SmileStone is dedicated to serving women and girls who may require psychological counselling.
We have an English-speaking clinical psychologist available to support clients in need of bilingual services.
How seriously you are suffering does not matter in deciding whether to use counselling services. Please feel free to contact us at any time if you are wondering whether you should consult with a psychologial expert.

※　Considering our clinical psychologist is not a native English speaker, those who cannot speak any Japanese at all are recommended to consult other services.

※　Please be aware that clinical psychologists are not allowed to prescribe medicine in Japan.

Yukiko Kubo

Clinical Psychologist

English: conversational (TOEIC935)

Although it has been more than 20 years since I came back to Japan, considering not many Japanese clinical psychologists are capable of speaking English, I think it is my duty to serve clients who require psychological therapy in English. Relying on your Japanese skills sometimes, I would like to do my best to catch up with the world you are in, think with you, and to find the way out of your psychological pains. I am specialized in working with children and adults with traumatic experiences such as prolonged family discords in their developmental histories. 

Educational Background

University of Wales (UK): BSc Psychology

University of Waseda（Japan）: MSc Clinical Psychology

Member of Japanese Society of Certified Clinical Psychologists, TSCCP, Japanese Society of Traumatic Stress  Studies, Japanese Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies

Professional Background

Clinical psychologist at Hamamatsu Medical University Hospital

Clinical psychologist for overseas students at Shizuoka University

School counsellor at public elementary / high schools in Tokyo

Clinical psychologist at public reformatory

You can freely choose and change the frequency of the therapy at any time. Taking our therapy once in a month on average would be enough to improve psychological pains for most clients. Some may prefer once in 2-3 weeks at initial stages. 

Past experiences not only affect but sometimes determine what and how you think, feel and act. This may sometimes be the cause of psychological pains. The harmful effects of past experiences may be prevented by psychological therapy. Taking our therapy may provide you with new perspectives and bring the solutions for the root causes of your difficulties.

About Oneself

Psychological symptoms, irritable/depressive moods, personality, habits, traumatic experiences …etc

About Family

Family discords, maltreatments, childcare anxiety, problematic behaviors/habits and psychological symptoms of a member of the family…etc

※Even if you are not the person having difficulties yourself, coming to therapy may sometimes be enough to solve the problems in the family.

About Relationships

Difficulties and concerns with relationships with friends and partners, difficulties with building and maintaining relationships…etc

English counseling is available only face-to-face and one-to-one.

※ The first session includes 10-20 minutes to confirm and sign the document of informed consent.

※ Clients under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian at the point of confirming and signing informed consent. 

※ Your children (younger than school age) can accompany you to your therapy session regardless of their sex.

※ Parents can stay throughout their child’s therapy without extra charge, only when clients younger than 10 years old ask them to.

※ Advance payment is available by bank transfer (Mizuho Bank) or credit/debit cards (Collection Agency is PayPal or Stripe), and payment at the therapy session is available only in cash.

Before you make a reservation, please make sure you have read and understood the 2 points below.

1.  If you are under the age of 18 / a high school student, you need permission from a parent or guardian to take therapy. Parents accompany their children for the first 10-20 minutes of the first session of their children to confirm and sign informed consent.
2. For those who have regular psychiatrist appointments, a letter of referral containing the list of medicines and the permission to take psychological therapy is required to be submitted on the first session.

Reservations can be made through the reservation form.

It is recommended to check the vacancy before you start filling the form so that you can choose a few dates and times you would like to take therapy.

※ To change or cancel the appointment, please let us know thorough e-mail (smilestone.c.o@gmail.com) as soon as possible. We charge cancellation fees of 100% if you cancel or change with less than 24 hours' notice.

Preparations

• Please add us (070-6488-3926 / smilestone.c.o@gmail.com) to your contact list. 
• Please get a letter of referral from your Psychiatrist if you have regular appointments with them. The letter needs to contain the list of medicines you take and the permission to take psychological counseling.
•  If you are under the age of 18 / high school student, please get permission from a parent or guardian to take therapy.
• If you prefer advance payment, it can be done through bank transfer or credit/debit cards.
• To change or cancel the appointment, please let us know thorough e-mail (smilestone.c.o@gmail.com) as soon as possible. We charge cancellation fees of 100% if you cancel or change with less than 24 hours' notice.
• Reading through the informed consent before your session may make the first session smooth.

Flow for the Day

• Please make sure to bring the letter of referral from your psychiatrist with you for the first-time appointment if applicable.
• Entry to the office is permitted 5 minutes before the appointment.

※ No extensions will be given for late arrivals. We will finish at the scheduled time and fee. 

※ If you are more than 15 minutes late, the appointment will be cancelled and the cancellation fee of 100%will be charged.

※ Your children younger than school age can accompany you.

• The door to the building entrance locks automatically. Please ring the intercom by pressing 203 and 呼出 to enter the office.
• The first 10-20 minutes of the first appointment will be used to confirm and sign the informed consent. If you don’t want to go any further at this point, counseling will be canceled without any charge and the fee paid in advance will be refunded.

※ Clients under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian at the point of confirming and signing the informed consent.

※ Parents can stay throughout their child's therapy without extra charge only when clients younger than 10 ask them to.

• Payment at the therapy session is only available in cash.
  

203 Flower Link Kunitachi

3-6-3 Fujimidai, Kunitachi-shi, Tokyo

Train Station: Yagawa (7 minutes' walk)

Bus Stop: Shimin-Geijutsu-Shou-Hall・Sougou-Taiikukan-Mae (30 seconds' walk)