Johnny Kim

Johnny Kim is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Saint Louis, Missouri. He works primarily with adolescents and young adults in reclaiming ownership and agency with the self. He specializes in helping high achieving individuals with identity issues, low self-esteem, depression, trauma, and difficulties with adjustments across life transitions.

Johnny's therapeutic approach revolves around Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, but is informed from different modalities in an effort to maximize treatment planning. He has been trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR), Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT). These respective practices in combination are found to be more effective in addressing painful core conflicts and navigating interpersonal relationships while staying congruent and values-aligned.

Johnny is a first-generation Asian American who earned a Master's degree in social work at the Brown School at Washington University in Saint Louis. He has worked across a diverse range of different settings, which involves advocating for survivors at a domestic violence agency, conducting evidence-based research for eating disorder interventions, and providing care to children with autism. He then transitioned to provide therapeutic services to underserved and underrepresented populations throughout the Saint Louis region. Johnny is committed to providing a safe and authentic space to helping clients understand themselves better and achieve their desired goals with consideration to their background and experience.