Experience

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  Ucla

  Jan 1991 - Jan 1992

  Foreign students advisor

  I provided guidance and support for the newly arrived foreign students at UCLA by helping them find the place to live, showing them the bus system etc..

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  Global point inc

  Jan 1993 - Jan 1995

  Account manager/production coordinator

  Handled business accounts and new sales calls for Japanese and Hong Kong exports. Processed orders, invoices, credit memos, letter of credit and other export documents.

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  Ruby-spears productions, inc

  Jan 1995 - Jan 1996

  Translator/film production assistant

  Involved in all aspects of film production process from development to editing final product.

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  Mitsubishi digital electronics america

  Jan 1996 - Jan 2007

  Engineering designer/ technical translator

  Designed Printed Circuit Boards Technical Translation and Interpretation for local and Japanese engineers

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  Outreach concern, inc.

  Apr 2008 - Jun 2010

  School counselor

  Earned over 1,800 hours towards my MFT License. Served for five semesters as a volunteer counselor working 3-4 days per week on school campuses. Learned about adolescent developmental issues. Became skilled at nonjudgmental empathic listening and crisis management; learned how to connect with teens. Received professional supervision from Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists. Achieved "Counselor of the Year Award" in June 2009 and 2010.

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  Our house grief support center

  Jan 2009 - Jun 2010

  Group facilitator

  Received Grief Specialist Training.Facilitated a biweekly grief group of widows and widowers. Learned extensively about grief work, and how to be with grievers. Received professional supervision from a Licensed MFT.

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  Valley community clinic

  Sept 2009 - Apr 2012

  Psychotherapist

  I provided one on one psychotherapy to the clinic patients of various age groups and ethnicities. I also co-led a weekly teen anger management group.

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  11850 wilshire blvd. #201, west los angeles

  Apr 2012 - now

  Private practice bilingual (japanese) psychotherapist

  I am originally from Japan, and specialize in Japanese/English speaking and Japanese and Asian clients, as I have extensive understanding of the culture.

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  Counseling partners of los angeles

  Feb 2014 - now

  Group supervisor