Life is short, and challenges are inevitable. Therapy can help you navigate the challenges with greater agency, so you can make the most of your precious time.
Tell me, what is it you plan to do
with your one wild precious life?Mary Oliver, The Summer Day
As a licensed therapist (LMFT 144461) I’ll guide you toward a more easeful and meaningful life. You’ll become increasingly congruent with your true self; foster healthy relationships, and align your actions with your most hopeful vision and deepest desires. While life’s challenges are inevitable, your response to them can lead to profound growth and breakthroughs.
Courage is mastery of fear—not absence of fear.
Mark Twain, Pudd'nhead Wilson
“Therapy with Jayeon was a constant source of stability in my life at a time of great transition. She is kind, creative, and never judgmental. The time spent with her was incredibly helpful and valuable, and I will be forever grateful.”
“Jayeon is skilled in helping her clients identify and clarify issues, move through internal conflicts, safely awaken and reintegrate frozen trauma, and redefine their experiences on their own terms.”
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I’m a female Korean therapist in the San Francisco Bay Area. I was born in the early 1980s and spent the first two decades of my life in a small coastal town in South Korea. A fertile journey has since led me to become a therapist. I studied counseling psychology (MA) at California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS), art and design (BFA) at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and clothing and textiles (BS) at Seoul National University.
I gain energy and inspiration from meditating, tending my plants and flowers, hosting friends, painting, singing, and traveling.
Aside from a therapist, I’m a Head of UX Leadership Academy at Google, an author of children’s books, a yoga teacher (RYT-500), and a certified trainer for Search Inside Yourself—an emotional intelligence, mindfulness, and leadership program. I teach workshops and give talks on creativity, psychotherapy, and mindfulness. Organizations I’ve taught or spoken at include Google, Amazon, WHO, BBC, Meta, UC Berkeley, CIIS, and IBM. I bring this rich tapestry of experiences to my therapy practice. I believe it makes my work relatable, applicable, grounding, and creative.
My treatment is a thoughtful integration and combination of gestalt, somatic, psychodynamics (depth work), internal family systems (parts work), and CBT/DBT techniques. My therapy is trauma-informed, culturally-sensitive, and deeply relational. I keep my practice up to date with the latest research and discoveries. I can help you:
When challenges repeat and overwhelm us, we tend to react with our default patterns even though we know they’re not the best options. Common patterns include miscommunication, attachment styles, self sabotage, inner criticism, perfectionism, anxiety, depression, and co-dependence. Through therapy you’ll be able to let go of your unwanted patterns that you picked up unconsciously from the past, and start building a sustainable and healthy relationship with yourself and others.
Changes and losses are an unavoidable part of our impermanent nature. They include career or relationship changes, death or health decline, and cultural adoption or adaptation. I’ll help you go through and process these experiences safely, attentively, and warmly. In the end you’ll be able to transform your challenges into the beginning of a new, enriching chapter of life.
Our values and visions naturally change throughout the life. An identity or relationship that once served you might no longer bring as much alignment, joy, fulfillment, or meaning to you. Sticking to an old dissatisfying vision may cause symptoms such as burnout, fatigue, dissociation, depression, and reduced productivity. If you’re struggling with this, I’ll help you clarify your vision and pave a safe and realistic road toward it. You don’t have to stay stuck and spin forever, and you are capable to integrate your ideal vision into your life.
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My rate for a 50-min session is $200 for individual clients and $240 for groups or families. I have limited sliding scale spots available. 10% of my profits support peace and environmental causes.