Partnerships

Work that's better with more than one of us in it.

The most interesting things I've done have been collaborations — with universities, NGOs, companies, governments and international organisations. If you're building something in cross-cultural or global mental health, I'd like to hear about it.

Who I partner with

Open to collaboration with.

Universities

Guest teaching, joint research, clinical training programmes and student wellbeing work.

NGOs & non-profits

Programme design, staff training and clinical supervision — especially in refugee, migrant and youth services.

Companies

Wellbeing strategy, workshops and ongoing clinical advisory for internationally distributed teams.

Governments & public bodies

Policy input on mental health provision for migrant, refugee and young populations.

International organisations

Cross-border programme work in global mental health and psychosocial support.

Conferences

Keynotes, panels, clinical workshops and programme advisory.

Research institutions

Joint studies on cultural grief, identity, bilingual assessment and culturally adapted models.

Media & podcasts

Ongoing expert contribution, series collaboration and editorial partnership.

Mental health platforms

Provider network training, clinical quality and cross-cultural capability building.

Sumire Sato in a sunlit European street

The most interesting work I've done has never been done alone.

What I bring

Clinical depth, operational reality, global range.

A decade of clinical practice across five continents. Eight years running an organisation rather than only advising one. Fluency in the gap between how mental health is talked about in Japan, Europe and the Gulf — earned on the ground in 35+ countries.

I'm most useful on projects where cultural context is the hard part: designing support for people who don't fit the model the programme was written for.

Contact

Tell me what you're building.

Roughly what you have in mind, the timing, and where in the world you are — that's enough to start. Every message reaches me directly.

Next step

Let's build something that fits the people it's for.

Partnership enquiries, speaking invitations and research proposals all reach the same inbox — mine.