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Mee-Hyea Kim

Therapist · New Jersey

Mee-Hyea Kim, LPC

Counselor focused on thoughts and habits

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  • Thoughts and everyday habits
  • Mindfulness and coping skills
  • Phone and telehealth

About Mee-Hyea

Mee-Hyea Kim is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 10 years of practice in New Jersey. She combines a grounded, approachable manner with a focus on everyday thoughts and habits that shape mood and behavior. Mee-Hyea listens closely and helps people move past patterns that cause stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship strain.

She holds a master's degree in psychoanalytic counseling from Centenary College and has long experience in community mental health settings. That work included residential treatment, psychiatric hospital programs, partial care, group homes, and in-home therapy in Bergen and Morris Counties.

Mee-Hyea uses practical strategies such as cognitive behavioral techniques alongside relational approaches that look at attachment and emotional connection. Sessions often include mindfulness skills, coping tools, and steps to change unhelpful thinking and day-to-day habits. The aim is clearer choices and fewer automatic reactions.

Her background also includes crisis intervention through county psychiatric screening programs, and work with people facing mood disorders, trauma, substance concerns, and developmental challenges. She has supported people of many cultures and beliefs in a nonjudgmental way.

Therapy conversations are collaborative and down-to-earth. Mee-Hyea encourages clients to notice small changes that add up over time. She offers phone and telehealth sessions; confirm current session options when you schedule.

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

How her approaches shape online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values. It can help with anxiety, depression, and getting unstuck from old habits. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the connection between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical steps to change unhelpful thinking patterns. It often helps with anxiety, mood, and everyday coping skills.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Mee-Hyea will work with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, preferences, and life situation. She blends techniques as needed and checks in regularly to see what is helping.

Her practice offers phone and telehealth sessions as noted in the biography; please confirm current session options when you schedule. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and avoid travel time. They also let people use mindfulness or skill-building exercises in real-life settings and then discuss how those steps felt in the next session.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, addictions, trauma and many related concerns listed in her specialties.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is supportive and down-to-earth, combining thought-focused work and relational approaches to build practical habits and emotional insight.

What background does she bring to sessions?

She has 10 years as a licensed professional counselor and extensive experience in community and clinical settings, including crisis intervention.

Where is she licensed and based?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in New Jersey.

Can sessions be conducted in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are offered in English, and she does accept international clients.

What session formats are available?

The biography mentions phone and telehealth sessions; confirm current session options when you schedule.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

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