Bokyung Kim, LCSW, SIFI

I’m Bokyung Kim, LCSW, SIFI (she/they) – a queer Korean psychotherapist and coach. I grew up in Korea, Thailand, The Philippines, Singapore, and landed in New York as an adult. I come from a people that survived colonialism by making delicious food out of plant roots. This informs my dream for us all living beings to be free from the harms of oppressive systems, and find belonging  in ourselves and relationships.

My work welcomes all people, and centers queer trans Asians and people of color. I’m passionate about helping folks heal from childhood, relational, and structural trauma.

I want to help you feel more okay and be more equipped to navigate current challenges and stay in connection by tending to the source of your triggers, symptoms, and emotional pain that makes reality harder for you.

Our subconscious inner world organizes itself around pain, and it will get creative to keep us away from overwhelming, scary, and alone experiences we have lived through. Sometimes that protection from pain costs us. Part of my job is to help you build trust with protective parts of you that don’t trust you can handle the pain of those experiences and still be okay. I’ll make invitations that could expand your capacity to be with hard things while feeling rooted in curiosity and compassion. When our wounds feel deeply understood by us, they transform into inner wisdom and we feel true belonging within ourselves.