Hiromi Fujiwara, Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Counseling Specialties

​Anxiety & Depression

Grief & Loss

Life Transitions

Trauma & Abuse

Divorce

Cross-cultural Issues

Family of Origin

Parenting

Relationship Issues

Adults & Children

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Languages

Japanese and English

My Approach: Message to a Potential Client
Are you feeling helpless, lonely and tired of your struggles? Why are you getting caught in repetitive, unwanted pattern of life? Do you want to make sense of your life and gain more control? Do you need someone who can listen to you with keen observation, respect and compassion, who can empower and equip you to overcome your chronic or more acute struggles? You probably want more than just to alleviate your pain, but to understand your life and relational patterns, to explore your deep-seated belief and fear, your unmet desire and longing, and to live your life well. If this resonates you, I welcome you to contact me.

Together, we can explore your life more fully and deeply, especially those areas that are hard to enter by yourself. We will find the link between your past and present, from one relationship to the other; we may re-experience your relational difficulties between us and we'll see if we can relate each other in new and healing way.

I also offer Non-Directive Play & Sand Play Therapy for children and teens. Through an attuned, authentic relationship, I work to create a space where each child feels safe to tell their story and their inner self. As children’s perceptions are revealed, I help them to find healthier ways to view the world and themselves while integrating their pain.

Japanese message

私がアメリカに移り住んでから３０年以上になります。その間にこちらで家庭を持ち、山あり谷ありの人生を歩んできました。一番悩み苦しい時に、私自身がカウンセリングに助けられ、自分を深く知り、自分の抱えている問題のルーツを学び、癒しと成長を経験してきました。こちらで生活しておられる日本人の皆さんのお力になりたいと願っています。

Education and Credentials

Master of Science in Human Development and Family Studies, University of Illinois (1995)

Master of Social Work, University of Illinois (1995)

Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology, the Seattle School of Theology and Psychology, with the concentration in Trauma & Abuse (2022)
Completed the Foundational Study of British Object Relations (2021), and the advanced clinical study (2021-22), the Center of Object Relations in Seattle, WA 

Ongoing trainings for child-centered play/sand play therapy/psychoanalytic study