Michelle Joo
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, AMFT
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Available both in-person and online
Sunnyvale, CA 94085
I specialize in helping children, adolescents, and couples navigate stress, conflict, and relationship challenges to build greater understanding and connection. With children and teens, I provide an open and nonjudgmental space to explore and develop emotional awareness, confidence, and healthy coping and regulation skills. With couples, I help partners break negative cycles, improve communication, and rebuild trust and connection. I am a certified PREPARE/ENRICH facilitator for premarital and long-term couples and I have training in working with sex addiction and betrayal trauma.
Using a culturally sensitive, trauma-informed, and attachment-based approach, I help clients make sense of their relational patterns and feel more secure, understood, and connected. I am trained in EMDR and Brainspotting, evidence-based modalities that support clients in processing trauma, PTSD, attachment wounds, addiction, anxiety, and depression.
I strive to create a space where clients feel safe, seen, and gently guided toward growth. Therapy doesn’t have to feel intimidating. I connect well with high-achieving individuals who tend to intellectualize their emotions and find it difficult to open up. Reaching out is a meaningful first step toward change. 한국어로도 상담 가능합니다.
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $150
- Couple Sessions $150
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
Payment Methods
American Express, Discover, Mastercard, VisaInsurance
- Out of Network
Michelle Joo
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, AMFT
Call or Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (408) 617-9965
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Prelicense by State of California / AMFT149574 Supervised by Steven Kinstler (California / LMFT90555) Michelle Joo
- Attended Western Seminary, MA in Counseling
- Degree/Diploma from UC Berkeley BA in Psychology
- Degree/Diploma from Fuller Seminary MA in Intercultural Studies
Education and Years In Practice
Additional Credentials
Michelle Joo
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, AMFT
Feel free to ask about qualifications and training experience. Email or (408) 617-9965
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Marital and Premarital
- Child
- Trauma and PTSD
Expertise
- Addiction
- Anxiety
- Behavioral Issues
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Divorce
- Domestic Violence
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Grief
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Relationship Issues
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Sexual Abuse
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Ideation
- Women's Issues
Michelle Joo
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, AMFT
Do these issues align with your needs? Email or (408) 617-9965
Client Focus
Age
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
I also speak
Korean ,
Spanish (conversational)
Religion
Christian
Age
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
I also speak
Korean ,
Spanish (conversational)
Religion
Christian
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
- Brainspotting
- Christian Counseling
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Culturally Sensitive
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- EMDR
- Existential
- Family Systems
- Motivational Interviewing
- Multicultural
- Person-Centered
- Psychodynamic
- Strength-Based
- Trauma Focused
Michelle Joo
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, AMFT
Ask about what different forms of therapy will be like. Email or (408) 617-9965
Location
Additional Location
Saratoga, CA 95070
(408) 617-9965Nearby Areas
Michelle Joo
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, AMFT
Call for a free consultation now - (408) 617-9965