- CBT techniques
- Narrative methods
- Solution-focused tasks
About Shoko
Shoko Kasanami is an AASW social worker with four years of practice in Australia. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, addictions, low self-esteem, depression and life changes. She also focuses on body image, guilt and shame, isolation, life purpose and social anxiety. Shoko speaks English and Japanese.
Shoko trained with a Master of Social Work after moving from Canada. Her background includes a role in a government child protection department and work with an organisation focused on rehabilitating offenders. Those roles shaped how she listens and responds to difficult stories.
Her style is direct and practical. Sessions often involve talking through what matters now and trying small, manageable changes. She uses techniques from cognitive behavioural therapy, narrative therapy and solution-focused work to help people test new thinking and habits.
Shoko draws on her own life experience and professional training to keep conversations straightforward. She aims to help people untangle guilt or shame without judgement. Practical steps and short-term goals are a common part of her approach.
Outside work she rides motorcycles, skateboards and spends time with music. She invites people who carry heavy feelings about past actions or identity to start a conversation, and asks they follow the service signposting to complete a short matching questionnaire before booking.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Shoko uses cognitive behavioural therapy to help identify and test unhelpful thoughts and behaviours, which can be practised between meetings with short exercises. Narrative therapy is used to examine the stories people tell about themselves and to find different ways of interpreting past events and actions. Solution-focused therapy concentrates on small, concrete steps and short-term goals to make immediate changes to daily routines and coping skills.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. She will discuss options with each person and decide together which methods fit their needs, goals and preferences. That collaborative decision shapes what a short plan looks like and what tasks might be set between sessions.
The biography does not list which online formats she offers, so confirm the available session types before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings around work or family commitments, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and remove the need to travel. These practical benefits help people keep regular contact with a therapist while they work on guilt, shame and everyday coping.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
4+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English, Japanese
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, low self-esteem, depression and coping with life changes, and also focuses on body image, guilt and shame and isolation.
How does she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She uses narrative therapy to help people reframe their stories alongside CBT techniques to test and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has four years of professional experience and a Master of Social Work, plus previous roles in child protection and offender rehabilitation.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the AASW and is based in Australia.
Can I see her if I live outside Australia?
Sessions with her are not offered to international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
The biography does not specify session formats, so confirm current options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.