Therapist Profiles
Doug Berger, M.D., Ph.D., Center Director
Douglas Berger, M.D., Ph.D., an American board certified psychiatrist, 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. Dr. Berger's Japanese qualifications include a Ph.D. from the University of Tokyo School of Medicine (Registration No.11965), received for psychiatric research done while at the Tokyo University Department of Psychosomatic Medicine.
Dr. Berger has also done psychiatric research in Japan at the Tokai University School of Medicine on a research fellowship from the Matsumae International Foundation, and at the Tokyo Institute of Psychiatry. Dr. Berger speaks native-level Japanese and regularly conducts psychotherapy for mixed-cultural couples as well as the local Japanese community.
Dr. Berger's American Board Certification in Psychiatry (Certificate No. 34086) can be verified through the web site of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, or 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).
You can also click here to see a cached version of Dr. Berger's Board Certification search results from the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology website, or click here to see a cached version of Dr. Berger's Board Certification search results from the American Board of Medical Specialties website. Dr. Berger's medical degree is from the United States, he is well-versed in the use of psychiatric medication and can guide any medical care received in Japan through the physicians affiliated with his counseling practice, but he does not directly practice medical care in Japan.
Dr. Berger's Ph.D. 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 the therapy 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 training and desensitization, 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 counselor and cognitive-behavioral therapist (CBT) at the Meguro Counseling Center 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' research studies can be read on his publications and presentations page.
Akiko Owada M.S., Psychology Counsellor
Ms. Owada graduated from the Teikyo Heisei University Clinical Psychology Department, and is a Certified Psychologist in Japan. She is also certified in Japan as a Social Welfare Worker, and has volunteered at social-service facilities in Japan.
Ms.Owada has also completed the first term of the Doctoral course at Teikyo Heisei University Graduate School of Clinical Psychology and is expected to complete the Clinical Psychologist Certification in Japan. Her undergraduate thesis was written on naricssism, and her graduate thesis was on intimacy in romantic relationships.
Ms. Owada has experience as a psychology counselor in the Clinical Psychology Center while in graduate school at Teikyo Heisei University and now works as a psychologist in Tokyo.
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 mental-health 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.