Naomi Kim , LPC

Naomi Kim is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Pennsylvania with 15 years of clinical experience. She is a 14-year Air Force veteran who has lived and worked in multiple states and overseas, bringing a broad perspective to her therapeutic work and an understanding of military-related concerns.

Her clinical background includes extended work on an inpatient psychiatric unit, where she gained deep experience treating depression, anxiety, and mood-related conditions and supporting clients as they rebuild confidence and daily functioning. Earlier work with an agency collaborating with Children and Youth Services provided Naomi with substantial experience addressing family dynamics, parenting challenges, and communication difficulties. She has also supported adults with developmental disabilities, emphasizing abilities and practical strategies over limitations.

Naomi uses evidence-informed approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients see the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to teach concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and healthier relationships. As a trauma-informed clinician, she takes care not to force discussion of traumatic memories and offers relaxation and grounding techniques to help clients focus on the present and manage intrusive memories. Naomi helps clients set boundaries, clarify what can and cannot be changed, and develop problem-solving skills to make decisions more effectively.

She brings lived military experience and years of clinical practice to support people navigating life transitions, relationship strain, grief, addiction concerns, attention differences, and other challenges, meeting clients where they are and working collaboratively toward meaningful change.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Naomi draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients identify and change unhelpful thinking patterns that influence emotions and behavior; CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and decision-making challenges. She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to teach skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving interpersonal effectiveness - approaches that are practical for managing intense emotions, anger, and relationship strain. As a trauma-informed clinician, Naomi employs Trauma-Focused Therapy principles to approach traumatic memories with care, using grounding and relaxation techniques rather than pushing clients to relive events.

Choosing the right therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. Naomi will work with each person to assess needs, goals, and preferences and will adapt methods over time so the work fits the client rather than forcing a single model.

Online therapy with Naomi offers flexibility and accessibility - sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care during life transitions, for those in remote locations, or when in-person visits are impractical, while still allowing licensed professionals to provide structured, evidence-informed support.