Masako Tanaka
Registered Psychotherapist (CRPO), M.Ed., M.P.H., Ph.D.
Masako is a Registered Psychotherapist with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario, with a Master of Education in Counselling Psychology from the University of Toronto.
Masako has also been a researcher over 20 years, worked at both academic and government settings in the areas of child welfare, family violence, and mental health. She understands the complexities and challenges of childhood exposure to adversities (e.g., loss, illness, maltreatment) and wishes to support individuals and families through tailored therapeutic interventions and preventions. Masako holds a Master of Public Health from the State University of New York, and a Ph.D. in Health Research Methodology and a postdoctoral fellowship at the Offord Centre for Child Studies, both at McMaster University.
Masako is currently working with individuals - 12 years old and over – and couples, for emotional, behavioural, adjustment, and relationship issues.
Masako has an integrative trauma-informed approach towards therapy where she draws from a variety of therapeutic approaches suitable for client’s needs. The therapeutic approaches often used include Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Emotion-Focused Therapy among others.
Masako provides services in English and Japanese.