HEART counseling center
Healing
Empowerment
And
Recovery from
Trauma
＜Announcement＞
⚫︎6/11/2026 : 【Appointments Are Now Open】 new
HEART Counseling Center Connect has reopened for regular appointments following our renewal.
We are currently accepting new clients with the following counselors:
・Tamami Kumagai
Clinical Psychologist / Certified Public Psychologist / Somatic Experiencing® Certified Practitioner / DARe Certified Practitioner
*Currently accepting short-term sessions only, up to 5 sessions.
・Suomi Fujimori
Clinical Developmental Psychologist / Certified Public Psychologist
*Please note that appointment availability is very limited.
If you would like to request counseling, please apply through the form below.
【Office Hours】
Monday–Thursday and Saturday, 9:00–19:00
*The office is closed on Fridays and Sundays. Replies will be sent on the next available office day.
【Counseling Hours】
Monday–Sunday, 9:00–21:00
*Actual availability depends on each counselor’s schedule and openings.
Center for HEART was established in 2013.
Since 2013, the name HEART has carried Healing, Empowerment, and Recovery from Trauma. As we begin the next twelve years, we are expanding that meaning to Hope for Empowerment, Authenticity, Resiliency, and Transformation—supporting not only recovery, but also the courage to live the “now” and move toward the future you choose.
To make support more accessible, we are launching our new stage, HEART Counseling Center: Connect.
Our specialized counselors deal with various traumas.
we especially support survivors of sexual violence and other interpersonal trauma, of all genders, with safety, respect, and choice at the center of care.
We also offer supervision and training for counselors or family member (included but not limited) of survivors with these traumas.
Contact us
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to us using the form below.
Our team
Tamami Kumagai (Director, Counselor)
＊Only offering short term counseling
After graduating from University in Japan, she received a M.A. in Counseling Psychology in the United States. She, as a counselor, has various experience supporting survivors of rape, domestic Violence, sexual assault, sexual harassment and child abuse. She also offer advocate/counselor training and supervisions.
Focus Area
Relational trauma such as Domestic Violence, Sexual Violence / Sexuality, Sexual minority issues / Teenager struggling / Coping stress / Parenting / Child sexual abuse / Loss and Grief / PTSD / Anxiety / Depression
Certificate
- Certified Clinical Psychologists in Japan
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Certified Public Psychologist in Japan
- Somatic Experiencing™ Practitioner
- Certified Interactive Guided Imagery℠ Practitioner
- California state certified Domestic Violence Counselor
- Child Adult Relationship Enhancement (CARE) program, certified senior trainer
- DARe (Dynamic Attachment Repatterning experience), certifiend practitioner
Translation
Mary Beth Williams & Soili Poijula(2002). "The PTSD Workbook (1st edition)"
Suomi Fujimori (Counselor)
Suomi has 15 years of experience as a bilingual counselor working with a family and children after completing Master of Social Work in the US. She is a licensed clinical development psychologist in Japan, and has extensive experience in deciphering dynamics within couples and/or families to identify miscommunication between individuals, and optimizing their mutual understanding and respect. With her own experiences working in the US and Hong Kong, she is particularly committed to helping clients who experience difficulties in cross-cultural environments, whether in the workplace or in the family.
Focus Area
Depression & Anxiety, Anger Management, Children's Behavioral issues, Conflict Resolution, Cross-cultural Marriage
Certificate
-Licensed Clinical Developmental Psychologist in Japan
-Certified as Somatic Experiencing™ Practitioner
- Certified as Ego State Therapist by Ego State Therapy International
- Triple P Parenting Facilitator, Level 4
Yumika Suzuki (Counselor)
＊Currently stop taking new clients
After graduating from college in the United States, I worked for an advertising company in Japan for about 10 years. I earned my master’s degree in clinical psychology in Japan. As a clinical psychologist, I have worked with patients struggling with addictions and attachment trauma.
Focus Area
Substance Abuse, behavioral addictions, attachment trauma, adult children, ASD/ADHD (developmental disorder)
CBT(Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), IFS(Internal Family Systems)
Mainly I work with adults.
Certificate
-Certified clinical psychologist in Japan
-Certified public psychologist in Japan