About Kyong
Kyong Choi uses practical, evidence-based approaches to help people manage strong emotions and relationship strain. She is a California-licensed marriage and family therapist with 15 years of professional experience.
Background and approach
She focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, and relationship concerns. Kyong aims to create a calm, nonjudgmental space so people can talk about what’s hardest for them.
Her work centers on helping clients identify patterns that keep them stuck. She helps people name difficult feelings like guilt, shame, panic, and social anxiety, and then develops steps to reduce their impact.
Sessions often include building clearer communication skills and practicing ways to face painful memories without being overwhelmed. Kyong also supports people dealing with abandonment fears, attachment issues, and problems at work.
She helps clients set goals and try small, manageable changes between sessions. That can include practicing new conversation styles or brief exercises to ease panic and improve mood.
Her approach is straightforward and collaborative. Kyong invites people to share what they need and adjusts methods to fit those goals.
She wants clients to feel able to try things at their own pace and to notice gradual improvements. She offers sessions in English and provides care through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to availability.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Many therapists use evidence-based techniques that focus on understanding emotions and changing unhelpful patterns. One common approach helps people identify and label difficult emotions like shame, panic, and grief, then practices small behavioral steps to reduce their hold. This method suits anxiety, mood disorders, and panic attacks by breaking problems into manageable actions.Another approach emphasizes improving communication and attachment-related skills. It includes clear exercises for expressing needs, setting boundaries, and repairing hurts. This work can help with relationship strain, abandonment worries, and workplace communication problems.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, pace, and comfort level. Sessions can be adjusted over time as needs change and progress is noticed.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people have a face-to-face conversation without travel. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a busy day. Live chat or text-based messaging can be useful for brief check-ins, tracking mood, or reviewing short exercises between sessions. These options make it easier to keep continuity of care and try different formats to see what works best.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English