Joanne

Ms Joanne Kim

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

I honor diverse experiences, perspectives & expressions. I empower clients toward greater awareness, understanding, compassion, and more conscious and loving relationship with self and others.

About Me

I am a Psychotherapist/Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist based in Hong Kong. With over 20 years of experience in counselling, I help clients through various challenges of life and relationships.

Approach

I find valuable insights and tools from various modalities and draw upon them as may be helpful to the client, including from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT), Schema Therapy, Core Transformation, Positive Psychology & Transpersonal Psychology.
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Basic Information

In-person & Online

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Services

Help toward understanding and meeting one’s own deeper needs and desires and toward more conscious interactions with others. Help toward soul healing, integration, and living in greater alignment with one’s own life purpose. Help in addressing childhood traumas and triggers, inner child healing and reparenting. Experience in working with clients with various diagnosis and symptoms (e.g. Anxiety, Depression, Bipolar, PTSD, CPTSD, Addictions, etc.).

Services Offered:

  • Relationship Counseling

    Counselling for couples or partners focused on improving communication, rebuilding trust, and strengthening emotional connection.

  • Online Therapy

    Therapy sessions conducted over video call, phone, or secure messaging, using the same professional methods delivered remotely.

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  • Individual Therapy

    One-on-one therapy sessions between a client and a therapist, focused on that person's specific concerns and goals.

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Works With:

  • Adolescents
  • Adults
  • Couples
  • Elderly
  • Parents

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

  • Addiction

    A compulsive dependence on a substance or behaviour, such as alcohol, drugs, or gambling, that causes harmful consequences to health, relationships, or daily life.

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  • Anxiety

    Persistent worry, nervousness, or fear that is disproportionate to the situation and interferes with daily functioning.

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  • Relationship Issues

    Difficulties in romantic relationships, including communication problems, trust breakdowns, conflict patterns, or uncertainty about the relationship's future.

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  • Stress / Burnout

    The body and mind's response to prolonged or excessive demands. When sustained, it can lead to emotional exhaustion, detachment, and reduced functioning (burnout).

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  • Mood Disorder

    A category of mental health conditions, including depression and bipolar disorder, in which a person's emotional state is significantly and persistently disrupted.

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  • Identity Issues

    A person's sense of who they are, including their values, beliefs, roles, and self-perception, and the distress that arises when this sense is unclear, fragmented, or negative.

  • PTSD

    Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, a condition that develops after a traumatic event, causing flashbacks, nightmares, hypervigilance, and emotional numbness.

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  • Relationship Counseling

    Counselling for couples or partners focused on improving communication, rebuilding trust, and strengthening emotional connection.

  • Self-Esteem

    A person's overall sense of their own worth and value. When chronically low, it can drive self-doubt, avoidance, and difficulty in relationships.

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  • Spiritual or Faith-Based Counseling

    Counselling that integrates spiritual or religious beliefs into the therapeutic process for people who want faith to be part of their healing.

Professional Title:

  • Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

    A therapist licensed to work with couples and families on relationship difficulties, communication, and family dynamics.

Credentials

Registrations

Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS)

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

Registration: LMFT47962

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Qualifications

BBS, CA, USA

BBS, CA, USA

Service Areas

Online Counselling in Asia

In-person & Online

Lantau Island

Discovery Bay, New Territories

Hong Kong

Lantau Island, Discovery Bay, Hong Kong