Hiroko Watanabe

About

There is a stubborn myth that therapy is the thing you do after you hit bottom. In my experience, it is more often what stops the slide long before that, and coming in early is wisdom, not overreaction. I spent years in nonprofit work before becoming a therapist, and it left me with lasting respect for people who keep showing up under hard conditions. Now I help adults whose racing mind will not let them rest, the ones who spend whole nights arguing with imagined versions of tomorrow. As a lesbian, I came to my own sense of self the long way, so I never rush anyone else's timeline. I welcome gender expansive clients, and I consider it an honor to be trusted with any part of a gender journey. My pace is thoughtful rather than rushed. I can sit with complexity without flattening it, and I will offer my honest read whenever you want it. If something here resonates, book an intro session and see what it is like to think out loud with company.