ABC Health
Psychological care and medical orientation
All regions
ONLINE service throughout Japan.
Symbolic value
Our services might be completely free or have applied a symbolic fee.
Languages
Portuguese, Spanish, English or Japanese (According to availability of our professionals)
About ABC Health
NPO ABC Japan aims to support the foreign community in Japan in the area of health. In 2020, we launched our psychological care program, and in 2021, we expanded our activities to include medical advice.
We understand that everyone can face emotional challenges and feel lost in complex situations, such as the migration experience, major changes, important decisions or losses. That’s why, over the years, we have promoted a series of seminars, workshops and study groups aimed at the Brazilian community and other organizations working on behalf of foreigners in Japan.
In addition to these events, we offer consultancy and guidance services aimed for parents, teachers and caregivers. Our aim is to answer questions about child and youth behavior, development and disorders such as ADHD and autism.
Our services are aimed at both adults and young people aged 12 and over, always focusing on the well-being and quality of life of the foreign community living in Japan.
Our professionals
岩木エリーザ
Elisa Iwaki
(CRP 06/98248 – Brazil)
Iwaki graduated in Clinical Psychology at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) in 1992 and is a Certified Public Psychologist through the Japanese National Exam (Kounin Shinri Shi) in 2019. She lives in Japan since 1994, and has been working with psychosocial assistance focused in the areas of sexually transmitted diseases, children and youth psychodiagnosis and migration processes. Iwaki specialized in “Mental Health, Cultural Processes and Psychological Interventions in Minority Immigrants and Social Excluded People” at the University of Barcelona, and is currently a grad student at a specialization in Cognitive Behavioral Therapies at Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUC-RS).
Elisa Iwaki provides psychological support in Japanese, Portuguese or Spanish.
倉出マイラ
Mayra Kurade
(CRP 06/98248 – Brazil)
Psychologist specialist in Group Dynamics at the Brazilian Society of Group Dynamics. Kurade has over 10 years of experience working with Human Resources, especially in training and development of occupational health and safety, as well as clinical psychological care. She has been working with psychosocial assistance for Brazilians in Japan, instructing professors, parents and caregivers. Kurade teaches them about disorders related to neurodevelopment, especially when related to the autism spectrum. She is specialized in “Mental Health, Cultural Processes and Psychological Interventions in Minority Immigrants and Social Excluded People” at the University of Barcelona, and is currently a grad student in Psychology of the Intercultural Relations at the Universitary Institute of Lisboa (ISCTE).
Mayra Kurade provides psychological support in Portuguese and in English.
津島 真利絵
Sonia Tsushima
(CREMESP 33.663 – Brazil)
Doctor graduated in Medicine at the College of Medical Sciences of Santos in 1978. Tsushima is a specialist in Holistic Therapy, from studies in homeopathy, medical acupuncture, psychosomatic medicine, neurolinguistic programming, among other areas. In 1983 she was certified a specialist in homeopathy through the Brazilian Federal Council of Medicine. Tsushima lives in Japan since 1992 and has worked with information and medical counseling in NPOs and assistance programs for Brazilians in Japan. Since 2000, she has been working with support and counseling for physical and mental health, including her contributions at the Yotsuya Yui Clinic since 2006. She was registered as a psychosomatic medicine doctor at the Transcultural Psychiatric Association of Japan in 2004.
Sonia Tsushima provides support services in Japanese or Portuguese.
安永 へジーナ
Regina Kaetsu
(CREMESP 68.624 – Brazil)
Graduated in Medicine at the School of Medicine of the Technical-Educational Foundation Souza Marques (1988). Kaetsu did her Medical Residency in Preventive and Social Medicine at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (1989 – 1991), and had experiences in the area of Collective Health. She was a JICA Scholarship Researcher at the Public Health and Hygiene Department at the University of Fukuoka (1992 – 1994). Since 2013, Kaetsu has been working with Information and Medical Assistance in NPOs.
Regina Kaetsu provides support services in Japanese or Portuguese.
Our services
Psychological care
The psychological support service helps the patient observe their own feelings and thoughts with more clarity. This way, their mental health can be restored, alleviating anxieties and difficulties and finding a more balanced lifestyle.
Medical orientation
The medical orientation service supports the foreign patients to understand better and clarify their questions about their health. This service support is especially important for those foreigners who don’t understand the Japanese language very well, so after their medical appointments they’ll be able to clearly understand their health conditions and indicated treatments.
