Kaori Oto, Psychotherapist
Your Healing Begins With the Relationship You Nurture
Perhaps you're struggling in a relationship or social setting, unable to communicate, or stuck in negative patterns. You yearn for emotional connections, or perhaps you need to find your voice and set boundaries. Maybe you're an overachiever weighted down by your inner critic, or anxiety and depression have begun to cloud every corner of your life. You are ready for a therapist who truly understands and can guide you through to the other side.
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As a relational and trauma-focused therapist, I help couples and individuals break free from negative cycles, expand coping skills, and develop healthier behaviors. Relational repair, self-confidence, career advancement, and improved communication, are just a few of the outcomes we can work toward together.
If your relationship is worth fighting for, I'd love to hear from you. All individuals and couples are welcome.
A great deal of conflict is about the conversation a couple never had.
-Wile
Most couples separate without ever having that critical conversation- a tragedy deeper than the separation itself. How can you trust you’ll navigate future love successfully?
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How do you build a relationship that thrives, not just survives? How do you know if your partner is truly “the one”? And can you ever reclaim the closeness you once felt?
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These questions are rarely simple to ask- or answer. That's why I am dedicated to helping couples to have those conversations they've been waiting for. For new couples and those wanting to build relationship skills for a lasting future, I offer a "pre-marital preparation" package designed to foster connection, communication, and clarity.
Be Your Best Self.
The ability to live as your authentic self is the secret to cultivating deep, lasting relationships. But if you've experienced relational traumas, family conflict, discrimination, identity struggles, low self-esteem, anxiety, or depression, being your true self can exhausting, or being even entirely unknown.
How do you nurture the most important relationship you'll ever have- the one with yourself?
The path looks different for everyone, but evidence-based approaches offer emotional stability and clarity as you grow into the person you want to become.
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Will you let me walk beside you on this journey?
Testimonials
Kaori’s work is very beneficial. She cuts through to a core issue by tapping into a client’s right brain, kinesthetic memory, and emotional core. As a result, clients open up.
Shar Kunovsky, LMHC, JD, MA, Overlake Psychotherapy & Eastside DBT
The work with Kaori helped me to understand myself better. I was able to break a relationship that was not healthy for me with a person who was putting me down.
O.V, Redmond, WA
I was “stuck” for many years. Now I am able to continue my life’s journey with contentment and peace of mind. I recommend Kaori's services to my patients as part of a multi-faceted approach for overall health and well-being.
Dr. Richard Levine, Chiropractor and Author, Bellevue, WA
Kaori helped bring light into an area that we have felt stuck in for a long time. We are incredibly grateful for Kaori's intuitive gifts!
Julie & Stephen, NY, NY
I am living my life with intention and stepping up for my family. I finally feel I am back on track.
M. D, Los Angeles, CA, Biologist
My relationship with my daughter is getting better and better. I can feel the spectrum of emotions. I am a different person.