Akemi Weddington (MA, LMFT, LPCC)
Psychotherapist – Adult and Adolescent Individual & Couple Counseling Akemi is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in California, U.S. After engaging in other careers for many years between Japan and the U.S., discovering a passion for helping others, Akemi decided to pursue a mental health profession. She obtained a […]
Jessica Hindle
Kyushu Outreach Coordinator Jessica is responsible for outreach in the Kyushu area. Born and raised in England, first came to Japan in 2019 to live and study in Kobe for a year. After graduating in Japanese Studies from Oxford University, she began a Master of Laws at Kyushu University. Joined the TELL team in January […]
Anum Shahroze Suzuki (MS)
Anum was born and raised in Pakistan, and she moved to Okinawa in 2022. She is the first female in her family to graduate with a Masters degree. Anum graduated in 2019 with a Masters in Clinical Psychology, and has been practicing ever since. She is passionate about mental health and works with clients with […]
Yuki Matsubara
Yuki was born and raised in Tokyo but lived in Australia for 8 years. Yuki graduated from Edith Cowan University in Australia with a bachelor of business degree in Human Resources and worked in Sydney for 5 years as an HR Generalist. Since returning to Tokyo in 2010, she has worked at several international companies […]
Eugnice Chiu, MSocSc
Eugnice was born and raised in Hong Kong. She spent 4 years in California, US for her Psychology degree and back to Hong Kong for her master’s degree in counselling and was certified in Hong Kong as a counsellor and clinical supervisor. She believes that counselling is a co-creating process in which clients should be […]
Royanne Doi
Royanne Doi brings a wealth of experience to TELL including for-profit, non-profit, start-up, and academic work experience. Along with recently assuming the position as an independent non-executive director of a global Japan-based asset management company, she is also an outside director of Gojo & Company, a social impact start-up company investing in micro-finance banks in […]
Yoshimi Araki, MS, LMHC
Yoshimi is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor through the State of Hawai’i. She earned her Master of Science degree in Counseling Psychology, with an emphasis on mental health counseling, from the Chaminade University of Honolulu, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa. She completed her postgraduate training […]
Cherie Adams (LCSW)
Cherie Adams is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker from Texas. Cherie has been a social worker for 15 years. Cherie has a master’s degree in social work from the University of Southern California and a bachelor’s degree in social science. Cherie became a social worker to help people make positive change in their lives. Her experience includes working with families […]
Wakako Minamoto-Wood, MA
Born and grew up in Okinawa (Native) Lived in the US (California, Hawaii, and Georgia) for over 25 years and just returned in December of 2021 to take care of her elderly parents. In the past, I served Community Base counseling to meet the clients at their locations (home and the school setting) and served […]
John Grindrod
Kazumi Sato
Kazumi was born and raised in Osaka, lived in WA, U.S., and moved to Tokyo. Prior to joining TELL, she worked at an American investment bank, then, at an International credit card company as a financing and accounting professional. Kazumi graduated from Central Washington University with a bachelor of science degree in Finance. She enjoys […]
Nami Matsumura
Nami is a licensed mental health clinician through the state of Massachusetts as well as a Nationally Certified Counselor and Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor through NBCC. She was born and raised in Fukuoka, Japan. Then, she moved to the U.S.A. for higher education. She has a master’s degree in Counseling from the University of […]