CURRICULUM VITAE
Reginald H. Pawle
〒606-0041京都市左京区上高野石田町150
(150 Ishida-cho, Kamitakano, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 〒606-0041)
075-781-2252; mobile phone (携帯) 090-9982-5217
Email: reggiepawle@yahoo.com (日本語 reggiepawle2@yahoo.co.jp)
Date of birth: 1950-03-19; Nationality: USA; www.reggiepawle.net
Licenses
California (USA) Marriage and Family Therapist license # MFC 35774 (www.bbs.ca.gov)
Hawaii (USA) Marriage and Family Therapist license # 75 (www.ehawaiigov.org/serv/pvl)
Education
Ph.D., 2003. Doctor of Philosophy with a specialization in East West Psychology. California Institute of Integral Studies, USA (www.ciis.edu).
M.A., 1993. Master of Arts with a specialization in Counseling Psychology. California Institute of Integral Studies, USA (www.ciis.edu).
B.A., 1972. Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Religious Thought. University of Pennsylvania, USA (www.upenn.edu).
Employment
Psychotherapist:
East-West Psychology Service, Osaka and Kyoto,
Japan. 1999-present.
Clients: Adults, both individuals and couples, students,
and teenagers, living in the Kyoto-Osaka area,
primarily foreigners, some Japanese.
Workshops: relationships and issues for foreigners
in Japan series; Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM);
psychotherapist trainings.(www.reggiepawle.net)
Professor:
Kansai Gaidai University, Hirakata-shi, Japan. 2004-present.
Subject: Cross-Cultural Psychology.
Courses: Mind in Yoga, Buddhism, and Daoism;
Cross-Cultural Psychology; The Mystery of
Cross-cultural Relationships: Social and
Psychological Influences.
(http://www.kansaigaidai.ac.jp/asp/)
Psychotherapist:
International Counseling Centre, Kobe, Japan. April, 2003-2010. Clients: Same as above. (www.icckobe.com)
Cross-cultural Consultant:
Sumika Bayer, Amagasaki, Japan. 2005-2006. Consulting for employees regarding the merger
of Japanese and German companies.
Guest Researcher:
The International Research Institute for
Zen Buddhism, Hanazono University, Kyoto, Japan. 1999-2005. Research focus: The psychology of Zen Buddhism.Registered Student Psychotherapist: AKP Program, Doshisha Unversity, Kyoto; Kyoto American Universities Consortium, Kyoto;
Kansai Gaidai University, Hirakata-shi; Japan Center for Michigan Universities,
Shiga-ken.Psychotherapist: Lomi Community Clinic, Santa Rosa, California,
USA, 1994-1997 &1998-1999. Clients: individual adults, families, couples, adolescents,
groups for adults on relationships. Issues: extremely varied, included short-term
and long-term work. www.lomi.org
Psychotherapist:
St. Vincent’s Family Based Crisis and Support
Program, San Rafael, California, USA, 1996-1997, part-time.
Clients: families that included an adolescent
who had become involved with the Juvenile
Justice System.
School Counselor:
Willowside Middle School, Sebastopol, California,
USA, 1995- 1996, part-time. Clients: boys and girls aged 10-12.
Trainee Psychotherapist:
Integral Counseling Center, San Francisco,
California, USA. 1992-1993, part-time. Clients: individual adults, couples, families,
one group for adults on relationships. www.integralcounselingcenter.org
Previous Employment:
Owner, Floor Show -flooring contractor (C-15
class license #406647, discontinued 2001),
San Francisco and San Rafael, California,
USA, 1977-2000.
Seminars Taught
AKP Program, Doshisha University, Kyoto,
Japan, October 21 & 29, 2005. “Cross-cultural Psychology -Exchange Students
and Homestay Parents.”
Seminars for Foreigners Living in Japan,
Kyoto YWCA, Kyoto, Japan, April, 2004 -March,
2005.
Supporters for Mental Health (SUMH), Siem
Reap, Cambodia, January 8-9, 2004. “Somatic Psychology.”
