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Toshio Asai, Ph.D.

Psychologist
tasai@central.uh.edu
Pronouns: He/Him/His

Dr. Asai has over 10 years of clinical experience in a variety of settings, including university counseling centers, secondary education, a residential youth facility, and a community mental health clinic.  He has provided individual and group therapy, administered neuropsychological assessments, supervised graduate students, and supported clients from a wide range of backgrounds in navigating various personal and social challenges.

Dr. Asai's therapeutic approach is eclectic, integrating person-centered, insight-oriented, and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) techniques, grounded in a psychodynamic foundation.  He believes in creating a safe, empathetic, and nonjudgmental space that encourages vulnerability and self-exploration.
His areas of interest include suicide prevention, grief and loss, the well-being of individuals navigating questions of belonging, cross-cultural mental health, trauma-informed care, body confidence, self-acceptance, and teaching.  Prior to joining the CAPS team, Dr. Asai was an associate part-time psychology professor at an inner-city community college in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he taught gender studies, human sexuality, social psychology, and other courses.

Other Credentials:
QPR Certified

Doctoral Degree:
Northern Arizona University

Doctoral Internship:
Asian Americans for Community Involvement