Sakura Ishiguro
Psychologist & Psychotherapist in training
As a Japan-born, Germany-trained psychologist, I offer a structured space to explore how your feelings, thoughts and past experiences may be connected, and to find practical ways forward that feel right for you.
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About me
Hi, my name is Sakura :)
I am a psychologist (M.Sc.) and a psychotherapist in training at a state-recognised psychotherapy training institute in Germany, with a focus on cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT).
I have worked in both a psychosomatic hospital and an outpatient practice, where I provided psychotherapy under regular supervision and worked closely with psychiatrists and other psychotherapists. Through this work, I gained particular experience supporting people with depression, anxiety, self-esteem difficulties and the lasting effects of difficult childhood experiences, as well as those navigating major life transitions, stress and feelings of overwhelm.
I was born and raised in the Tokyo area and lived in Germany for approximately 15 years. From personal experience, I know how both enriching and challenging it can be to adapt to another culture, raise children and live in an intercultural family.
I now live near Tokyo and offer online psychological counselling in Japanese and German. Sessions in English are also available by arrangement, particularly when English is a shared second language.
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はじめまして。石黒さくらと申します。
東京近郊で生まれ育ち、20代半ばでドイツへ移住しました。ドイツでは心理学を専攻し、その後、心理療法士になるための専門研修を受けてきました。
病院や外来の現場で、医師や心理療法士と連携しながら、さまざまな心理的問題を抱える方々への心理療法を担当してきました。その中でも特に、抑うつ、不安、自己評価の問題、つらい幼少期の経験が現在に及ぼす影響について、治療経験を重ねてきました。
私自身も、移住や異なる文化への適応、子育て、異文化家族として暮らす中で、さまざまなことで悩むことがあります。そんなとき、心理療法から学んだ考え方や、自分自身を見つめる方法が、日々の助けになっています。
現在は東京近郊に戻り、日本語とドイツ語によるオンライン心理相談を提供しています。
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Location:
Media Gallery
Approach
My approach is warm, attentive and structured. It is grounded in clinical psychology and draws primarily on evidence-based cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT).
We can begin with what is currently troubling you or what you would like to change, and consider what first steps might help. At the same time, we look closely at your feelings, thoughts and behaviour to understand your personal perspective and inner experience. Childhood experiences, the beliefs you have developed about yourself and recurring patterns in relationships may also play a role.
During our conversations, difficult emotions or painful memories may come to the surface. They can offer important clues to understanding what matters to you, what you need and how your present difficulties may have developed. I aim to offer a space in which you can speak openly about these experiences and express your emotions without shame or fear of being judged. We can approach them carefully and at your own pace.
Together, we explore what these experiences mean for you and what a helpful way forward might look like. Depending on your individual needs, I also draw on acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and emotion-focused approaches alongside CBT.
You do not need to have everything clearly organised or know exactly where to begin.
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私が専門としている認知行動療法では、まず現在の状況に目を向け、今何に悩んでいるのか、その困難が日常生活の中でどのように現れているのかを一緒に見ていきます。現在の問題から始めることで、比較的早い段階から負担の軽減や、日常生活での具体的な変化につながることがあります。
同時に、その方自身の物事の捉え方や内面で起きていること、感情、思考、これまでの経験を、できる限り丁寧に、正確に理解することを大切にしています。幼少期の経験や、その中で形成された自己像、感情や対人関係のパターンがテーマになることもあります。
カウンセリングの中では、つらい感情や苦しい記憶が表に出てくることがあります。自然に現れた感情や記憶は、現在の困難や、その方が大切にしてきたものを理解する手がかりになります。恥ずかしさや評価されることへの不安を感じることなく、自分の経験を安心して話し、感情を表すことのできる場をつくりたいと考えています。
そして、そのような感情や記憶がその方にとってどのような意味を持つのか、その背景にどのような思いや望みがあるのか、これからどのように向き合っていけるのかを一緒に探っていきます。そのため、認知行動療法に加えて、アクセプタンス＆コミットメント・セラピー（ACT）や感情焦点化療法（EFT） の考え方や方法も取り入れています。
Experience
Outpatient Psychotherapeutic Work
2024–2026, Baden-Württemberg
Provision of cognitive behavioural therapy under regular supervision
Psychotherapeutic Work in a Psychosomatic Hospital
2021–2025, Baden-Württemberg
Treatment of patients as part of a multidisciplinary team
Software Developer in the IT Sector
2010–2011, Tokyo
Education
Postgraduate Training in Psychological Psychotherapy
Berlin and Baden-Württemberg
Since 2021, currently in the final stage
M.Sc. and B.Sc. in Psychology
Philipps University of Marburg
Degrees completed in 2019 and 2017
Areas of focus: Clinical Psychology and Work and Organisational Psychology
B.A. in Policy Studies
Chuo University, Tokyo
Degree completed in 2010
Services
Intro Call
Individual Session
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