READ THIS FIRST. If you are in immediate danger or thinking about harming yourself, please get help now. Visit a nearby emergency service, hospital, or mental health clinic immediately. If you are in crisis, consider these helplines and suicide hotlines worldwide.
Crisis numbers in Japan
- Inochi no Denwa Suicide Hotline: Tel: 0120-783-556 (freephone) | Tel: 0570-783-556 (Navi Dial, 10:00 to 22:00, call charges apply)
- Childline Japan: Tel: 0120-99-7777
- Tell Japan: Tel: 0800-300-8355 (toll free)
- BI Suicide Prevention Centre Osaka Helpline: Tel: 06-6260-4343
- All crisis lines in Japan
Japan has 14 therapists listed on TherapyRoute, including certified public psychologists, psychologists and CBT psychotherapists.
At a glance
- Therapists listed
- 14 (Certified Public Psychologists 2, Psychologists 2, CBT Psychotherapists 1, Clinical Social Workers 1, Counselling Psychologists 1, Family Therapists 1, Psychotherapists 1, Registered Psychotherapists 1). Professions given by 11 of them.
- How they see clients
- in person 2 (14%), online 6 (43%), online and in person 6 (43%).
- Languages
- English 92%, Japanese 31%, Italian 8%, Portuguese 8%, Tagalog 8%.
- Who they work with
- Adults, Couples, Adolescents, Individuals, All ages, Families, Parents.
The summary above sets out how the practitioners listed across Japan differ from one another. If you know where you want to be seen, the city pages below each carry that place's own list. Filtering for practitioners who work online shows everyone in Japan available by video, wherever they are based. Two or three enquiries is normal, and a first conversation is where most people decide.
Cities in Japan with therapists listed
A therapist who practises in more than one city is listed under each.
Places with a therapist and no page of their own yet (2)
These are recorded against a therapist on TherapyRoute and have no listing page yet, so there is nothing to send you to and no count we can stand behind.
Matsue, Shinjuku City
What a session costs varies with training, setting and where the practice is. See how to think about the cost of therapy.
Real choice. Authentic, independent, clinician-led care.
TherapyRoute is a clinician-led directory that champions independent practitioners who answer to you and their professional ethics, not to investors or corporate interests. We don't take commissions, sell your data, or assign therapists by algorithm. You browse, compare, and choose.
Vincenzo (Enzo) Sinisi, Clinical Psychologist (HPCSA), Psychoanalyst (IPA/SAPA), Group Analyst (IGA)
TherapyRoute is not for emergencies and does not provide medical advice. All of our content is informational and cannot replace professional healthcare. In an emergency, contact a local emergency service. For immediate support, consider a local helpline.
