Therapist Profiles
D. Marc Bergé, M.D., Ph.D., Center Director
D. Marc Bergé, M.D., Ph.D., is a fully bilingual U.S. licensed and American board certified psychiatrist, serves as the Director of the Tokyo Meguro Counseling Center. Dr. Bergé is a graduate of New York Medical College where he completed a 4-year residency program in psychiatry. He also has a Ph.D. from the Tokyo University School of Medicine Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, and served as an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York.
Sukirti Meena, M.A., Psychology Counselor
Ms. Meena graduated from the University of Delhi Applied Psychology Department with specialization in clinical psychology. Her thesis was on, "improving academic skills in marginalized children". She has experience at the CHL Apollo Hospital India where she treated neurodevelopmental, emotional, and other behavioral disorders in children. She is also a registered government career counselor at the National Career Portal (Ministry of Labor & Employment).
Akiko Owada, M.S., Psychology Counsellor
Ms. Owada graduated from the Teikyo Heisei University Clinical Psychology Department, and is a Certified Psychologist in Japan. She is also certified in Japan as a Social Welfare Worker, and has volunteered at social-service facilities in Japan.
Ms.Owada has also completed the first term of the Doctoral course at Teikyo Heisei University Graduate School of Clinical Psychology and is expected to complete the Clinical Psychologist Certification in Japan. Her undergraduate thesis was written on naricssism, and her graduate thesis was on intimacy in romantic relationships.
Ms. Owada has experience as a psychology counselor in the Clinical Psychology Center while in graduate school at Teikyo Heisei University and now works as a psychologist in Tokyo. Ms. Owada's availability to take new clients may vary, please inquire on her current status. She conducts counseling in Japanese only.
Mary Alice O'Dowd, M.D., External Advisor
Dr. O'Dowd is Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Director of Psychosomatic Medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine Department of Psychiatry in New York City. Dr. O'Dowd has written more than 100 articles, abstracts, and book chapters of a variety of topics in psychiatric. She is a graduate of New York Medical College and did her psychiatric Residency at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York.
Dr. O'Dowd is a valuable asset in keeping the therapists at the Meguro Counseling Center at the cutting edge of psychotherapy and in promoting excellence of the services provided.
Please confirm with the Center which therapists are currently accepting inquiries.
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The Meguro Counseling Center consists of Western-trained therapists able to provide face-to-face mental-health care for the international community in Tokyo. With extensive experience in Japan, these therapists have a deep understanding of the stresses of living in Japan.