Japanese psychotherapies, 2017: title page (Velizara Chervenkova) page xix (born 1980 in Sofia, Bulgaria; she received a bachelor's degree in psychology and Japanese studies from the Sofia University, Bulgaria; master's degree in clincial and counseling psychology, also from the Sofia University, Bulgaria; received doctorate in clincial and counseling psychology, Osaka University; currently an assistant professor in the Department of Clinical Psychology, Osaka University)