Applications of Ego State Therapy in Japan: Clinical Practices across Diverse Fields
Organiser and Chair: Yoshikazu Fukui, Professor and Clinical Psychologist at Konan University, Japan
This symposium examines the theoretical development and clinical applications of Ego State Therapy (EST) in Japan, tracing its evolution from personality-based foundations to trauma-informed and mind–body integrative practices.
The panel will discuss Ego State Therapy as an emerging model of the multidimensional self and the presenters will highlight how Ego State Therapy has been adapted and expanded across various contexts.
Mei Mizomoto (Clinical Psychologist, Shintani Clinic of Psychosomatic Medicine): Psychoeducational interventions for non-dissociative adult clients, illustrating the foundational structure of EST
Kumiko Shimoji (Clinical Psychologist, Felien Counseling Office): Working with clients with intellectual disabilities, emphasising flexibility and nonverbal approaches
Yoko Niikawa (Clinical Psychologist, Hanzomon Nobisuko Children’s Clinic): An integrated treatment model combining EST and TF-CBT for a child with complex trauma and dissociation.
Yusuke Suzuki (Psychosomatic Physician SAVE Clinic): Negotiations with abuser introjects in dissociative disorders.
Mayuko Shimizu (Psychiatrist and Psychosomatic Physician, SAVE Clinic): Examining identity reconstruction in chronic depression beyond Criterion A trauma.
Eiji Toyota (Psychosomatic Physician, Nihonbara Hospital) and Mayuko Shimizu (Psychiatrist and Psychosomatic Physician, SAVE Clinic): Demonstrates the psychosomatic applications of EST for patients with intractable chronic pain.
