Teletherapy for Culver City, CA

Therapy for Teens and Adults- Another year is coming to an end and you can’t help but feel disappointed. Did you spend another year giving more to others instead of making time for yourself? Sure, you’ve made progress, but you are still unhappy. Looking back with regret is nothing new, and you’ve started to realize that you might be the one holding yourself back. How much longer will you wait for the life you want to be living? Change starts with accountability. In therapy you show up for you. It is a process of stepping out of the patterns you are tired of repeating and transform yourself and your life once and for all.

IT TAKES COURAGE to reach out for support and guidance when we feel lost, distressed, confused or uncertain. My goal is to meet you - in whatever emotional state you find yourself - with empathy and acceptance, and provide a safe, caring and consistent therapeutic relationship in which we collaborate on identifying and moving toward the CHANGES AND GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES that matter most to you. I have worked with clients since 2010, tailoring the counseling experience to each individual or couple's unique strengths and needs and drawing from a wide range of psychological theories and healing modalities. My approach is also informed by my PERSONAL EXPERIENCE being treated for major depression and anxiety. NO EMOTIONAL CHALLENGE IS TOO BIG TO WORK ON, and it would be my privilege to accompany you on your journey toward a healthier, more satisfying life.

Finding a safe space to really be heard, so we can process, heal and grow is helpful. Feeling isolated, depressed, anxious or unable to face daily challenges is normal, but finding ways to handle the stress or difficult feelings when they become overwhelming can make life easier and bring about more success and happiness. Sometimes it's stress within a relationship (family, dating, marriage, parenting) that can really throw us off our game. Sometimes work is overwhelming. At times social situations feel like too much. Sometimes everything seems to get us down.

Your story matters - young adult or growing adult - you matter too! Your story is personal and holds your truth. As your Korean American Therapist specializing in working with adults & young adults, I am here to give you the voice you deserve. Beyond the fears and confusion is where your worth and happiness sits. As a teen or as an adult, your fears may cause you to feel judged, excluded, or hurt - closing the world. I guide you to a place where you are seen and understood, so you can feel accepted and loved. Together, we can challenge those harmful thought patterns and help you truly feel good about yourself and your life.

Therapy can help you grow, flourish, & increase your sense of worth- It can help you to understand & create healthy boundaries with the people in your life. I believe in creating a safe space where you can process embarrassing and difficult issues. Your therapy journey also needs to address your mind, body, and spiritual/social needs. It helps to have a therapist who can help connect the dots with you, and provide you with much needed support as your going through life’s challenges.

I am Licensed in California and Texas so I can see clients virtually from either location. My specialty is working with adolescents and women of color specifically due to my professional background and personal experiences which I use to guide my practice. I am an expert in helping adolescents navigate the difficulties and challenges that come with transitioning into adulthood such as: identity formation, sexuality, family issues, peer pressure, and developing short and long term career goals.

Remote Therapy is Offered in California, Texas, and Ohio. Are you overwhelmed by the loneliness and disconnection you feel in your relationship? You struggle to connect with your partner, but your attempts don’t help you feel closer or more connected. Instead, you feel further apart than ever. Hopeless, alone, isolated, and desperate to have some closeness again. Through our work, you will experience connection, feel seen, heard, and felt by your partner but also be able to do that for your partner.

Are you struggling to manage your child’s behavior? Do you want to have more consistent, peaceful and effortless routines and schedules for yourself and for your child? Are you wondering if your child will ever grow out of throwing tantrums, or one day start eating wider variety of food? Are you tired, overwhelmed, feel like there just isn't enough time in the day? Parents are being uncharacteristically challenged in the current environment, and finding the balance can be challenging. My practice includes short and long term intervention helping individuals and parents identify and attain goals using the principal of ABA.

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 14 years of experiencing partnering with people in need of support, or simply looking to improve their quality of life by making meaningful changes. I enjoy creating a warm, supportive, and accepting therapeutic environment often using humor to put my clients at ease. My goal is to provide the highest level of care to my clients by customizing treatment and drawing from a myriad of Evidence Based Practice models including Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Solution Focused Brief Therapy, Managing Adaptive Practice, and relaxation skills.

