Kenji Watanabe

About

If you take one thing from this page, take this: a diagnosis is a description, not a destiny. Plenty of people living with a mood disorder build steady, full lives, and my job is to help you become one of them. Whether you have been depressed for months or riding highs and lows for years, the first step is the same: naming what is actually happening. From there we build a clear plan together and revisit it often. I lean on dialectical behavior therapy because its skills are concrete and they hold up on the worst days. As a person of color, I know how much harder it can be to find care that does not require explaining yourself first. I also know how rarely men get room to admit they are struggling. I grew up in a family where caregiving was simply what you did, so this work never felt like a choice so much as a continuation. I will be plain with you, and I will not waste your time. If that sounds like the kind of help you want, reach out.