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Mee-Hyea Kim

Helping people move forward with practical therapy

LPC New Jersey

Experience
10 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family
Approaches
Gottman Method, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages
English

About Mee-Hyea

Mee-Hyea Kim is a Licensed Professional Counselor with ten years of clinical experience in New Jersey. She draws on a range of approaches to help people who feel stuck by anxiety, depression, relationship stress, or life transitions.

Background and approach

Mee-Hyea writes and listens in a straightforward, down-to-earth way so clients can start making small changes right away. She trained at Centenary College and holds a master’s degree in Psychoanalytic Counseling.

Over her career she has worked in community mental health settings, residential programs, partial care, and psychiatric screening services in Bergen and Morris Counties. That practical background means she is familiar with crisis situations and with a wide variety of life challenges.

Mee-Hyea’s style is collaborative and nonjudgmental. She helps people learn mindful habits and coping skills.

Sessions often include clear, concrete steps to reduce anxiety, manage mood swings, or improve communication in relationships. She uses a mix of approaches such as cognitive behavioral ideas, attachment-based perspectives, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, client-centered listening, and the Gottman Method for relationship work.

Those tools are applied to concerns like trauma, addiction, eating issues, parenting strain, ADHD, and identity-related stress. Sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging, and she also accepts international clients.

Mee-Hyea aims to create a steady, practical plan so people can move forward from overwhelming feelings to more manageable days.

Approaches for relationships, mood, and everyday stress

Gottman Method work focuses on improving how people communicate and handle conflict in relationships. It uses structured exercises and practical tools to strengthen connection and reduce recurring arguments.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It emphasizes values-based actions so daily choices match what matters most to the client.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early patterns of relating affect current relationships and emotional responses. It helps people recognize those patterns and try new ways of connecting with others.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. Mee-Hyea will discuss your needs, goals, and preferences and tailor sessions using one or more methods. She aims to collaborate so the plan fits your life and produces usable steps between sessions.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video sessions let you work face-to-face from wherever you are, phone calls use less bandwidth for simpler check-ins, live chat can be useful for short conversations, and texting supports ongoing, brief check-ins or reminders. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel schedules while keeping care consistent.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she help address?
Mee-Hyea works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, addiction, eating concerns, parenting strain, ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, and related challenges listed in her specialties.
What is her therapy style like?
Her approach is collaborative, down-to-earth, and nonjudgmental. She mixes listening with practical coping skills, mindfulness, and specific strategies to reduce symptoms and improve relationships.
How much experience does she have?
She has ten years of experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor working in New Jersey clinical settings including residential programs and psychiatric screening services.
What are her credentials and location?
She is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor - practicing in New Jersey and holding the credential NJ LPC as listed.
In which language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different scheduling and communication needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions run on a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to therapist availability.

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

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

Licensed in

New Jersey

Languages

English