Most Asian women I work with come in not knowing where to start, wondering if their problems are serious enough, and bracing for something harder than it turns out to be. These are the truths I wish every one of them had known before that first session.

"My problems aren't serious enough." "Therapy takes forever." "I can't afford it."

If any of these thoughts have quietly talked you out of reaching out, you are not alone — and you are not wrong for having them. These are some of the most common things I hear from Japanese and Japanese American women in Torrance who are managing on the outside while something heavier is happening inside.

As a Japanese therapist in Torrance, I want to set the record straight on the five myths that keep women from getting the support they genuinely need — sometimes for years.

Because here is what I know: the fact that you keep telling yourself your problems aren't serious enough is often a sign that therapy is exactly what you need.

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