Scott Smith LCSW
Tokyo Psychotherapy

Here are some preliminary suggestions on how to go about finding a therapist who will be effective for you.

Psychotherapy doesn't just aim to make the pain go away; it aims to promote real, fundamental, lasting changes in you.

Instead of immediately challenging negative thoughts or repeating positive mantras, what if you invited these thoughts and feelings to come out, into the light, so that you can get to know them?

Learn why clear boundaries are essential for effective (and ethical) psychotherapy.

All treatment of anxiety is aimed at helping you learn to regulate your own emotions. Not to suppress them - to regulate them.