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Not a Disorder, but Neurodiversity
2025.04.19
Hello, my name is Tatsuya Arakawa, a California-licensed therapist. In this article, I would like to talk more about neurodevelopmental disorders. Neurodiversity and Related Terms So, what exactly is neurodiversity? Conditions such as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and ADHD are typically labeled as neurodevelopmental disorders. However, these fall under the broader concept of neurodiversity. People […]
Why Therapy Doesn’t Work – Due to a Client
2025.03.14
Hello, I’m Tatsuya Arakawa, a licensed mental health therapist (LMFT) specializing in depression, anxiety disorders for adults, and Adult Children of Toxic Parents, and adolescents. In a previous blog, I discussed reasons why therapy may not be working for you because of the therapist. This time, I’d like to talk more about cases where the […]
How Therapy Can Help You Reduce Anxiety Suffering
2025.02.21
One of the most common questions I receive is about anxiety and how to manage it. In this blog, I’d like to discuss how therapy can help reduce anxiety suffering. 1. Understanding the Causes of Anxiety As human beings, we have a natural desire to understand why things happen the way they do. If we […]
How Mindfulness Can Help You Live with Anxiety
2025.01.17
I am sure you have heard MINDFULNESS at some point in your life, but it might be a bit difficult for you to explain what exactly that is and how it can help your anxiety. My aim is to help you have a better understanding about mindfulness and how you can live with anxiety by […]
what does NOT help your anxiety issue
2024.12.27
Hello, this is Tatsuya Arakawa, a licensed mental health therapist (LMFT). As a therapist specializing in anxiety issues, I have seen so many people engaging in what does not help anxiety issues. In this blog, I would like to list what does not help your anxiety and explain why. Trying to think positively This is […]
What It Means to Suffer from Mental Health Issues
2024.11.14
Hello, this is Tatsuya Arakawa, a licensed mental health therapist (LMFT). As AI therapy and so many other platforms to see a therapist have become more prevalent, it seems clear to me that so many people are misunderstanding what it means to suffer from mental health and what it means to receive treatment for mental […]
Why Therapy is NOT working–because of a therapist
2024.10.25
Hello, this is Tatsuya Arakawa, a licensed mental health therapist (LMFT). On this blog, I would like to discuss why therapy is NOT working because of a therapist. Perhaps, you have been seeing a therapist with satisfying outcome or maybe you are not really happy with your current therapist. Either way, knowing how therapy should […]
What You Can Do to Pursue Balanced Cultural Identity
2024.09.13
Hello, this is Tatsuya Arakawa, a licensed mental health therapist (LMFT). On the previous blog, I discussed cultural identity and how it can affect your mental health wellbeing. This time, I would like to continue to discuss cultural identity especially how you could maintain/strengthen your cultural identity. By doing so, it can not only help […]
Cultural Identity and Mental Health
2024.08.21
Hello, this is Tatsuya Arakawa, a licensed mental health therapist (LMFT). Thank you so much for reading my blog. I would love to provide accurate information about mental health here. In this blog, I would like to talk about cultural identity and how it can affect mental health issues. First, what is cultural identity? I […]
The difference between therapist listening and friends/significant others listening
2024.06.12
Hello, thank you so much for reading this blog. Here, I would love to present correct information as there is so much misinformation out there especially on the internet. In this blog, I would like to clarify the difference between therapist listening to clients and friends/significant others listening as people get confused often. As discussed […]
2024.05.10
Hello, Thank you so much for visiting my blog. Here, my intention and hope are that you will educate yourself with the right information as there is so much information online that you should not trust, quite frankly. As the first blog, I would like to talk about what exactly is therapy. Often times when […]