Ms Marta Castro

Licensed Psychologist

Verified

“Experienced psychotherapist dedicated to supporting expats, digital nomads and the immigrant community in Japan. Helping foreigners in Japan to cope with life, career and relationship challenges. Cross-cultural understanding and Intercultural Psychology - Adaptation and Integration challenges. I’m highly experienced with third culture, multiethnic and mixed heritage adults. ”

About Me

I’m a certified Psychology and Psychotherapist and I am member of the Order of Psychologists in Portugal. I am also a Member of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis Association. I’m also a Certified Coach. I spent the majority of my adult life living abroad in Spain, UK and Japan. I understand the challenges that immigrants and expats face, family difficulties, and interracial couples. I provide a warm and safe space to explore experiences, making sense, purpose, meaning and finding effective coping strategies and emotional regulation. I have a holistic approach regarding mental heath and well-being.

Approach

Sessions via secure online video are available in English and Portuguese, paced to fit work and busy family demands. I blend focused problem-solving with reflective exploration. I focus on the individual challenges and my communication style is informal, relaxed and lightweighted.

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Basic Information

Tokyo, Japan

Online Only

Services

Services Offered:

Psychotherapy
In-depth therapeutic work that explores patterns in thoughts, emotions, and relationships to produce lasting psychological change.
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Coaching
A goal-oriented practice focused on identifying objectives, overcoming obstacles, and taking action, centred on the present and future rather than past difficulties.
Online Therapy
Therapy sessions conducted over video call, phone, or secure messaging, using the same professional methods delivered remotely.
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Online Counselling
Counselling conducted via video, phone, or secure messaging, providing professional support remotely.
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Psychodynamic Therapy
A therapy that explores how past experiences and unconscious patterns shape current feelings, relationships, and behaviour.
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Counselling
A form of talk therapy providing a safe, confidential space to explore feelings, thoughts, and behaviours with a trained professional.
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Individual Therapy
One-on-one therapy sessions between a client and a therapist, focused on that person's specific concerns and goals.
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Individual Psychotherapy
In-depth one-on-one therapy that explores the deeper roots of a person's difficulties, often drawing on psychodynamic or psychoanalytic models.
Relationship Counselling
Counselling for couples or partners focused on improving communication, rebuilding trust, and strengthening emotional connection.

Works With:

Adults
Couples

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

Anxiety
Persistent worry, nervousness, or fear that is disproportionate to the situation and interferes with daily functioning.
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Stress / Burnout
The body and mind's response to prolonged or excessive demands. When sustained, it can lead to emotional exhaustion, detachment, and reduced functioning (burnout).
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Career Issues
Work-related difficulties such as chronic dissatisfaction, conflict, burnout, uncertainty about direction, or the stress of career change.
Cross-Cultural
The psychological challenges of living between two or more cultures, including identity conflicts, acculturation stress, and difficulties with belonging.
Mood Disorder
A category of mental health conditions, including depression and bipolar disorder, in which a person's emotional state is significantly and persistently disrupted.
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Relocation / Expat
The psychological challenges of moving to a new country or city, including loneliness, culture shock, identity shifts, and loss of social support.
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Life Transitions
Major life changes, such as relocation, retirement, parenthood, or career shifts, that disrupt routine and require psychological adjustment.
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Relationship Counseling
Counselling for couples or partners focused on improving communication, rebuilding trust, and strengthening emotional connection.
Depression
A mood disorder marked by persistent low mood, loss of interest or pleasure, and changes in energy, sleep, or appetite that impair daily functioning.
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Family Issues
Difficulties within the family system, including conflict, communication breakdown, blended family tensions, or intergenerational patterns, that affect individual and collective well-being.