Miki Koyama, Ph.D.
Assistant Director for Training
Areas of Special Interest Heading link
Working with first-generation college, immigrant, international, BIPOC, and LGBTQ plus students, interpersonal and relationship concerns, mindfulness, spirituality, self-exploration and growth, social identity concerns, trauma, anxiety and depression, and training and supervision of clinicians
Languages Spoken Heading link
English, Japanese
What to Expect When Working with Me Heading link
It takes a lot of courage to seek, enter into, and stay in therapy. I strive to create a safe, welcoming, and non-judgmental therapeutic space, which cultivates change and growth in the lives of my clients. Understanding clients’ sociocultural and historical context as well as multiple social identities is important to me. Curiosity, openness, authenticity, and vulnerability are some of the values I hold in a therapeutic space. My therapeutic approaches are integrative, holistic, strength-based, relational, and experiential. Mindfulness and meditation are integral parts of this practice. I value being fully engaged, present, and invested in the presence of each and every person.
Education and Training Heading link
Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology | Western Michigan University | 2009
Doctoral Internship | University of Illinois at Chicago Counseling Center
What I Do at the Counseling Center Heading link
- I provide initial consultations, individual therapy, crisis services, and outreach programming.
- I co-facilitate a general interpersonal therapy group.
- I supervise pre-doctoral externs, interns, and post-doctoral fellows.
- I co-facilitate multicultural group supervision for externs.
About Me Heading link
I spent my formative years in Japan and still have my entire family there. Having an active yet mindful and slow life is important to me. Practicing yoga, taking dance lessons, going for long walks, interacting with as many dogs as possible (I am a former dog parent), connecting with nature, socializing with friends, and going to a Buddhist temple are my interests.