Welcome to Dr. Eiji Hirayama’s Website

I provide treatment to individuals who are in need of psychological help in order to cope with emotional problems such as anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, stress, phobias, obsessions, and difficulties in adjusting to life in Japan.

I am a clinical psychologist certified by the Foundation of the Japanese Certification Board for Clinical Psychologists (http://www.fjcbcp.or.jp ) and a member of the Japanese Society of Certified Clinical Psychologists (http://www.jsccp.jp ).

Educational and Professional Background

M.A. in Clinical Psychology, Kyushu University, Graduate School, 1986
Assistant Professor, Kyushu University, and Chief of Psychological Clinic, 1989-1990
Psychologist, Student Counseling Center, Fukuoka University, 1990-1996
Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, Kyushu University, Graduate School, 1996
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Aoyama Gakuin University, 1999
Chair, Psychological Clinic, Graduate School of Psychology, Aoyama Gakuin University, 2000
Visiting Scholar, Department of Psychology, University of California at Los Angeles, 2004
Professor, Department of Psychology, Aoyama Gakuin University, 2007

Other Clinical Work

Psychology Internship, Psychological Clinic, Kyushu University Graduate School, 1984-1989
Psychology Internship, National Hospital Organization Hizen Psychiatric Center, 1988-1989
Psychologist, Tsutsumi Psychiatric Hospital, 1989-1996
School Counselor, Public Junior High School and High School
Psychologist, Okonogi Psychoanalytic Institute, 2000-2004

Certificate etc.

Clinical Psychologist, Foundation of the Japanese Certification Board for Clinical Psychologists, 1989
Who’s Who in the World, 1998-present

Memberships in Academic Associations

Member, Japanese Clinical Psychology Association
Member, Japanese Psychoanalytic Association
Member, Japanese Society of Psychiatry and Neurology
Member, Japanese Society of Transcultural Psychiatry
Member, Japanese Society of Psychosomatic Medicine
Full Member, American Psychological Association. Member, Division of Psychoanalysis. Member, Division of Psychotherapy.

Award

Japanese Clinical Psychology Association Award, 1999