Dr. Richard Tighe

Richard Tighe is a UK-Chartered Psychologist and clinical board member of the International Mental Health Practitioners of Japan. With nearly two decades of experience in education, counseling, and psychotherapy, he has extensive experience working with children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families across a wide range of concerns.

His academic journey spans Ireland, the UK, and the US, with doctoral research focused on cross-cultural communication and anxiety-related conditions in Japan. Richard has also completed advanced psychoanalytic training at the William Alanson White Institute in New York and is a candidate psychoanalyst with the Contemporary Freudian Society in Washington, D.C.

Dr. Tighe is a psychodynamic and psychoanalytically oriented therapist. His integrative approach draws on CBT, DBT, ACT, and psychodynamic theory, tailoring therapy to each individual's unique needs and values. At the heart of his work is the belief that therapy is a process of self-discovery—helping clients build resilience and live with greater clarity and meaning.

Dr. Tighe offers therapy in English.