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Great
Forest Counseling

Return Home to Wholeness

Welcome! My name is Genjo (he/him). I am a trauma-informed, somatic, meditation-based counselor in Western North Carolina. Weaving together Buddhist psychology, Relational-Cultural Theory and practice, and Jungian Depth Psychology, I work with folks dealing with a variety of issues, including  adolescents and adults navigating anxiety, depression, grief/death/loss, spirituality/religion and social identities. In addition to being a psychotherapist, I'm also a Zen Buddhist priest, nature-lover, aikido practitioner, and a nerd when it comes to anime, music, and books, mostly speculative fiction, poetry, hopepunk, and fantasy. My stance is also LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC affirming, decolonial, and anti-oppressive. If you would like to book a free 15-20 min. phone consultation, use the contact form below. I look forward to hearing from you!

Reach out.

email: genjo@greatforestcounseling.com

phone (call or text): 828-222-3843

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Life is an ongoing process of discovery, deepening, and letting go. It is sometimes a hard and confusing process, but together we can make it a joyful, judgement-free, loving, exciting endeavor full of wonder and curiosity. In the words of Dogen Zenji, "You have gained the pivotal opportunity of human form, do not use your time in vain." Or as Little Simz leads us, "I got one life and I might just live it." Together, let's get back to the business of living life fully.

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Many of the photos on this site were taken by @yoshinaga06.

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