{"id":1655,"date":"2009-10-25T10:26:38","date_gmt":"2009-10-25T01:26:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/counselling-in-english\/"},"modified":"2025-08-28T11:35:38","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T02:35:38","slug":"counselling-in-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/ja\/counselling-in-english\/","title":{"rendered":"Counselling in English at  Life Matters Counselling Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Jillian Mickleborough-Sugiyama is the director of\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" title=\"Life Matters\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lifematters.jp\/\">Life Matters<\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"> counseling center in Nisshin. Jillian, a Canadian citizen and long-term resident of Nagoya, Japan, brings with her a wealth of knowledge and experience related to life transitions, crisis, and cultural diversity. She has a Master of Counselling and is established in private practice with an office that boasts sweeping views of lush greenery, the perfect venue for healing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Jillian works with individuals, as well as couples, and groups. Among the services listed on her website are:<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Individual Counselling<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Couples Counselling<\/li>\n<li>Anxiety\/Depression<\/li>\n<li>Group Facilitating<\/li>\n<li>Organizational Consulting<\/li>\n<li>Advocacy &amp; Mediation<\/li>\n<li>Repatriation &amp; Cross-Cultural Adjustment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Jillian&#8217;s also the author of the chapter in our book,\u00a0Habitat Japan, that tells you all about how you can turn around a crisis situation in Japan to be an opportunity for growth. 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