Clinicians who offer sliding scale payment structures may offer lower or reduced fees based on an individual's ability to pay. Please contact this clinician for more details regarding their fees or sliding scale policy.My Approach to Helping
Life continuously challenges us, and from time to time, we become overwhelmed with troubling thoughts and anxiety. While stress may be an unavoidable aspect of the natural human experience, a prolonged state of elevated stress or anxiety often leads to self-defeating maladaptive behaviors and depressive disorders. As disruptive as it may seem, psychological distress actually presents an opportunity to uncover the mental and behavioral habits that may be undermining our innate capacity for resilience against mental and physical ailments. My holistic, person-centered treatment approach is largely based on neuroscience and the principles of mindfulness because I believe that the main objective of psychotherapy is learning how to be truly kind to one’s self and the key to cultivating genuine self-compassion is metacognition, also known as mindful insight. I’m here to help you acquire mental skills of mindfulness that are essential for accepting emotional reactions, managing stress, and overcoming symptoms of anxiety and depression.
Hi, my name is Wataru Okada (he-his-him), and I have been helping adults of all ages (18+) on their paths to self-actualization. If you are looking at this page, perhaps you are ready to drop what is no longer serving you and embark on a personal journey toward the actualization of your full potential and well-being (eudaimonia).