Akira Olsen

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Akira Olsen, PsyD Clinical Psychologist for Adults, Children, & Couples; Online counseling @ drakira.com - Expert

Akira Olsen Quick Facts

Main Areas: Anxiety; Trauma; Self-esteem; Emotional Health; Childhood & Adolescence; Addiction; ADD/ADHD
Career Focus: Private practice, Community health education
Affiliation: American Psychological Association

Dr. Olsen is a licensed clinical psychologist with 11 years experience working with adults, youth, families and couples in mental health clinics and private practice.

Dr. Olsen has rich experience working with a wide range of issues, including, but not limited to: Self-esteem; Anxiety; Trauma; Relationship issues; Parenting; Childhood issues; Life transition issues; Addiction; Impulse control; Depression; ADD/ADHD; Loss or Grief; Eating disorders; Anger management; Work issues; Life coaching.

Dr. Olsen holds a Doctor of Psychology. She also has a Master's in Human Science, East-West Psychology and Clinical Psychology. She was trained in Psychodynamic/Psychoanalytic, Cognitive-behavioral, Play, Humanistic, Existential, Holistic approaches and techniques. She is bilingual in Japanese/English.

Dr. Olsen maintains a private practice in San Francisco financial district. She provides individual and couple psychotherapy, consultation, and psychological testing to clients.

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If you feel depressed, listen to your inner dialogue

If you feel depressed, you may have an unhelpful inner critic who holds you to unreasonable standards in your everyday life. Your inner critic can create cognitive distortions by repeating unhelpful statements in your mind every day. You may directly experience your inner critic’s statements as your thoughts. However, these thoughts can run through your mind so fast that you may not even be aware of they exist. Rather the inner critic can affect you subconsciously.

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Our anxious mind - How anxiety turns into addiction

Anxiety is a common complaint among people of all ages. The sources of their anxieties varies with each person. Some are anxious about everything, while others are anxious about a specific, narrow life issue such as job and money. Anxiety is generally not negative as long as (1) it’s mild and; (2) the patient is conscious of their thoughts. Here I am talking about anxieties that do not arise from some kind of trauma.

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Am I clinically depressed ?

"Am I clinically depressed?" I have been asked this question by several people. I will try to answer this here. Depression is a common illness that half of people in this country may experience at least once in their lifetime. Causes of depression may vary: genetic, environment, and medical.

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Life transitions revisited: manage crisis

Life is hard at times. Everyone experiences emotional pain over the course of their entire life. Our pain comes from various crisis. A crisis may be “situational” and “maturational" or "developmental." Situational crsis refers to a sudden, accidental, frightening, and often catastrophic event that one can’t anticipate or control. Examples are physical illness and injury, loss or death of the loved one, assault, fatal accident, natural disaster, war, terrorist attack, separation/divorce, the loss of your job and severe economic depression to name a few.

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Japan Tsunami & Earthquake and Trauma / Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

The recent Tsunami and earthquake in Japan left many people in a state of shock, sadness, fear, and anxiety. Many survivors are still looking for missing family members and friends. It is inevitable that many people in Japan will develop Post Traumatic Stress disorder (PTSD) as a result of this natural disaster. In addition, it is common for trauma survivors to have symptoms of depression, anxiety and insomnia.

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Akira Olsen, Psy.D. Licensed Clinical Psychologist

I am a fully licensed Clinical Psychologist who works with adults and children. I am Doctor in Clinical Psychology. I am trained in Psychoanalytic/Psychodynamic, Cognitive-behavior & Family systemic, Solution-focused and Holistic approaches. My session is compassionate, problem solving, and confidential.

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Dr. Akira Olsen, Psy.D., Licensed Clinical Psychologist

Do you want to make a positive change in your life? I can help you have a happier and more fulfilling life! Talk to a fully licensed Psychotherapist & Doctor today!

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Akira Olsen, Psy.D. Licensed Clinical Psychologist

Hello I am online to answer your question on mental health topics - Anxiety, ADD/ADHD, Addiction, Childhood issues, Pareting, Family/Marriage, Self-esteem issues, and Eating disorder. Contact me today!

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Contacting Akira Olsen

Website: www.drakira.com

Email address is: drakiraolsen@gmail.com

Phone number is: (415) 508-7798

Office location: 388 Market St. Suite 1010, San Francisco, CA 94111