Blogs


Breathing Exercise to Control anxiety

Dr. Lena Akai, at American Clinic Tokyo, offers an evidence based breathing exercise to help control anxiety. Give it a try! To learn more about anxiety management and to book a session with one of TMH’s experienced providers, visit our Counseling and Therapy page at https://www.tokyomentalhealth.com/counseling-and-psychotherapy/

Tokyo Mental Health Welcomes Ryota Sakurai to our expanding team!

We are happy to welcome Ryota Sakurai to Tokyo Mental Health’s growing team of service providers. Ryota is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (AMFT), and Licensed Industrial Counselor, who received his Masters in Clinical Psychology from California State University, Fullerton. He has experience working as a counselor for children with behavioral problems, as well as in treatment […]

Tokyo Mental Health Welcomes Jasmina Sandor M.A., Psychologist

[:en]Tokyo Mental Health is happy to welcome Jasmina Sandor to our growing team of service providers. Jasmina graduated from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb, Croatia in 2010, received her psychology license from the Psychology Chamber and her school counselor license from the Croatian Ministry of science and education. She is performing […]

Autism: Expanding the Social World

Join us on October 19th for Autism: Expanding the Social World a seminar, presented by Tokyo Mental Health. Come learn about communication strategies for children on the Autism Spectrum, from award winning speech and language therapist, Jennie O’Grady, SALT, MSc. Please RSVP to [email protected]. We look forward to seeing you there!  

Shaping Habits For Improvement Fridays For Teens at TIPS

On October 11th, our Director of Psychological Services will be running a seminar for SHIFT, a series for parents of children and teens, hosted by Tokyo International Progressive School! Dear Parents, Tokyo International Progressive School is very proud to host the SHIFT outreach program for parents who feel challenged to cope with typical developmental issues […]

[:en]Updated opening hours![:]

[:en]We have updated our opening hours! Tokyo Mental Health is now open from 9:00 to 21:00 7 days a week, by appointment only. Please visit our Psychotherapy, Psychiatry, or Psychological Testing page to contact us and learn more about scheduling and services![:]

[:en]The First Tokyo Mental Health Newsletter is here![:]

[:en]In celebration of our one year anniversary on July 1st, we have brought together updates on various parts of our growing psychology and therapy service, to create the first Tokyo Mental Health Newsletter! Here, you will find information about our services, staff, social media, and coming events. Thank you for your support over the last […]

Audit on Tokyo Mental Health Outcomes

In March, Aya Haneda published her findings from an audit of presentations and outcomes here at Tokyo Mental Health, using anonymous information gathered from the free online mental health assessment, Psynary. Her audit illustrates that 61% of Tokyo Mental Health clients, who were suffering mild depression, achieved full remission while attending TMH during the audit […]

A note on Resilience

Nicole Gordon Adversity, like change, is an expected part of life. At various points in our lives we will all experience some kind of major challenge or difficulty, which can potentially have major negative effects on our mental health. While some people appear to manage and bounce back from these crises with minimal affect on […]

Body Image and How it Relates to Mental Health

Mental Health Awareness Week 2019 was hosted by the Mental Health Foundation, which is the UK’s charity for everyone’s mental health. The purpose of the awareness initiative is to highlight the problems and stigmas related to talking about and diagnosing mental health issues. Every year, a theme is chosen to help shed light on an […]