Hello my name is Kenji Watanabe, and I am a licensed marriage and family therapist.  I focus on providing an engaging, collaborative, and supportive therapy experience.  I aim for clients to gain a deeper sense of connection, freedom, and hope within their self and their most significant relationships.

I take a client-centered approach, and I believe in the client’s own creativity, strengths, and resourcefulness.  I value the client’s input and personal goals for therapy, and I adjust my therapeutic modalities to fit their goals.

I am passionate about helping clients work through issues such as anxiety, depression, trauma, loss and grief, addictions, relationships issues, life transitions, cross cultural issues, or just a general sense of “stuckness” in life.

Personal Bio

I was born and raised in Southern California, and I am a second generation Japanese American. My wife and I have been married for over 25 years, and we recently had the joy of living and working in Japan for about 5 years.  We love the toasty California sun, and we enjoy hiking, camping, and traveling to new places.  We also have two adult daughters, and we are empty nesters.

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