At LivingInsights ~ Japan, we offer talk therapy counseling for English-speakers in Japan. We believe growth happens when you have a safe space to lay it all on the table — no judgment, just honest conversation. Our approach is simple: meet you where you are, walk with you as you figure out what’s next, and equip you with practical tools to handle life with more clarity and confidence.
We don’t promise quick fixes, but we do offer steady, thoughtful support rooted in real-world strategies and deep respect for your story. Our counselors operate with the highest standards of ethics, following the American Counseling Association guidelines to ensure confidentiality, integrity, and care every step of the way.
Whether you’re dealing with personal hurdles, relationship tension, or the grind of high-stress environments, we’re here to help you get unstuck and move forward in a way that makes sense for your life.
Employee Assistance Program
Our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is built for people who know what it’s like to work under pressure — whether you’re in a corporate office, a fast-moving start-up, an embassy, a college/university, or on a military base. We’re here to give students, working professionals, leaders, and entrepreneurs the kind of support that helps you stay steady when the demands get heavy.
Our EAP offers voluntary, confidential services like screenings, assessments, and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy — all geared toward helping you sort through whatever’s weighing on you, whether it’s work-related or personal. From counseling and stress management tools to practical strategies for handling life’s curveballs, we help students, employees, team leaders, executives, and government employees navigate everything from burnout and relationship struggles to mental health challenges and big life transitions.
Bottom line? If you’re feeling stretched thin or off balance, our EAP can help you reset, build resilience, and get back to feeling like yourself — so both you and your organization can keep moving forward.
Individual Counseling
We offer individual therapy for when life just feels like a lot — whether you’re wrestling with depression, anxiety, trauma, or just trying to make sense of the curveballs coming your way. If you’re looking for solid tools to manage the tough stuff, build some resilience, and feel more like yourself again, we’re here to walk with you. No pressure, just steady support and practical strategies to help you get back to center. Taking care of your mental and emotional health matters — and reaching out is a good first step.
Workplace/Family/Relational Counseling
Sometimes relationships can feel like you’re paddling hard but not getting anywhere. Our relational counseling is here to help you and your spouse, significant other, child, sibling, relative, business partner, colleague, or friend get back in sync. We’ll mediate to help you communicate more openly, work through conflicts without getting stuck, and reconnect in a way that feels real and lasting. With steady guidance and clear-headed mediation, you’ll work together to strengthen your relationship and build something solid that can go the distance.
Youth Counseling
Growing up isn’t easy — and for kids and teens, big feelings can show up in all kinds of ways. Sometimes they don’t have the words to explain what’s going on inside, and other times it all just spills out in behavior that’s hard to understand. We offer patient, compassionate support to help young people untangle those emotions, make sense of their thoughts, and learn healthy ways to express what’s on their mind. Whether they’re facing stress at school, friendship struggles, family changes, or just the ups and downs of growing up, we create a safe space where they can be heard, supported, and equipped with tools to build confidence and resilience. Our goal is to nurture their emotional and mental well-being — and help them step into adulthood with a little more clarity and strength.
Addictions Counseling
Addiction has a way of weaving into every corner of life — relationships get strained, your health takes a hit, and even day-to-day peace feels out of reach. Our addictions counseling is here to meet you right where you are, whether you’re dealing with substance use, gambling, compulsive shopping, hoarding, overeating, or other patterns that are hard to break. Together, we’ll dig into what’s driving those behaviors, map out healthier ways to cope, and walk a steady path toward real, lasting recovery. With the right support and clear strategies, healing isn’t just a hope — it’s possible. And that brighter, steadier future you’re craving? It’s closer than you think.
Grief Counseling
Grief can hit hard and linger long — whether you’re mourning the loss of a loved one, a beloved pet, a close friend, or even a part of life that’s slipped away, like a home, a career, or your own sense of capability. It’s heavy, it’s complex, and sometimes it feels like it might never lift. You don’t have to carry it alone. We offer a calm, supportive space where you can let those feelings out, process what you’ve lost, and start finding your footing again. With steady, compassionate guidance, our counselors will walk alongside you, helping you navigate this tough stretch with care, patience, and understanding — so little by little, healing can take root.
Group Counseling
Sometimes the healing we need happens best in the company of others who truly get it. Our group counseling sessions create a supportive space where you can connect with people who are walking through similar struggles — whether it’s depression, anxiety, grief, trauma, or addiction. In these small, therapist-led groups, you’ll find community, shared understanding, and real conversation. It’s a space to be heard, to learn from others, and to start building tools that can carry you forward. You’re not alone in what you’re feeling — and together, there’s real power in healing.
OUR RATES
At this time, we do not currently accept insurance (but plan to in the future)
Self-pay rates as follows:
- 50-minute consultative intake session: $95.00
- Individual 50-minute counseling session: $135.00
- Bundled 6 weekly 50-minute counseling sessions: $750.00
- Bundled 10 weekly 50-minute counseling sessions: $1,050.00
- Bundled 12 weekly 50-minute counseling sessions: $1,140.00
- Conjoint or relational (relationship/marital/family/business partner/colleague/friend) 50-minute counseling session: $155
- ===============Group Rates (when groups are in session)
- Group Counseling (one 50-minute group session): $75
- Group Counseling (Bundled 6 weekly 50-minute group sessions): $325
- Group Counseling (Bundled 8 weekly 50-minute group sessions): $475