Soo Jin Kim
She/Her/Hers
Licensed Master Social Worker, LMSW Practice: Kip Therapy Specialties • Insurance & Fees • LocationsShe/Her/Hers
Licensed Master Social Worker, LMSW Practice: Kip Therapy Specialties • Insurance & Fees • LocationsBook a session with Soo Jin if you want to create a healthy and empowering narrative of your life that you can understand and reconcile with.
Soo Jin is an Asian, cisgender woman who lives in Manhattan. She loves to visit independent bookstores and stationery stores with fun “staff picks”, especially those that are women/BIPOC-owned. Prior to working as a therapist, she studied comparative literature in college and worked as a copywriter in the advertising industry, discovering, creating, and sharing “stories.”
Soo Jin’s approach to therapy is holistic and person-centered, fueled by a genuine curiosity about her clients. She primarily draws from trauma-informed, relational psychodynamic therapy, but believes holding a warm and safe space where clients can explore their thoughts and feelings, in whichever way that makes the most sense to them, without fear of judgement, is even more important. In that sense, Soo Jin often invites her clients to utilize creative tools and outlets: poetry, music, drawing, and more, to explore and express themselves, especially when it’s difficult to immediately put words to all the thoughts and feelings that surface.
Race & cultural identity - Exploring topics of racial, cultural, and ethnic background as it relates to one’s family origins and personal identity
Self-esteem - Cultivating self-compassion, assertiveness, and confidence; developing ways to reduce suffering, anxiety, social withdrawal, and self-neglect
Trauma - Coping and healing after threatening or scary events, such as witnessing accidents or experiencing sexual, verbal, emotional, or physical abuse
Loneliness - Developing an understanding of one’s loneliness, including its origins and how it impacts daily life; decreasing the occurrence of loneliness by addressing barriers to social connection and practicing coping skills
Shame - Exploring how shame shows up in one’s life and the origins of this shame, especially in specific situations or environments; processing through this shame and developing an empowerment to feel less ashamed in daily life
Worry - Learning how worry shows up in one’s life and exploring how worry impacts daily life, relationships, and wellbeing; developing coping skills to mitigate the impacts of worry
This provider can support you in getting reimbursement from your insurance company if you are seeking out-of-network reimbursement. Here are the out-of-network billing options they provide:
Frequency of sessions this provider offers to see clients once you are an established client.
Years of Experience: <1 year
New York: 120016
English
Korean