takamichi okubo

"I help people fall in love with themselves."

Facilitator | Therapist | Coach

Offerings & Rates

“We all fear our symptoms and want to heal them. We go to all kinds of healers, not realizing that our worst problem is not the sickness, but that we are hypnotized by culture into believing that what we experience is bad and has to be repressed and healed, instead of lived and loved.”
-Arnold Mindell

Therapy
I offer individual, couples, and family sessions for all types of conflict, trauma, and disturbance, including but not limited to:

  • Burnout from work

  • Relationship issues

  • Life transitions (e.g. midlife crisis)

  • Sexual performance or intimacy

  • Existential and philosophical suffering

  • Physical illness, chronic pain, and acute symptoms

  • Anxiety

  • Crippling self-criticism

  • Addiction

  • Trauma

Coaching
I offer holistic coaching on body, mind, and soul: not just your mental and emotional well-being but your health, fitness, spiritual, and intellectual flourishing.

  • 1:1 coaching for essential leadership skills: effective communication, giving and receiving productive feedback, and interpersonal relationship skills

  • Building confidence by working on low self-esteem and self-criticism

  • Clarifying goals and getting unstuck

  • Facilitating your growth and fulfillment of your full potential

  • Helping you to live a more meaningful, happier life

Rates
Individual therapy/coaching: $100 (or ¥15,000 + tax) per 60-minute session.Couples or family: $150 (¥22,500 + tax) per 60-minute session. (90 minutes recommended.)For in-person sessions, there will be additional transportation and room costs.Risk-free booking: If you decide to NOT work with me after the first session, you get a full refund for that session.Sliding scale available: if you are unable to pay the full session fee, please reach out—I retain a certain number of lower-cost slots in my practice to keep this amazing work more widely accessible.Interested? Book an online session below! For an in-person session, please email me.

About Me

I'm located near Tokyo, Japan and offer therapy and coaching services, both in-person and online. Using a mix of modalities, I work with a variety of issues: self-criticism, low self-esteem, depression, childhood trauma, body symptoms, couples counseling, and others.
Originally hailing from Japan but having lived in the US and the Middle East for more than half of my life, I'm a veritable amalgam of cultures, interests, and languages.With a deep personal interest in growth, self-knowledge, and healing, I've experimented with a whole slew of transformative and contemplative practices, such as Native American sweat lodge ceremony, psilocybin-assisted retreat in Jamaica, Hanshi Yiquan, Mitakara (Japanese shamanic dance), ecstatic dance, improv, Ashtanga Yoga, and Zen and Vipassana retreats.Formal Education and Training
I hold a master’s degree in Process-Oriented Facilitation and Conflict Resolution from the Process Work Institute in Portland, Oregon. I'm also trained in Internal Family Systems (Level 1), Somatic Experiencing, and Family Constellations. Additional training includes Japanese Seitai massage therapy and Adlerian Psychotherapy.
My other qualifications include a Master’s degree in Creative Writing from Indiana University and a Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy from Princeton University.

I hope to draw on my background, intellectual and artistic interests, and spirituality in helping my clients realize their full potential.
Continuing Education and Certifications

  • Body Connect Therapy Core Skills Training with Dr. Masaki Fujimoto (December 2024)

  • Certified Mental Psychology Counselor (October 2024)

  • Internal Family Systems Therapy Level 1 (July-August 2024)

  • Family Constellations Training with Chetna Mami Kobayashi (April 2023-current)

  • Somatic Experiencing Training with Theresa Hanaoka (Feb. 2024-current)

  • Advanced Practice of Process Work in Clinical Settings with Dawn Menken (2022)

  • Adlerian Parenting Program (PASSAGE and PASSAGE Plus)

  • Adlerian Open Counseling Sessions with Hironori Nakajima

What is Process Work?
Unlike many mainstream medical models, Process Work is a non-pathologizing modality that sees wisdom in whatever disturbs the human psyche. It's also an interdisciplinary approach to individual and collective transformation whose influences include Zen, shamanism, and Jungian psychology among others.
It's one of those things where actually experiencing it is the best way to see what it’s all about, and I’m excited to show you the way!Book a risk-free online session below! Or email me for in-person sessions.

Contact

Got any questions? Feel free to email me with anything. Or book a risk-free session (if you decide to not work with me after the first session, you get a full refund).You can book an online session directly from below, or email me for in-person sessions.