- Client-centered approach
- English and Japanese
- 20 years experience
About Aya
Aya Okumura is a licensed clinical social worker with 20 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, low self esteem, depression, and major life changes. She works with clients who are dealing with workplace pressures, panic, social anxiety, or the aftermath of trauma. Sessions are offered in English and Japanese, and Aya accepts international clients.
Aya's style is warm and respectful. She listens first, then tailors conversations and goals to each person's situation. She focuses on practical steps that people can try between sessions. Her approach emphasizes growing self-love, building confidence, and finding clearer ways to cope with day-to-day strain.
Over two decades in practice, Aya has supported people facing caregiver stress, cancer and hospice concerns, HIV/AIDS related issues, and multicultural challenges. She also helps with communication problems, feelings of isolation, midlife transitions, and other mood concerns. Aya does not provide official documentation for disability, Social Security, FMLA, parole, courts, or employers.
Aya uses conversational methods drawn from client-centered therapy, motivational interviewing, narrative therapy, and solution-focused work. That means she helps people tell their story, find small steps that help, and reconnect with what matters to them. Meetings explore choices and build motivation rather than relying on one fixed method.
To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and scheduling follows based on therapist availability. Costs vary by location and follow a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Aya aims to make the first step feel manageable and supportive.
Aya's style is warm and respectful. She listens first, then tailors conversations and goals to each person's situation. She focuses on practical steps that people can try between sessions. Her approach emphasizes growing self-love, building confidence, and finding clearer ways to cope with day-to-day strain.
Over two decades in practice, Aya has supported people facing caregiver stress, cancer and hospice concerns, HIV/AIDS related issues, and multicultural challenges. She also helps with communication problems, feelings of isolation, midlife transitions, and other mood concerns. Aya does not provide official documentation for disability, Social Security, FMLA, parole, courts, or employers.
Aya uses conversational methods drawn from client-centered therapy, motivational interviewing, narrative therapy, and solution-focused work. That means she helps people tell their story, find small steps that help, and reconnect with what matters to them. Meetings explore choices and build motivation rather than relying on one fixed method.
To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and scheduling follows based on therapist availability. Costs vary by location and follow a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Aya aims to make the first step feel manageable and supportive.