Dai Kato, MA
Registered Psychotherapist, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist track.
I moved to Colorado in 2006. I love mountains and hot springs. I started studying psychology in 1999 when I had my first daughter and lost my mother ten days after my daughter's birth. I choose to open up to those problems, and then life opened up to me. I will work with you. Together, we can go through difficult but meaningful times. I integrate Western Therapy and Eastern wisdom to bring fun experiences in our therapy sessions. AAMFT approved 2-year Post-Graduate Certificate in Marriage and Family Therapy from Denver Family Institute. M.A. from Process Work Institute Graduate School and the Advanced Certificate from Harvard Negotiation Insight Initiative. I was a chair of the Spirituality Section of the Association for Conflict Resolution.
Dai Kato, MA is a researcher, meditation instructor, and a founder of The SMART therapy program. Currently, he has a private therapy practice in Colorado. 14 years ago, he started working at a psychiatric transitional facility in Tokyo, Japan as a residential caregiver. He was a sole caregiver at this halfway house and lived with 5 clients who were right out from psychiatric hospitals. All of his clients were diagnosed with either Schizophrenia, Autism, or Intellectual Development Disorders. He observed many relationship conflicts at the facility and found that relationship conflict stems from their internal conflict. After moving to Colorado in 2006, he was a researcher at CU-Boulder Communication Department and presenting the connection between intra-personal and relationship conflict for dispute resolution at American Bar Association and other national conferences. Last year, he received The Winkler Family Scholarship at Denver Family Institute and improved The SMART program. He is a registered psychotherapist and earning Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist credential in Colorado. He is originally from Japan and started his Zen meditation practice at age of seven at Eiheiji Head Monastery. He attended Japanese Private Christian school for ten years. He is passionate about serving for human's mental health, sexuality, and emotional confidence with his SMART therapy program.
Membership Organizations:
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT)
American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (ASSECT)
International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT)