Mizuho Kanazawa(She/Her/Hers)

Specialties

Anxiety - Coping with excessive worry, nervousness, or stress; intense discomfort in social settings (social anxiety); sudden and intense feelings of panic (panic disorder)

Adjustment issues - Support around adapting to new and/or challenging life circumstances; skill-building for improved stress management and reduction of anxiety

College student mental health - Specialized strategies for common issues of young adulthood, including school and career stressors, support around healthy relationships, existential concerns, drug or alcohol issues, eating disorders, and anxiety and/or depression

Interracial/intercultural relationship - Specializing in intercultural and interracial couples therapy. Provide safe space to practice listening and developing empathy in partnership. Couples will learn about the emotional and reactive patterns of oneself and in each partner with curiosity. Couples will practice, especially in the times of emotional intensity, effective ways to communicate to promote a state of connection. Miho often gives practical, small "homework" between sessions.

Culturally sensitive counseling - Miho understands how the U.S. culture is built on money and whiteness. Many clients of color come to her practice after experiencing being misunderstood by their white therapists, who were not trained to provide counseling to diverse populations. Miho is aware of systematic oppression and microaggression (quiet form of racism) many of her clients receive daily. She is also aware of the fragile immigrataion journey many clients go through. Miho works with her client to understand difficulties, challenges, and richness they are experiencing as persons of color.