Dr. Sung Ho Kim - Mental Health Counselor | The Center for Internet & Technology Addiction

Accepting new clients

30 years experience | Intl Clients Welcome

About Dr. Sung Ho Kim

As a licensed psychoanalyst in New York, I bring 30 years of compassionate clinical experience supporting individuals through diverse life challenges. My approach is holistic and integrative, drawing from extensive expertise in addressing depression, anxiety, relationship dynamics, trauma recovery, and grief counseling.

I specialize in creating a supportive environment where clients can explore complex emotional landscapes, including issues related to self-love, communication, social anxiety, life purpose, and personal growth. My practice honors the unique experiences of individuals across various backgrounds, with a deep commitment to understanding multicultural perspectives and personal narratives.

My therapeutic work spans a wide range of focus areas, from workplace challenges and relationship dynamics to navigating significant life transitions. I am dedicated to helping clients develop meaningful coping strategies, build emotional resilience, and cultivate deeper self-understanding.

With professional proficiency in both English and Korean, I strive to provide culturally sensitive and personalized therapeutic support that meets each client’s individual needs and goals.

Licenses

Psychoanalyst

000245

Professional experience

Depression
Grief
Relationship issues
Stress, Anxiety
Trauma and abuse

Additional Focus Areas

Abandonment
Adoption and foster care
Aging and geriatric issues
Antisocial personality
Attachment issues
Autism and Asperger Syndrome
Avoidant personality
Blended family issues
Body image
Cancer
Caregiver issues and stress
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Co-morbidity
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Dependent personality
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Drug and alcohol addiction
Eating and food-related issues
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Fatherhood issues
Fertility issues
Forgiveness
Gender dysphoria
Guilt and shame
Hoarding
Hospice and end-of-life counseling
Immigration issues
Impulsivity
Infidelity
Intellectual disability
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Men's issues
Midlife crisis
Money and financial issues
Mood disorders
Multicultural concerns
Narcissism
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Paranoia
Personality disorders
Phobias
Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
Post-traumatic stress
Postpartum depression
Pregnancy and childbirth
Prejudice and discrimination
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-harm
Self-love
Sex addiction
Sexual assault and abuse
Sexuality
Smoking / vaping cessation
Social anxiety and phobia
Somatization
Traumatic brain injury
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Clinical Approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Attachment-Based Therapy
Client-Centered Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
Existential Therapy
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Gottman Method
Imago Relationship Therapy
Internal Family Systems
Jungian Therapy
Mindfulness Therapy
Motivational Interviewing
Narrative Therapy
Psychodynamic Therapy
Solution-Focused Therapy
Somatic Therapy
Systemic Therapy
Trauma-Focused Therapy

Languages

English
Korean

15 Reviews

“Dr. Kim is the best!! He gives you better outlooks on how to tackle this thing called life! I am better, wiser and stronger because of God and Him💕”

“Dr. Kim is knowledgeable, kind, and, I believe, very attuned as a clinician.”

“Dr. Kim is a great listener and wants to help! He comes up with new perspectives and different angles to look at things and gives homework at the end of the session to make you think and discover more about yourself. It has been a pleasure thus far!”

“Dr. Kim is great!”

“Dr. Kim is incredible. A true thinker and unbiased.”

“Dr. Kim is very understanding and like minded.”

“Dr. Kim gives you clarity on how to look at different situations and is very helpful to my emotional wellbeing!”

“Fantastic”

“Dr. Kim was kind, understanding and listened. It was hard to explain things, and will be in only three sessions.”

“Most patient person.”

“very understanding and has great insight, just had one session so we are still gaging but so far so good”

“He understood what I was coping with immediately. I didn’t have to say a lot. He’s a treasure to this platform.”

“Dr. Kim does a great job bridging spiritual and natural elements of emotional and spiritual health. I am a patient who seeks understanding of how religion and faith and mental health all come together, and Dr. Kim answered so many questions for me. My psychological and religious well-being are better for it.”

“Dr Kim is amazing. Very sharp and cuts through the non sense quickly. Very very good”

“I feel very supported and understood with Dr. Kim. He listens and offers steps and suggestions without it feeling too forceful. He really helps me to better understand the pacing of life and that things happen day by day, not to rush. I need that sort of support right now.”

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