
·      San Francisco County School-Based Mental Health:
.      International Studies Academy and Grattan Elementary School

I am affiliated with:
CAMFT
California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
SFCP
San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis
NCSPP
Northern California Society for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
AAPA
Asian American Psychological Association