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Mee-Hyea Kim

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Mee-Hyea Kim

New Jersey

Practical, insight-based counseling for real-life challenges

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  • Ten years experience
  • New Jersey LPC
  • Phone and telehealth

About Mee-Hyea

Mee-Hyea Kim is a licensed professional counselor with ten years of practice in New Jersey. She holds a master’s degree in Psychoanalytic Counseling from Centenary College and works from a direct, down-to-earth stance. Mee-Hyea listens first and then helps people find practical ways to manage hard moments.

She draws on a mix of approaches to support change. Mee-Hyea uses cognitive behavioral tools to notice and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also brings psychodynamic ideas to help people understand patterns rooted in past relationships and experiences.

Mee-Hyea has worked across many settings, including in-home therapy, residential treatment centers, group homes, partial care programs, and psychiatric hospitals. That background includes crisis intervention experience with the Bergen County Psychiatric Screening Program. Her caseload has included people facing depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, trauma, developmental disabilities, and substance use concerns.

In sessions she aims to be nonjudgmental and practical. She teaches mindfulness and coping skills, and she supports clients in spotting and changing patterns that fuel anxiety, panic, and stress. Conversations are collaborative and focused on small, achievable steps.

Mee-Hyea also helps people with relationship and intimacy struggles, self-esteem and body image issues, parenting and caregiver stress, work and career concerns, and challenges faced by LGBT clients. She accepts international clients and offers both phone and telehealth sessions; confirm current session options when booking.

People seeking help for addictions, eating concerns, anger, ADHD, or major life transitions may find her grounded style useful. To begin, follow the site’s match and scheduling process to arrange an initial session.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on clarifying personal values and taking committed action while accepting uncomfortable thoughts and feelings. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors through practical exercises and skills work, helping with panic, stress, and mood symptoms.

Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will work with clients to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That may mean combining ACT and CBT tools, or bringing in attachment-focused ideas when relationship patterns are central.

Practical benefits of online work include easier scheduling and the ability to fit sessions into a busy week. Online sessions can save travel time and make it simpler to check in during a lunch break or after work. The biography notes availability by phone and telehealth, but confirm which formats are offered when you book. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, mindfulness practices, and cognitive work to the online setting so clients can progress even when meeting remotely.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsSelf esteemDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyMen's issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Gottman MethodMindfulness TherapyPsychodynamic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

10+ years

Credentials

New Jersey

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What issues does she help people with?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, self-esteem and body image, parenting and caregiver stress, LGBT issues, ADHD, and other life changes.

What is her general therapeutic style?

Her approach is supportive, non-judgmental, and down-to-earth. Sessions focus on listening, building coping skills, and taking small steps toward change.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has ten years as a licensed professional counselor and about 15 years working in mental health settings across Bergen and Morris Counties.

What credentials and location apply to her practice?

She is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor - practicing in New Jersey with a master’s degree in Psychoanalytic Counseling from Centenary College.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and she also accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

The biography states she is available via phone and telehealth. Confirm current session options before booking to be sure they meet your needs.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Costs vary by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What steps are involved in getting started?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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