Hi, I’m Bobby.
I work with English-speaking adults in Japan who’ve been holding it together for a long time — navigating stress, burnout, identity shifts, or the quiet weight of living cross-culturally.
Wayfinder isn’t about “fixing” you. It’s about slowing down, getting honest about what’s happening beneath the surface, and taking steady steps toward clarity and direction.
Hi, I’m Bobby Nelson.
I’m a UK-trained integrative counsellor based in Kamakura, working with English-speaking expats and internationally-minded professionals in Japan and worldwide.
Living cross-culturally shapes how we think, relate, and cope. I understand firsthand the pressures of adapting, performing, and holding everything together in a foreign context.
My training includes counselling, CBT-informed approaches, NLP, and hypnotherapy. I combine steady, person-centred presence with structured tools when helpful — always tailored to your pace and lived experience.
I’ve spent years working in education and multicultural environments, which gives me a grounded understanding of the emotional fatigue, decision overload, and identity shifts that can come with life abroad.
In our work, we focus on practical clarity and sustainable change — not abstract self-improvement. The goal is steadiness, direction, and relief that actually lasts.
If this resonates, you’re welcome to book a brief consultation to see whether working together feels like the right fit.
Support doesn’t have to be complicated. Our work is structured, but not rigid. The goal is to create a steady space where you can think clearly, speak honestly, and begin making small, meaningful changes.
We begin with a short call or online meeting. This gives us a chance to understand what’s bringing you here and what you’re hoping for. You can ask questions, get a feel for how I work, and decide whether this feels like the right fit.
In our first full session, we slow things down. We’ll explore what’s happening in your life right now — stress, work, relationships, identity, burnout — and clarify what needs attention. If helpful, we’ll introduce practical tools to help you feel more grounded and organized in your thinking.
From there, we build consistency. Sessions focus on patterns, decisions, emotional regulation, and the pressures of living abroad. Some weeks we use structured approaches. Some weeks we process. The aim is steady progress — grounded change that holds, not intensity that burns out.