Yaeeun Ji

Yaeeun Ji is a licensed mental health counselor based in New York. She speaks English and Korean and supports people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, anger, mood concerns, and common life changes. Yaeeun frames therapy as a collaborative effort and invites clients to bring their real worries to sessions. She holds a Master’s degree in Psychological Mental Health Counseling from Columbia University and is a New York LMHC. Her practice includes work with trauma, severe mood disorders, and PTSD. Yaeeun also has experience helping people who struggle with addiction and anger management. Yaeeun uses straightforward, person-focused methods in sessions. She believes each person knows important parts of their own story and works from those strengths. Conversations in therapy tend to be practical and goal-oriented while honoring cultural background and personal history. Clients can expect calm, attentive listening paired with tools they can try between meetings. Techniques draw on client-centered work, cognitive behavioral ideas, dialectical skills, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing. These are used flexibly to match each person’s situation. She describes starting therapy as an act of courage and aims to support that step. If someone needs help navigating grief, relationship strain, identity questions, or persistent mood symptoms, she offers a steady, culturally aware presence. The focus is on small, concrete changes that add up over time.

How therapy methods translate to online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and helping people feel heard; it supports work on relationship worries, anger, and life transitions by following each person's priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, identifies unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and teaches practical skills to change mood and reduce anxiety. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, offers skills for managing intense emotions and improving coping when anger or mood swings get in the way. Finding the right approach usually happens together. The therapist will ask about goals, try a few ideas, and adjust methods based on what helps. This is a collaborative process where client feedback guides the plan. The biography does not specify which session formats are offered, so confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Some approaches translate well to remote meetings because they include clear skills and homework that can be practiced between sessions. Licensed professionals can tailor the mix of listening and skill-building to suit each person’s life and schedule.