Profession Clinical Psychologist
Bio Dr. Abbey-Robin Durkin is a clinical psychologist who completed her PhD at the age of 25 years from Palo Alto University and Stanford University specializing in Early Intervention for traumatic stress. After serving as the Chief Psychologist for the Defense Attache Service (Diplomatic Service), she relocated to Japan in 2022. She is the Vice President of International Mental Health Professionals of Japan, and is the Representative Director of her own practice Kintsugi Consulting (Genial Plus). As a practicing psychologist, she provides services to international clients, Japanese citizens, and US government and military affiliated personnel and their families.
She offers sessions virtually, and also in person at locations including Tsukuba, Aomori, Tokyo, and Yokosuka. She maintains partnerships with the Tokyo Medical Surgical Clinic, specializing in weight management, and the Tokyo Cancer Clinic for lifestyle medicine. Dr. Durkin also partners with the Effective Storytelling Academy of Japan to advance emotional literacy for children and families.
Dr. Durkin also provides C&P exams for US Military Veterans through VES.
Clients I Work With Children, adolescents, adults, and elderly. Special populations include military personnel and their families, diplomatic personnel and their families, and corporations / executives in the realm of leadership development.
Services I Offer Dr Durkin offers cognitive behavioral therapy, prolonged exposure therapy (including modified protocols), early intervention for acute stress disorder, psychodynamic therapy, brief limited psychological supportive counseling, cognitive processing therapy, narrative therapy, dialectical and behavioral therapy.
For non-clinical services, she offers leadership coaching and development, work with corporate teams to improve interpersonal dynamics, psycho-education specific to financial decision making, public speaking on a variety of topics (including pod casting and social media), and patient advocacy within both civilian and military treatment systems.
Name of Practice Kintsugi Consulting (Genial Plus)
Business Address 97-4 Kaname, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki-ken 300-2622
Service Fee Self pay: ¥22000 (including tax)
Tricare prime: ¥28,600 (billed directly to the government)
Tricare select: ¥27,500 (reimbursed by Tricare but paid by client first)
Special Circumstances: ¥16,500 (including tax)
Student Rate: ¥11,000 (including tax)
Hours 9am-9am except Mondays and Saturdays
Degree/Education Ph.D. Clinical Psychology (Palo Alto University and Stanford University); MS in Research Methods and Statistics (Palo Alto University); BA in Psychology (University of Colorado)
Licensure & Registration USA, Nevada PY0546
Notes Dr. Durkin previously worked in diplomacy for 12 years providing services around the world to diplomats and their families struggling with culture shock, bullying, personality conflicts, and acute stress related to political crises. She has also served in the armed forces as a psychologist. Honorably Discharged as a Major (0-4) in 2013, she maintains good connections and cultural competence within the military treatment facilities across Japan. She has authored a children's book called Life As Strange: Navigating Rough Waters, that speaks to the challenges of childhood as told through the eyes of her amazing guinea pigs named Strange and Charm. These stories address complex topics in simple ways, in English, Japanese, and French (coming soon!). Dr. Durkin's passion is mentorship of women, LGBTQA+ communities, and helping people transform into the best versions of themselves. Now as the Director of her own practice, and with her role at IMHPJ, she looks forward to continuing opening doors and level for future leaders in the mental health space of Japan.
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Critical Incident Stress Management expert; specializing in disaster psychology, delivery of care to individuals and systems impacted by natural and manmade disasters.
Industrial Organizational psychology; specializing in non-clinical populations navigate personality conflicts- certified MBTI coach.
