Therapist Profiles
Douglas Berger, M.D., Ph.D., Center Director
Douglas Berger, M.D., Ph.D. is the Director of the Tokyo Meguro Counseling Center. Dr. Berger is a graduate of New York Medical College where he also completed a 4-year residency program in psychiatry. Now based in Tokyo, he had served on the Faculty of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine Department of Psychiatry in New York as an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry. His Japanese qualifications include a Ph.D. in Medical Science from the University of Tokyo School of Medicine received while at the Department of Psychosomatic Medicine at Tokyo University. Dr. Berger is fluent in English and Japanese, and conversational in Chinese.
Dr. Berger's American Board Certification in Psychiatry (Certificate No. 34086) can be verified through the web site of the American Board of Medical Specialties (You first have to register to use this service, then enter name as: Douglas Berger in the search), or by contacting them directly at: Tel: +1-770-551-5936, Fax: +1-770-395-7456.
Dr. Berger's Ph.D. in Medical Science from the University of Tokyo School of Medicine (Registration No.11965), received while at the Department of Psychosomatic Medicine at Tokyo University, is displayed along with Dr. Berger's other certificates, diplomas, and Board-Certifications in his office.
Further information on Dr. Berger can be seen on his personal home page.
Douglas Eames, Ph.D., Associate Center Director
Dr. Eames originally received his Ph.D. in Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He had previously worked at a Japanese psychiatric clinic in Tokyo for a number of years treating phobias and anxiety with virtual reality, and has experience with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in this capacity. He subsequently received training as a Psychotherapy Counselor at the Meguro Counseling Center and has been working as a therapist with Dr. Berger for several years.
Dr. Eames has developed an internet-based 16 session counseling program (in Japanese) based on the principles of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for patients with Panic Disorder and he has experience using biofeedback techniques to teach relaxation for stress. He has held positions as a visiting researcher at the Osaka Kyoiku University's National Mental Support Center for School Crisis and at Waseda University where he worked with the Department of Human Science. His major counseling interests are in the mental processes people with depression and anxiety use in their struggle with these issues.
Some of Dr. Eames' publications and presentations can be read here.
Mary Alice O'Dowd, M.D., External Advisor
Dr. O'Dowd is Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Director of Psychosomatic Medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine Department of Psychiatry in New York City. Dr. O'Dowd has written more than 100 articles, abstracts, and book chapters of a variety of topics in psychiatric diagnosis and treatment. She is a graduate of New York Medical College and did her psychiatric Residency at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York.
Dr. O'Dowd is a valuable asset in keeping the therapists at the Meguro Counseling Center at the cutting edge of psychotherapeutic treatment and in promoting excellence of the services provided.
In the case of severe depression or other psychiatric illness, the therapists at the Meguro Counseling Center may refer clients for medication, similar to the function of a clinical psychologist in Tokyo.
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The Meguro Counseling Center consists of Western-trained therapists able to provide face-to-face care for the international community in Tokyo. With extensive experience in Japan, these therapists have a deep understanding of the stresses of living in Japan.