Kyoko Harukawa
Junko Nakata
Jesse Chen (MSc)
Jesse was born in Tokyo and raised between Denmark, Japan and Taiwan. She holds a master’s degree in Psychology from the University of Glasgow and a bachelor’s degree from Waseda University with a concentration in Global Governance. Jesse has worked in the field of early education and has experience in governmental organisations. Previously, she was […]
Airi Kamiike
Assessment Intake Coordinator and Psychometrician Airi was born in Japan, raised in a few countries including Indonesia, Hong Kong, and China. She graduated from the Psychological Studies Program at Temple University Japan Campus in 2022, and has been working at TELL as an Assessment Coordinator since then. Airi is very keen on travelling around the […]
Arnold Arao
As TELL’s Lifeline Director, Arnold provides executive leadership for the organization’s telephone and chat-based crisis support services. His work focuses on ensuring that anyone in crisis has access to compassionate, trauma-informed lifeline support, while also supporting the staff and volunteers who provide that care. With experience across crisis response, volunteer leadership, and program development, Arnold brings a […]
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 […]
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 […]