Tokyo Counseling Service

Our Tokyo counseling service run by a U.S. Board-Certified psychiatrist Dr. Douglas Berger, M.D., Ph.D. strives to kindly and compassionately treat persons with psychological and mental health issues.

We are experienced in individual, couples, family, and child and adolescent counseling and psychotherapy. Our Tokyo counseling services include treating self-confidence problems, family and interpersonal relationship problems, depression and other mood disorders, eating disorders, OCD, alcohol abuse, stressful life experiences, and child and adolescent disturbances.

Charts & Graphs

• Core Issues and Defenses
• Mood Effects on Psychology
• Self Esteem Needs in Relationships
• Obedience and Defiance Cycle

Types of therapy

We use an eclectic counseling approach with the major types of therapy (cognitive/behavioral (CBT), psychodynamic, supportive, group psychotherapy and others) is used to fit with what each individual requires in order to achieve the goals set in the sessions.

Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: Our Tokyo counseling service also provides psychodynamic or insight-oriented psychotherapy. Central driving issues or “core issues” such as feeling inadequate or unloved can engender maladaptive defenses against the issues. Further description of this approach is here: Core Issue-Defense Paradigm, and here are some clinical case examples. Defenses are a common manifestation of the therapeutic work necessary related to these maladaptive behavioral styles.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is also used: CBT works on negative thinking patterns that often torment and distress people.

Depression & Anxiety

This is our Depression & Anxiety Specialists page with detailed information. Sometimes an illness like severe depression or anxiety may require medication in order to allow the talk therapy to jump-start. The therapists at our counseling office have considerable experience in using both non-medical as well as psychiatric medications for these problems.