Kenji Miyamoto, PhD

Dr. Kenji Miyamoto is a scholar, author, and clinician born and raised in Los Angeles, California. He received his PhD in clinical psychology in 2020 from Pacifica Graduate Institute and MA from Pepperdine University. Dr. Miyamoto is currently serving as the Chair of the American Psychological Association’s Divisions for Social Justice (DSJ). He has given talks and lectures for the American Psychological Association, Society for Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Psychology, and Pacifica Graduate Institute’s PhD program. A recipient of the 2016 Multicultural Concerns Scholar Award, Dr. Miyamoto has focused his research on the effect of stereotypes on Asian American mental health with an emphasis on the impact on Asian American masculinity formation. As a clinician, Dr. Miyamoto has a background helping individuals with issues such as: Depression, Anxiety, Trauma, Relationship/Family Issues, Alcohol and substance use, Cultural Identity and assimilation issues, and many more. His integrated treatment approach combines traditional psychoanalytic perspectives to help identify these underlying patterns and cycles that we may seek to change or break, along with contemporary innovations in cognitive behavioral and neuropsychological perspectives to help foster the connection between mind and body. Whether on an interpersonal or a communal level, Dr. Miyamoto hopes to continue building bridges and fostering growth.