I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. I have extensive experience working with diverse populations in different community settings. I have adapted different approaches in my clinical work to fit with the populations that I serve. As a therapist, I work to help make clients feel grounded and supported in our session appointments. I strive for authenticity when working with others. I try to help clients value honesty within themselves and in others. I hope to be able to facilitate growth and change in our time together.

What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?

Standard Intake Questions. I have to assess medical necessity / need but at the same time you'll be introduced to how I like to approach therapy. The first session would be the most contrived session. The sessions afterward would be a better assessment of how a client and therapist will potentially interact with one another. My job is to figure out what you want to get out of therapy and tailor a treatment plan that fits your needs / goals.

What treatment methods and tools do you utilize?

I started my mental health journey practicing and adapting a humanistic client - centered approach. I practice cognitive behavioral therapy to create structure for treatment and teach techniques / interventions to challenge irrational thoughts / beliefs. I learned to expand my treatment approach with psychodynamic / objects relations therapy to bring unconscious thoughts and behaviors into conscious level. I utilize a family systems approach when working with children / family. Lastly I am a big fan of Gottman Method when doing couples therapy. All these terms and approaches can be googled / searched up. But what I like to do in my sessions is to apply and utilize all the tools I've learned as a therapist and apply them to the individual's need. Therapy is not a one fits all approach.

Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.

I tell clients that my strengths as a therapist are being flexible and adapting therapy to the individual / couple. My goal as a therapist is to create a space where we can be honest and authentic towards one another. I like to be direct and address problems. If something is not working, I want my clients to let me know. I want my clients to be comfortable enough to challenge the therapist. Therapy is a process and there is no one approach that works well for everyone. My strength as a therapist is to adapt therapy to best help individuals / couples reach their treatment goals. This is taken directly from my website profile page because I say this all the time. My strengths as a therapist is tailoring therapy to the individual as best as I can for clients to reach their treatment goals.

Describe the client(s) you are best positioned to serve.

I love working with clients who are open to creating a dialogue and discussion. Therapy is hard and at times challenging, but being open to discussion makes it easier for the both of us. Therapy cannot progress well if neither of us participate.

About Daniel Yim