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One-to-one counseling for English-speaking adults navigating stress, burnout, identity shifts, and life transitions in Japan.
In-person counseling in Kamakura, with online sessions available across Japan.
Wayfinder Practice offers English-language counseling for expats and internationally-minded professionals in Japan. I provide a supportive, non-clinical space to explore stress, burnout, and life transitions using an integrative approach tailored to you.
I’m Bobby Nelson, a UK-trained person-centered integrative counsellor based in Kamakura.
I combine steady, person-centered presence with structured tools like CBT or NLP when helpful — creating a space that’s practical, grounded, and tailored to what you actually need.
The quiet exhaustion that comes from constantly adapting — language, culture, expectations, identity.
High responsibility. Low emotional space. Carrying more than you show.
Being surrounded by people but still feeling unseen or misunderstood.
Relocation, career shifts, relationship changes, becoming a parent — or starting over.
Cross-cultural dynamics, communication breakdowns, or tension that keeps repeating.
A steady undercurrent of tension that doesn’t quite switch off — even when things seem “fine.”
Living cross-culturally asks more of you than most people around you can see.
Over time, that constant adapting can create tension, fatigue, or a quiet sense of being stretched thin.
Having a steady space to slow down and speak freely — in your own language — allows you to notice what’s really going on underneath.
Clarity often begins there.
From our first conversation, you’ll notice something different:
You don’t have to perform competence here.
We slow things down and make sense of what’s quietly building beneath the surface.
My work is grounded in person-centered counseling, with structured tools like CBT, NLP, or hypnotherapy available when useful — never as a formula, always in service of you.
• Are living abroad and navigating cultural or identity shifts
• Struggle with anxiety, overthinking, or burnout
• Feel internal pressure or persistent self-criticism
• Want practical tools alongside deeper insight
If something in you has been asking for attention — even quietly — we can start there.
A free 15-minute consultation gives us space to see whether working together feels like a good fit.
No pressure. No obligation. Just a conversation.
Book a free 15-minute consultation
I’m Bobby Nelson, a UK-trained integrative counsellor based in Kamakura.
Living cross-culturally has shaped much of my own life. I understand how constant adaptation can quietly wear you down, even when everything looks “fine” from the outside.
My work isn’t about fixing you. It’s about offering a steady, thoughtful space where clarity can emerge.