Northwest Airlines, Osaka and Nagoya, Japan,
September 13 & 14, 2001. “Critical Stress Incident Training.”
Resolutions Counseling Service, Hirakata-shi,
Osaka-fu, Japan, October 15, 2000-January 21, 2001 (4 meetings). “The Mystery of Loving Relationships.”
Lectures
Lectures at Doshisha University 2000, 2002,
& 2005; World Psychiatric Association
Conference- Yokohama 2002; International
Mental Health Professionals Japan (IMHPJ)
Annual Conference 2002, 2003, 2008, &
2009; Hanazono University 2003 & 2006;
Osaka Keizai University 2003; Fuzoku Ikeda
High School 2004; Japanese Association for
Transpersonal Psychology/Psychiatry Annual
Conference 2004; International Congress of
Psychology - Beijing, China 2004; International
Congress of the International Association
for Cross-Cultural Psychology - Spetses,
Greece 2006; Kyoto Conference for Buddhism
and Psychology 2006; Japanese Association
for Transpersonal Psychology/Psychiatry Annual
Conference 2006; World Congress on Psychology
and Spirituality - Delhi, India 2008; Shanghai
International Mental Health Association (SIMHA)
? Shanghai, China 2009; Daoist Studies Conference
? Los Angeles, California, USA 2010; Japan
Buddhist Psychology Association, Tokyo, Japan
2010; Seventh International Conference on
Daoist Studies, Nanyue, Hunan, China, 2011;
American Psychology Association, Washington,
D.C., USA, 2011.
Lecture titles:
XII World Congress of Psychiatry, 2002, Yohohama,
Japan: "Psychology and Zen Buddhism"
XXVIII International Congress of Psychology,
2004, Beijing, China: "The Psychology of Zen Buddhism: Considerations for
Cross-cultural Psychology."
Japanese Association for Transpersonal Psychology/Psychiatry,
6th Annual Meeting, Hanazono University, 2004: “禅仏教とトランスパーソナル心理学” (ZenBuddhism and Transpersonal Psychology).
Kyoto Conference on Self and No-Self in Psychotherapy
and Buddhism, Hanazono University, 2006: "The Ego in the Psychology
of Zen: Understanding Reports ofJapanese Zen Masters on the Experience of
No-self."
International Association for Cross-cultural
Psychology, 18th International Congress,
Spetses, Greece, 2006: "Attention vs.
Thinking: A Cross-cultural Perspective onUses of Mind."
Japanese Association for Transpersonal Psychology/Psychiatry,
7th Annual Meeting, Keio Plaza Hotel, Tokyo, 2006: "The
Relevance of Zen Buddhism to Psychotherapy
in the Modern World."
World Congress on Psychology and Spirituality,
Delhi, India, 2008: "Self is No-self:
The Use of Zen Buddhist Koans in Psychotherapy."
Shanghai International Mental Health Association
(SIMHA), Shanghai, China, 2009: “Cross-Cultural Psychotherapy Issues: Theories
and Practice.”
Daoist Studies Conference, Los Angeles, California,
USA, 2010: “Immortality and Psychology in
Mortal Life”
Japan Buddhist Psychology Association, Tokyo,
Japan, 2010: “仏教と心理学における苦悩”(Buddhism, Psychotherapy, and Suffering)
Seventh International Conference on Daoist
Studies, Nanyue, Hunan, China, 2011: “Integrating
the Daoist Feminine into Psychology”
American Psychology Association Annual Convention
2011, Washington, D.C., USA: “Attention
Training: A Daoist Positive Psychology”
Areas of Counseling Specialization
Adults & Adolescents - individuals, couples,
and families. With individuals my experience includes working
with the following issues: anxiety, phobias,
depression, eating disorders, grief, personal
growth, life transitions, cross-cultural,
relationship issues, teen-age and college-age
difficulties, substance abuse, gay/lesbian,
and trauma. With couples my experience is extensive in
working with relationship and marriage issues,
including cross-cultural issues between Japanese
and Westerners. With families my experience is primarily
in working with families in which an adolescent
child is having various teen-age difficulties.
Theoretical Modalities Used
Solution Focused Therapy
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
Gestalt TherapySomatic Therapy
Buddhist Psychology
Depth Psychology, long-term work
Professional Associations
Clinical Member, International Mental Health
Professionals Japan (www.imhpj.org) President 2003 -2006; Board of Directors
Member 2000-2003, 2010-present.
Member, International Association of Cross-Cultural
Psychology (http://iaccp.org)
Member, Japan Association of Transpersonal
Psychology (wwwsoc.nii.ac.jp/jatp)
Member, Japan Buddhist Psychology Association
(http://bukkyoshinri.com)
Member, American Psychology Association (https://apa.org)
Publications
Immortality and Psychology in Mortal Life.
In Living Authentically: Daoist Contributions
to Modern Psychology; Livia Kohn (ed.); Dunedin,
Florida: Three Pines Press, 2011, pp. 123-140.
The Ego in the Psychology of Zen: Understanding
Reports of Japanese Zen Masters on the Experience of No-self. In Self and No-Self: Continuing theDialogue between Buddhism and Psychotherapy; Mathers,
D., Miller, M., and Osamu, A. (eds.); London: Routledge, 2009, pp. 45-55.
Negotiating for a Life in a Buddhist Way:
A Case of Cross-Cultural Communication and Ecology. Japanese Religions, vol. 34, no. 1 (2009),
pp. 83-88.
トランスパーソナル心理学と禅仏教 (Transpersonal Psychology and Zen Buddhism). トランスパーソナル心理学/精神医学 (Japanese Journal of Transpersonal Psychology/Psychiatry), vol. 7, no. 1 (May,
2007), pp. 7-10.
Think It Over: Reggie Pawle Reviews the Merits
of Morita Therapy. Kansai Time Out, no. 352 (June, 2006), p. 41.
Leave Your Shoes at the Door: Reggie Pawle
Discusses How to Adapt to a Foreign Culture.Kansai Time Out, no. 349 (March, 2006), p.
41.
Communicating in a Foreign Land: Reggie Pawle
Explores Feeling Unheard. Kansai Time Out, no. 347 (January, 2006), p. 42.
Naikan: Japanese Psychotherapy. Kansai Time Out, no. 345 (November, 2005),
p. 45.
Alone Together: Reggie Pawle Explores the
Feelings of Being Far From Home. Kansai Time Out, no. 343 (September, 2005),
p. 45.
Getting Help: Reggie Pawle Explains How Psychiatry
Works. Kansai Time Out, no. 341 (July, 2005), p.
45.
The Psychology of Zen: Could an Eastern View
Enhance the Science of Mind and Behavior- Kyoto Journal, no. 59 (February, 2005), pp.
8-13.
キリスト教と禅仏教における愛 (Love in Christianity and Zen Buddhism).
知命(Shimei), August 16, 2004, pp. 4-8.
禅の心理学 (The Psychology of Zen). 精神療法(Seishin Ryoho), The Japanese Journal of Psychotherapy, vol. 30, no. 1
(January, 2004), pp. 17-23.
悟の心理学 (The Psychology of Satori), part 2. 知命(Shimei), August 10, 2003, pp. 4-7.
悟の心理学 (The Psychology of Satori), part 1. 知命(Shimei), May 10, 2003, pp. 21- 23.
Interviews
Kansai Time Out, Number 275 (January, 2000),
p. 72.
中外日報(Chugainippoh), Number 26387 (October 19,
2002), p. 4.
Zen Buddhist Training and Japan Experience
Student of Sekkei Harada Roshi (原田雪渓老師), Hosshinji monastery (発心寺),
Obama, Japan; Soto sect (曹洞宗); 1990-present.
Student of Joshu Sasaki Roshi, Mt. Baldy
Zen Center, Los Angeles, USA; Rinzai sect
(臨済宗), Myoshinji lineage (明心寺宗); 1974-1992.
Resident of Japan since 1999, visitor 1989-1999;
Japanese ability ? intermediate level (中級), conversational.