Mine Karagozoglu (MA.)
Kohei Mori (LCAT, MT-BC)
Kohei Mori is a New York State licensed Creative Arts Therapist and Board-Certified Music Therapist. Born and raised in Japan, he initially worked in finance before transitioning into the field of therapy. He earned a Master of Science in Music Therapy from Molloy University in New York after three years in the finance industry. Kohei […]
Alisa Simonds
I was born and raised in the USA, mostly in Atlanta, GA. I grew up in a bicultural, bilingual Okinawan-American family. In 2013, I came to Japan with the intention of backpacking around the country and reconnecting with my Japanese roots. Over a decade later and I’m still here, having put down roots of my […]
Amber Sorsek (LCSW)
Chad Robertson
Kazumi Sato
Richard Okuno
Richard Okuno is the Director of Outreach at TELL Japan. Richard Okuno has been a member of the international community in Japan his entire life. He was born in Tokyo to an Irish mother and a Japanese father. He received a bilingual education at international schools in Japan before completing his studies in the United […]
Seira Yun
Seira Yun is a serial impact entrepreneur and an impact angel investor with years of experience in the impact sector, leading teams within the ICRC, UNHCR, and social ventures. Drawing from personal experiences as a migrant, an individual with autism, and a proud pansexual queer, Seira is driven to make the world a better place […]
Mami Strasser-Tsutada (MA, LLMFT)
Mami Strasser-Tsutada was born in Taiwan, raised in Ibaraki, Japan and the Philippines. She completed her bachelor’s degree at International Christian University, and she is a graduate of Asbury Theological Seminary’s Marriage and Family Counseling program in Kentucky. She has a Marriage and Family Therapists Educational Limited License (LLMFT). She has passion and heart for […]
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 […]
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 […]