About Sachie
Sachie Uchimaru is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 17 years of practice in California. She speaks English and Japanese and brings a calm, practical approach to common struggles. Sachie focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, or depression.
She also supports those dealing with trauma and low self-esteem, and people managing ADHD-related challenges. She uses straightforward talk and goal-focused work to help clients find relief day to day.
How Sachie works
Sessions often include practical strategies for managing stress, improving mood, and organizing tasks. Sachie pays attention to the details that make life harder, like trouble starting tasks or staying focused, and helps people build small habits that add up. Sachie has experience supporting people through life transitions, including the move to college and the new demands it brings.
She draws on years of client work to tailor plans to each person's situation. Conversations aim to be clear and useful, not full of jargon. Therapy with Sachie usually moves at the client's pace.
She helps set realistic steps and checks progress regularly. People can expect a cooperative relationship where practical skills and emotional understanding come together. Sessions are offered in English and Japanese.
Sachie practices in California and works through online formats that fit different schedules and needs.
What Sachie works with
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Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 17 |
| Languages | English, Japanese |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
How evidence-based approaches work online
Sachie uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques in straightforward ways. One common approach focuses on practical skills for anxiety and depression, teaching breathing, routine building, and behavior changes to reduce symptoms. These skills are shown in sessions and practiced between meetings to help daily life feel more manageable.Another approach targets trauma and emotional safety by pacing conversations and helping people name and understand their reactions. Work like this often includes grounding exercises and stepwise exposure to reduce distress over time. For ADHD-related challenges, she emphasizes executive functioning strategies - such as breaking tasks into smaller steps, setting clear routines, and creating simple reminders to improve focus and follow-through.
Choosing the right approach is part of the process. Sachie collaborates with each person to identify goals and preferences, then adjusts techniques as needed. She treats the client as a partner in deciding what works best, checking in regularly and shifting plans when something isn’t helpful.
Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit varied schedules. Video is useful for deeper conversation and face-to-face connection, phone works when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging can support quick check-ins or written reflection. These options make therapy more flexible for work, school, or busy days.
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