Ryota Sakurai
Ryota is a bilingual therapist, speaking English and Japanese. He received his master’s in clinical psychology from California State University at Fullerton and did a one-year internship at an addiction rehab in southern California. While in graduate school, he received training at a counseling center, a public elementary school, and another addiction rehab. He is […]
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 […]
Sue Lee, MA, LMFT, ATR-BC, CPP
Sue is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (California, U.S.), a board-certified Art Therapist, and Certified Public Psychologist (公認心理師) in Japan. Sue strives to provide clients with safe and positive experiences with an eclectic approach including AEDP, Art Therapy, and other psychological theories. Sue served as a volunteer chaplain at the local hospice and later […]
Cherie Adams
Cherie Adams is a Licensed Master Social Worker from Texas. Cherie has been a social worker for 15 years and is working towards her next level of licensure, the Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Cherie has a master’s degree in social work from the University of Southern California and a bachelor’s degree in social science. Cherie […]
Saya Tanahara
Saya was born and raised in Okinawa, she has lived in the USA for over 6 years and came back to Okinawa in 2019. She mainly focused on working with children’s language education for the past 5 years. TELL is her first role as an Outreach Coordinator. Saya voluntarily organized children’s story time monthly for […]
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
Paula Yumi Hirozawa (Ph.D., LCP)
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 […]
Cole Garrett
Cole joined TELL in 2022 and is responsible for TELL’s corporate services, including the TELL Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and workplace mental health education and training. Originally from Nashville, Tennessee, Cole has been living and working in Japan since 2012. Cole has over 10 years of experience in strategic communications, corporate affairs, and public policy, […]