Hi! I’m Bokyung Kim (they/she) - a queer gender expansive diasporic Korean.
Boldly, I want to help people relate to themselves and every part of them with curiosity and compassion. Our power-over culture lives in our bones and I see the way it limits us from seeing the fullness of ourselves and blocks our healing.
I believe we need a paradigm shift in how we understand and be with ourselves, so that we can transform the relational and systemic conditions we live in.
I’m also a human that loves my grandmother’s kimchi, dancing like a weirdo, syncing my energy with spirit guides & ancestors, and being a good friend.
I grew up in Korea, Thailand, The Philippines, Singapore, and landed in Lenapehoking / New York in 2012.
I come from a people that survived colonialism by making delicious food out of plant roots. This informs my vision for all living beings to be free from the harms of oppressive systems, and find belonging in ourselves and relationships.
My lived experience as a complex trauma survivor and social worker informs my dream for collective liberation and my capacity to be deeply present for people’s pain. I am clear we have to tend to our pain to transform the conditions we collectively live in.
Professional Background
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Deep Brain Reorienting Trained - 2024
A neurobiological approach to healing shock and attachment trauma
STAIR Method Certified - 2024
The STAIR Method is a neurobiology-informed integrative approach to experiential therapy to enhance self-trust, resilience, and brain-based healing.
Learn more here.
Family & Couple Therapy Trained - 2019 at the Ackerman Institute for the Family
Other Trainings between 2017-2021
Interpersonal Neurobiology
Internal Family Systems
Somatic Therapy with Queer Trans People
Narrative Therapy
Play & Art Therapy
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Masters in Social Work from Columbia University - 2017
Bachelors in Applied Psychology from New York University - 2016
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Psychotherapist at The Healing Collective Practice- 2022-2023
High School Therapist & Coordinator of Relationship Abuse Prevention Program - 2019-2022
Family Defense Social Worker - 2018-2019
High School Social Worker - 2017-2018