Kun-Hong Lu, LISW, LCSW
Kun-Hong Lu, LISW, LCSW
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Professions: Clinical Social Worker, Psychotherapist
License Status: I'm a licensed professional.
Primary Credential: Licensed Independent Social Worker - 06769
Billing and Insurance:
I am an in-network provider for:
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS)
- First Health
- Magellan
- Medicare
- Midland's Choice
Session Fees: I accept health insurance including Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna, First Health, Magellan, Midland\'s Choice, Medicare and more. Please contact your specific insurance plan to get information regarding whether I am in-network, and specific mental health coverage information for your particular health insurance plan. I provide a free initial consultation.
Sliding Scale Available
Free Initial Consultation
What's My Approach to Therapy?
I am passionate about facilitating a therapy process through which my clients can feel deeply seen, heard, appreciated, and supported in their journey to connect with their own authenticity, clarity and aliveness. I have over 20 years of experience working full time as a licensed mental health professional. I care deeply about my clients' well-being and growth, and tailor the therapy process to the unique concerns and needs of each client in a holistic and person-centered way. In addition to my professional experience, my therapeutic work is influenced by my own self-development practices including mindfulness, study and contemplation of eastern philosophies, and movement art including Taiji, Qi Gong, Aikido, and yoga.
I base my therapeutic work on several optimistic and humanistic assumptions. First, we all have the innate capacity to experience unconditional happiness, compassion, and wisdom. Second, no matter how destructive and negative our behaviors may be, we are all doing the best we can at the present moment, and these behaviors arise from our attempts to cope with distress. As we build and apply more adaptive coping skills, our negative coping behaviors subside. Third, we all have the need to feel love, acceptance, validation, and a sense of belonging. Finally, in most cases I have encountered, suffering originates from internalized self rejection, alienation, and judgment. Therefore, the cultivation of kindness, acceptance, compassion, and love toward oneself is the path to positive transformation.
My Practice & Services
My office is located in Grinnell, Iowa. In addition to in-person sessions, I provide video sessions for Iowa and California residents. Please visit my website at www.grinnellcounseling.com for additional information about my practice.
Therapy Services & Specialties
Client Age Groups I Work With
- Adults
- Elders
Languages
- English
- Mandarin
Groups I Work With
- I work with adults ages 18 and older. I have had the privilege of serving adults of all ages from diverse backgrounds. I work with a wide range of mental health conditions and life experiences including adjustment to life events, aging, anxiety, attention, education and vocational endeavors, family of origin, food and body image, health challenges, identity development, interpersonal relationships, loss and grief, mood, parenting, stress, trauma, and more. I think of my speciality as attending to the unique and universal challenges of being human in this day and age, and through authentic communication and caring presence, facilitating a process for people to move forward in their lives with clarity, courage, authenticity, and empowered choices. I am deeply grateful for all that my clients have taught me through our deep and authentic conversations, and for the meaningful relationships we have cultivated over the years.
Industries & Communities Served
- BIPOC
- Education
- First Responder/Medical Professionals
- LGBTQ+
- Self-Employed and Freelance Professionals
- Union First
Client Challenges & Concerns I Address
- Abandonment
- Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues
- Academic Concerns
- Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions
- Aging and Geriatric Issues
- Agoraphobia
- Anxiety
- Bipolar
- Body Image
- Breakup
- Cancer
- Caregiver Issues / Stress
- Chronic Illness / Disability
- Chronic Pain
- Codependency / Dependency
- Communication Problems
- Depression
- Disability
- Divorce / Divorce Adjustment
- Eating and Food Issues
- Emotional Intelligence
- Family of Origin Issues
- Family Problems
- Fear
- Fertility Issues
- Gender Dysphoria
- Grief, Loss, and Bereavement
- Health / Illness / Medical Issues
- Identity Issues
- Immigration issues
- Inadequacy
- Inattention, Impulsivity, and Hyperactivity (ADHD)
- Isolation
- LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) Issues
- Life Purpose / Meaning / Inner-Guidance
- Midlife Crisis / Midlife Transition
- Mood Swings / Mood Disturbance
- Multicultural Concerns
- Obsessions and Compulsions (OCD)
- Panic
- Parenting
- Phobias
- Post Partum Depression
- Posttraumatic Stress / Trauma
- Pregnancy and Birthing
- Prejudice / Discrimination
- Racism
- Relationships and Marriage
- Self-Actualization
- Self-Care
- Self-Compassion
- Self-Confidence
- Self-Criticism
- Self-Doubt
- Self-Esteem
- Self-Love
- Sensitivity to Criticism
- Shame
- Sleep Issues
- Social Anxiety / Phobia
- Somatization
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Terminal Illness
- Trust Issues
- Women's Issues
- Workplace Issues
- Worry
- Worthlessness
- Young Adult Issues
Therapeutic Approaches & Evidence-Based Methods
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Collaborative Therapy
- Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
- Emotional Freedom Technique
- Humanistic Psychology (humanism)
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB)
- Mindfulness-Based Interventions
- Narrative Therapy
- Object Relations
- Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian Therapy)
- Psychodynamic
- Strength-Based Therapy