About a year and a half ago, Dr. Miwa had me sit in the room and shared that we close our work together. I initially felt it was because I was not being responsive to his emails and not following through with my commitments to see him. But I knew it was also because we were at a point in our relationship, 3 years at the time where it made enough sense, for me to begin working through this on my own. I was in a financially insecure place. Navigating the end of my undergraduate career. I was going through a lot. I felt unsure and unprepared. But seeing Dr. Miwa helped me. To this day, a year and a half later, I feel his effects on me. Rooting me on, and smiling, telling me things will be okay.Never had I had a professional in my life who cared so closely as a friend. I even admitted, I thought he only cared because the non-profit that supported my healing, was paying him to care. With that, he can probably guess who I am. And I tease, because he was such an incredible psychologist. I didnt realize how much he cared until I started to see and feel the things he shared with me, happening around me. The positive energy, and learning to communicate, hold space, and love myself when it was hard. That same boy I was dating when I was seeing Dr. Miwa is still that same boy I am with. And I am so grateful and proud of him everyday!And that same boy I was when I started seeing Dr. Miwa is also still that same proud boy with the teddy bear who gets me up everyday and helps me find myself when it is dark. Dr. Miwa accepted me, embraced my mistakes, failures, and inner workings, and helped me feel like I was valid.To this day, I still think about how he had asked that if I felt up to it, that I share a review, so he could be reminded of our journey together. I didnt have strong father figures in my life. Part of my struggle I suppose. Dr. Miwa helped me see my pain as part of my strength, my experience, as growth, and my insecurities as small obstacles to my potential.He is honestly someone I want to make proud everyday.And if you are reading this Dr. Miwa, I have accepted things as they are and I am on a new and brighter journey everyday! I think youd be proud :)Thank you for everything! Teddy says hi :)

Dr. Miwa is one of the most compassionate and empathetic doctors Ive ever had the pleasure of meeting. His authenticity has helped me personally by being able to model the same behavior within myself; to be true to myself. Dr. Miwa gently taught me how to push my boundaries so that I could continue to develop my process of being both in my professional and personal life. Highly recommended doctor!

First and foremost, I want to say thank you Dr. Miwa, you have made a huge impact in my life.I am glad I met and had the opportunity to work with Dr. Richiiro Miwa in our 1:1 sessions. I have been to other psychologist before, but none of those sessions have help me understand my behavior and choices I have made that affected my life as an adult (over 39 years old). He was able to clarify, communicate and provide tools for me to understand, reflect and apply the tools in my own life – for a lifetime. He is genuine and straight-forward; his style worked for me because I needed someone to sympathize, but also explain to me what needed to be done to achieve my goal.From this experience, I have gained a new perspective in life.

Dr. Miwa is one of the most exceptional therapists I ever knew. He is very insightful, knowledgeable, and dedicated. It is easy to communicate with him and feel understood. He will be there to assist you in overcoming your fears, work through your struggles, and achieve your goals. I highly recommend his practice for anyone who is looking for a therapist or a life coach.

Working with Dr. Miwa is a wonderful experience, as he provides a safe therapeutic environement free from judgement. Dr. Miwa definitely provides a comforting atmosphere and is empathetic and understanding. He helped me tremendously in allowing myself to feel and express emotions, which helped me become more aligned with myself emotionally and mentally. He definitely challenges you and pushes you to get into the deep stuff, areas of your life or mind that you once were resistant to, however in doing so, he supports you along the way and helps you reach the other side. Highly recommend Dr. Miwa!

Working with Dr. Miwa is a life-altering experience. You will come to know and understand yourself and your choices in a more meaningful way while making sense of your own actions and behaviors. Dr. Miwa’s engaging and genuine personality along with his calm and empathic nature will allow you to open up to yourself and others in a more authentic way. He has an extensive background and wealth of knowledge in the field of psychology and knows how to assist you. I had the pleasure of growing and working with Dr. Miwa for a year and I highly recommend that you make use of his services on your life’s journey!

Dr Miwa was awwesome. He helped me work throgh mutiple issures and ongoing changes in my life. We met weekly and ideas he helped me think through together as a team, I worked on, and we discusssed my tremendous progress. He helped me see my issues more clearly and I progressed through them quicker than I expected. He helped my with many ah-has and I see which I much appreciated. If I could I would give him 10 stars and not just 5! Highly recommended he is!!!

Dr. Miwa is very knowledgeable, caring, understanding, and helpful. He is genuinely interested in helping you regain control of your destiny in the pursuit of happiness and personal fulfillment. His coaching helped me through a difficult family situation and gave me the tools and confidence necessary to move forward in a more positive and meaningful direction. Thank you Dr. Miwa!

Dr. Miwa is brilliant! Words cannot describe how knowledgeable he is. He makes you feel so comfortable and is authentic and genuine when it comes to caring about his clients. He’s helped me grow mentally and emotionally. I couldn’t have asked for a better psychologist.

Dr.Miwa is among the best in his field, not only for individuals but couples as well. Ive improved personally, professionally, and in my relationship, not only from his knowledge and wisdom, but from his demeanor, kindness, and genuine care as well. What Ive learned about myself from him continues to help me today, and Im so grateful!!

Dr. Miwa is an excellent psychologist and life coach! I started to see him for some issues that I needed to work through. Eventually I made it past those issues and started seeing him to really help make some major changes in my life and Im very happy with the results! So with my experience, I went from working through issues to using his services as a life coach. He helped me make a change Ive been wanting for well over a decade! If youre looking to make some major changes in your life or working through issues that are holding you back from progressing and living a fuller life, I think Dr. Miwa would be a good fit for you!

Dr. Miwa has a lot of experience in the area of psychotherapy. He is very caring and supportive as a psychologist. In my experience, it is difficult finding a mental health professional who has the knowledge, skill and professionalism, however, Dr. Miwa has all three characteristics. I highly recommend him!

Since I moved out of OC I miss two things -- the beautiful beaches and Dr. Miwa! He is knowledgeable, funny, and extremely helpful. I strongly recommend his practice.