Mihoko Kusachi

Mihoko Kusachi is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with ten years of counseling experience. She creates a calm space where people can talk about painful feelings without judgment. Mihoko encourages hope and courage as people take steps toward meaningful change.

She trained in counseling with a concentration on rehabilitation and has lived and worked in Japan, Australia, and the United States. That background shapes her culturally responsive and social justice–oriented perspective. Mihoko uses a body-mind approach that draws on mindfulness and other therapies to match each person's strengths.

In sessions she helps people notice and challenge negative thoughts. She often adds sensory-based exercises, relaxation, and self-regulation techniques to ease emotional distress. Clients may also look at past experiences to gain insight and make different choices in the present.

Mihoko has supported people facing depression, anxiety, grief, trauma, issues around identity and cultural adjustment, low motivation, loneliness, and self-esteem concerns. She also works with challenges like chronic illness, caregiving strain, addiction-related issues, sleep or eating difficulties, and career transitions.

Her style is collaborative and respectful. Mihoko sees the therapy relationship as mutual growth and focuses on practical steps that fit each person's life. She helps people discover inner resources and use them to move forward.

How mindfulness and talk therapies translate online

Mihoko draws on Mindfulness Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy in her work. Mindfulness Therapy involves simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and notice feelings as they come, which can help with anxiety, stress, and emotional regulation. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and offering acceptance so people can explore values, purpose, and self-understanding in their own time.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques to help identify and challenge unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. CBT tools are practical and often include short, between-session exercises to build new habits and cope with symptoms like low mood or sleep problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Mihoko works together with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. She tailors mindfulness practices, thought-challenging, and body-mind exercises so they fit into daily routines.

The therapist's biography does not specify which online session formats are offered. Please confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, shorten commute time, and allow brief check-ins when a longer visit is difficult. Licensed professionals can adapt mindfulness and CBT exercises for remote sessions so people continue progress even when schedules are tight.