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Hello, my name is Tess Kim and I am a licensed professional clinical counselor. I was born and raised in S. Korea and immigrated to US at the age of 18 years old. I understand changes can be challenging, and difficult experiences in life can bring up feelings of anxiety, depression, or lack of direction, it can be hard to know what to do. With compassion and knowledge, I will support you to work through issues while identifying your inner strengths to be a happier and healthier version of you. I describe myself as compassionate, and understanding. I look forward to taking the journey of healing with you.
Specific counseling practices that I am trained in include:
� Mindfulness Stress Reduction & Meditation
*Mindfulness Based Somatic Emotional Processing ( MBSEP)
*Community Reinforced Approach ( CRA )
*Contingency Management Approach ( CMA )
� Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
� Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR)
� Movement & Yoga Therapy
* Client Centered Approach
� Motivational Interviewing
� Seeking Safety
� Trauma Informed - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
� Matrix Treatment Model
*Unified Protocols ( CBT )
*Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
*Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ( CBT )
*Cognitive Processing
*Spiritual Psychology
*Existential Psychology
*Attachment & Inner Child Therapy