Satoko Murase, LMFT – Therapist in Cerritos, CA | Mindpath Health
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Satoko Murase, LMFT is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over 20 years of experience working with both English and Japanese speaking patients. She holds two Master’s degrees: one in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy from Pepperdine University and the other on Life Span Developmental Psychology from California State University, San Bernardino.
Satoko works with patients from age 5 and above offering individual, couple, and family therapy. She specializes in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution Focus Therapy, Family dynamics, and Mindfulness treating Major Depressive Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, OCD, Panic Disorder, Specific Phobia, Adjustment Disorder, ADHD, Conduct Disorder, and Oppositional Defiant Disorder. She also offers parenting training, anger management, stress management, assertive communication training, and problem-solving skills.
Satoko’s approach is patient-centered and warm. She believes everyone deserves to feel heard, safe, supported, and understood in therapy. She assists patients to become empowered to explore difficult situations. She is dedicated to helping patients learn skills to become resilient, gain more insight, balance, peace, and happiness in their lives.
- Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology – Pepperdine University
Areas of Focus
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Adjustment disorder
- Panic attacks/disorders
- Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
- Mood disorders
- Bipolar disorders
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
- Stress management
- Trauma/post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Grief & loss
- Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
- Mental health consultation/evaluation
- Anger management
- Behavior modification
- Conduct/disruptive disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum mental health
- Reactive attachment disorder (RAD)
- Severe childhood emotional disturbance
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What patients are saying
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My therapist is absolutely great!!