Welcome! I'm Mimi (Miyoung) Take a moment to acknowledge you've taken the first step towards bettering your mental health because, let's be honest - starting therapy can be empowering, confusing, or scary, all at the same time. I strive to create a safe and welcoming environment that allows clients to explore obstacles with concerns related to anxiety, depression, and/or self-care. I focus on helping clients develop assertive communication & boundaries with themselves and those around them that can help improve their quality of life. Counseling can foster personal development in whatever way you may be seeking and help build the life you so deeply deserve. If that's what you're looking for, I'm here when you're ready to share.
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
I truly love working with anyone regardless of age, culture, religion, and etc.. but I have found enjoying so much while I am working with middle age clients and espcially older adutls who are planning to retire or have retired and trying to find meaning and purpose in their new chapter. My clients feel lost a little bit but usually regain themselves quickly finding joy and new meaning in life. In our first session, we'll start with briefl introductions, then spending good time to know you as a whole person starting from the far past to the current. By doing so, you may pull out painful past memory. In the end, we will dive into the specific challenges you're facing. First session may take longer and heavier but this will help me tailed plan for us to work through in follow-up sessions.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
Having worked with diverse population in the past 13 years, I quickly build strong rapports with my clientes. My rich experience in different organizations including but not limited to community social service agency, healthcare system, and insurance health plan, have been helping me to guide and consult my clients when we identify barriers that impact on my client's wellbeing.