Due to medical leave, I will be taking a pause from my practice for several months starting November 28th, 2024. I look forward to returning to work and supporting my clients once I've completed my treatment and recovery.
Welcome to the homepage of Dr. Colin Zimbleman, a U.S. licensed Clinical Psychologist.
In my practice, in downtown Kyoto, Japan, I specialize in working with people experiencing depression, anxiety, and trauma related issues.
Unfortunately, I am not able to accept new clients at this time.
Tracy Quayat, my supervisee and therapist in training, may be accepting new clients. If you are interested in working with Tracy, please please find her website here: http://www.tracyquayatcounselling.com/ or, email her directly at: t.f.quayat@gmail.com.
See more on Tracy at the bottom of the General Info page. Or consult IMHPJ.org to find other licensed English speaking therapists in Japan.
Carl Jung, one of the founders of the field of psychology, believed that each person is a unique question posed to the world. Our life, if well lived, is the embodied answer to that question. Our weaknesses, our symptoms, are like cracks in the edifice of a false self, and painful or hurtful as they are, are the potential points of entry through which we are led to that "question posed to the world." And in turn, we begin to answer our question by living life according to our own truth. My role as a therapist is to guide, support, and challenge each person's process of self discovery.
In practice, I integrate a depth psychological approach (Jungian, psychoanalytic) with cognitive and behavioral interventions as needed. I am trained in EMDR therapy (EMDR Institute, trainings 1 and 2, currently working towards certification), and often integrate this method into both individual and couples work to reprocess old memories and experiences that are holding us back via unwanted patterns of emotions or behaviors. Additionally, IFS (Internal Family Systems) therapy is a cornerstone of my practice and is often woven into the therapy process. At the outset of therapy, individual goals and a plan for treatment is proposed and discussed with the aim of reducing symptoms quickly while also resolving the root causes of our symptoms.
As a US licensed psychologist, I operate under the American Psychological Association (APA) rules regarding standard practice of psychotherapy, including the maintaining of confidentiality. I am also a member of the EMDR Institute, and a past Head of Training of International Mental Health Professionals Japan (IMHPJ).
If you are looking for English language therapy services for yourself or someone you care about, or have any other questions, please get in touch using the Contact tab above and self-scheduling using the Scheduling tab.
Office Hours and Schedule
Both In-Person Sessions and Video Sessions are available: Tuesday through Friday mornings.
Absences: I’ll be out of the office during the month of January 2025.
A tableau of dream images by Dr. Zimbleman
“Ring the bell that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack, a crack in everything
That’s where the light comes in”
“I felt a cleavage in my mind
As if my brain had split;
I tried to match it, seam by seam,
But could not make them fit.
The thought behind I strove to join
Unto the thought before,
But sequence ravelled out of reach
Like balls upon a floor.”