Trauma Recovery
Toward New Models of Trauma Healing and Recovery
Art, Business, and Academia in Dialogue
The Institute of Trauma Recovery will be hosting the Trauma Recovery International Conference on Tuesday, November 18, 2025!
This conference will bring together international researchers and practitioners involved in trauma recovery, as well as artists and professionals from the business sector. Through interdisciplinary dialogue themed around “Art, Business, and Academia”, we aim to create new models of support and society centered on trauma recovery. We hope that you can join us!
Event overview
Event overview
Date and Time
Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 13:00–17:00 (Doors open at 12:30)
Venue
Suntory Hall, Blue Rose (1-13-1 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo)
Organizer
Institute of Trauma Recovery (General Incorporated Association)
Co-organizer
Innoh Associates Inc.
Theme
Toward New Models of Trauma Healing and Recovery — Art, Business, and Academia in Dialogue
Capacity
300 participants（First come first serve）
Participation Fee
¥5,800（After tax, ~40 USD）
Registration
Available via Peatix https://trrecovery.peatix.com/
Notes
Simultaneous Japanese–English interpretation will be provided.
Please bring your smartphone and wired earphones (Bluetooth earphones may cause interference).
Speaker
Speaker
Denise Saint Arunalt
Ph.D. in Medical Anthropology (Wayne State University). Professor at the University of Michigan, Founder and Representative Director of the Multicultural Study of Trauma Recovery consortium (MiStory) focusing on trauma recovery 13 countries acround the world, and Research Advisor at the Institute of Trauma Recovery. She developed the Clinical Ethnographic Narrative Interview (CENI), an interview method to encourage narrative expression for recovery from trauma survivors internationally. She has also directed and developed methods to understand trauma recovery.
Kyle Linton
Founder and Executive Director of Our Wave, and Member at the Institute of Trauma Recovery. a US-based non-profit. Kyle is an experienced business leader who has owned, operated, and sold several software and lifestyle businesses. In 2018 he was inspired to create a safe online community for trauma survivors after a close friend experienced sexual harm. Established in the United States, Our Wave has since grown to support over 300,000 survivors across 69 countries.
Dr. Laura Sinko
Ph.D. in Nursing (University of Michigan). Assistant Professor at Temple University in Philadelphia, Director of Research and Support Our Wave, Board Member of MiStory, and Member at the Institute of Trauma Recovery. She is a certified Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) and has been conducting research on health equity and social transformation, with a focus on gender-based violence. She has developed a photo-based narrative interview method “Photo-experiencing and Reflective Listening (PEARL),” aimed at understanding the healing processes and behaviors of trauma survivors. This method has been used for trauma survivors in both the United States and Japan.
Dr. Kleio Koutra
Ph.D. in Social Work in Public Health (University of Crete). Associate Professor at Hellenic Mediterranean University, and Director of the Laboratory of Applied Social Research and Social Work. She is a member at the Institute of Trauma Recovery and a board member of MiStory. Most recently, she has been appointed as an Associate Member of the Rutgers Global Health Institute (USA). Her work combines extensive research expertise focusing on the cultural and contextual dimensions of trauma recovery from gender-based violence. She has led and contributed to numerous international research collaborations and is deeply committed to amplifying the voices of survivors and advancing inclusive approaches to trauma recovery.
Sakura Tsuruta
Electronic Music Producer. Tsuruta’s journey into music began with a deep belief in its power to heal. She studied Music Therapy at Berklee College of Music and worked in hospice care, where she discovered how music technology could expand access to self-expression for people with disabilities. This led her back to Berklee to study Electronic Production & Engineering, blending therapeutic insight with new tools for sonic expression. Now based in Japan, she moves fluidly between composition, performance, and education, with projects ranging from high-fashion collaborations to guest lectures at universities in Japan and abroad. She was featured on the cover of Forbes JAPAN’s ""100 Paths to Saving the World,"" recognized for her work toward greater gender equity in the music industry.
Sachiko Kita
Ph.D in Public Health (University of Tokyo). Founder and Co-representative Director of the Institute of Trauma Recovery and Board Member of MiStory. Her area of expertise is gender-based violence (GBV), including intimate partner violence, child abuse, and sexual violence. For approximately 20 years, she has been engaged in resarch and activities that contribute to the development of clinical interventions, system and policy to create a society free from violence—where all individuals can recover physically, psychologically, and socially from trauma. In April 2025, she has founded the Institute of Trauma Recovery.
Kotaro Ike
Co-Representative Director, Institute of Trauma Recovery. Founder and CEO of Innoh Associates Inc. With over 30 years of experience as a corporate advisor, Kotaro Ike has provided strategic guidance on large-scale mergers and acquisitions, as well as capital policy planning. Through these engagements, he came to deeply recognize the importance of mental health initiatives in fostering healthy workplace environments and sustainable corporate governance. Driven by a strong conviction that companies must take an active role in acknowledging and supporting trauma recovery among employees, he joined the Institute to help build a platform for sharing insights and collecting data on effective corporate responses to trauma.
Program
Program
Part 1
Learn, Think
Keynote Speech
Denise Saint Arunalt
Understanding the Dimensions of
Interpersonal Trauma and Trauma Recovery : A Call to Action
Panel Discussion
Denise Saint Arnault et al.
Survive the Trauma Era:
Survivorship and Resilience Around the World
Introduce Topics
Kyle Linton × Sachiko Kita × Kotaro Ike
A NewBusiness and Support Modelfor ’Art ×Business ×Academia’
Part 2
Feel
Film Viewing and Commentary
Dr. Laura Sinko 「Finding The Strength To Heal」
Explanations of the background, motivation, and back story of the films’ production
Cross Talk
Laura Sinko × Sachiko Kita
Talks about photos and arts taken by survivors in Japan and States
Cross Talk
Denise Saint Arnault × Laura Sinko × Kleio Koutra × キタ 幸子
Offers trauma recovery voices and works in_ countries around world
Performance
Sakura Tsuruta
Music performances inspired by trauma recovery
English 
日本語