Have you had a therapist before who you felt judged by or felt unheard by? I know the feeling all too well from my own experiences as a client. That's why I focus on creating a space where clients feel safe, accepted, and heard, while providing empathy and warmth within a therapeutic setting. Whether you feel like drawing, cursing, or engaging me in a standup act to recap your day. I welcome your expression of your authentic self. I see a wide variety of clients with different mental health needs including: anxiety, depression, mood disorders, trauma-based symptoms and recent life stressors/changes.

When we battle consistent feelings of emotional pain all alone, a very heavy inescapable sense of hopelessness can take over. In this isolation with the world feeling so far outside of us, the idea of feeling better becomes impossible to grasp. I believe the human sense of hope is linked to our overall sense of health. With over 30 years of experience working as a medical doctor, I became overwhelmed with how many patients came to me in this state, and how closely linked emotional and physical pain really are. This is what led me to pursue a post-doctorate in psychoanalysis, so as to integrate the mind and body in my work.

When you're struggling with an eating disorder, it can be hard to open up and trust another person with your recovery journey with all the messages flying at you from every direction about who you "should" be and what it means to be "healthy." Building body trust takes time, and it requires a safe space for you to fully explore what it means to be a human in this world that expects "perfection" (which doesn't exist!). I'm here to help you uncover what truly makes you you - and to work towards embracing the "messy" parts of being a human together one step at a time - because even if you don't believe it today, you deserve peace.

NOT ACCEPTING CLIENTS AT THIS TIME. We know asking for help is not an easy thing to do. We also know that finding a provider you trust to help you navigate mental health care can be a challenge. That's why we're here and we're doing things differently. As a patient at Bonmente, you enjoy comprehensive treatments customized specifically for your unique circumstances, convenient telemedicine appointments that allow you to see your provider from the comfort of home, an online patient portal that lets you communicate directly with your provider, and a highly trained support team that makes becoming a patient as simple as it should be.

Women who come to me for support are typically tired of attracting partners who treat them in a way that is clearly less than they deserve - men who are emotionally unavailable, unkind and intolerant of their feelings. And although I work with a variety of people, these women tend to fall on the anxious side of attachment styles, often attracting partners who have a more avoidant attachment. Ultimately, I help my clients develop healthy levels of self-love and self-worth, move towards healthy attachment, and develop healthy boundaries.

Why does this always happen? "Is it me? Or them?" Despite your best efforts, it seems like you're always getting rejected or upsetting your loved ones. It's a battle that you shouldn't be fighting. You have the best of intentions, and know you're a good person, but something always seems to go awry. The attempt to share how you feel ends up in a blow out, spiraling out of control. Trying to understand your loved ones results in disconnection. Peace, connection, hugs, laughs- these are the things you seek and miss the most. You're desperate to find a way to share with others in an authentic way, but that also keeps the peace.

My passion is working with BIPOC, LgBTQQIA2S+, Neuro-Divergent, 2E, & Couples. I work with people who have anxiety, are overachievers, have adhd, are adoptees, have depression, struggle with boundaries, need help with emotional regulation, are over thinkers, are empaths, are having relationship conflicts, are highly sensitive people, are gifted, are going through a life transition, & are tired of being misunderstood by others. I help people understand how their behavior is connected to their thoughts, feelings, past experiences, & actions. I help my clients take ownership & gain control over their lives holistically.

I have current availability for couples and individuals. My goal is to assist individuals struggling with trauma history, addiction, and mental illness in order to develop tools for healing yourself and the negative impact on relationships. The challenges you face are not as important as the tools you need to navigate them. I honor the differences and diversities in us all, and do not believe in using a 'cookie-cutter' approach with my clients. I am a certified Gestalt Experiential Therapist, with additional experience in multiple modalities, including Choice Theory, EFT, and Psychodynamic.

During the pandemic, I am offering tele therapy sessions for new clients to deal with juggling family and work. I have helped many professionals with negotiation skills and difficult bosses. In 30 years as a psychologist, I've actively helped individuals and couples learn tools to create confidence, change negative thinking, and create healthy relationships. My areas of expertise include anxiety, depression, couples communication and work issues. I practice EMDR which accelerates your ability to get unstuck from negative beliefs, phobias, and traumatic memories.

In addition to providing parenting support, I work with individuals encountering a variety of life challenges such as anxiety, relational issues, work stress, loneliness and depression. I also work with couples looking to repair ruptures, rekindle connection, improve communication and/or work on parenting issues. I have a background in meditation and mindfulness. It informs my practice and I often use it as modality to assist clients whether working with anxiety or parenting or other relational issues.