Lionheart Therapy is now Beyond Narcissistic Parenting!
About Your Therapist
Hello!
My name is Kyungah, pronounced k-young-ah, and I’m a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Colorado, a Certified EMDR therapist, a Level 1 iRest Yoga Nidra teacher, and a mindfulness facilitator. But before all those titles, I’m simply a fellow human, just like you, doing my best to make it through the day and to bring a little more goodness into the world.
Here is a little background of me:
I’m originally from South Korea and have lived in the U.S. for over 20 years. I first worked as a counselor in Korea after earning my master’s degree in counseling in 1999 and later completed a second master’s in Transpersonal Counseling Psychology at Naropa University in Colorado in 2009. I’ve been supporting people as a licensed counselor since 2014.
For decades, I struggled in my relationship with my mother. There was always a sense of tension and anxiety around her, and I never felt emotionally safe. Through therapy, trainings, and a lot of personal work, it became clear that I needed distance from my family, so I traveled thousands of miles and eventually made a home in the U.S.
But it wasn’t until a few years ago, when a major rupture in my family brought the dysfunction into full view, that I finally understood what had truly been happening. I began to recognize the traits of a covert narcissistic parent in my mother and the painful dynamics of narcissistic parenting that shaped my upbringing. As I pieced together my story and moved through a difficult yet transformative healing journey, I felt deeply called to support others who are navigating similar experiences.
Beyond Narcissistic Parenting was born from both my pain and my compassion for those who are still in the darkness and looking for a way through.
About My Approach
I can offer therapy in both Korean and English.
I am passionate about helping fellow immigrants and BIPOC individuals with cultural/racial trauma, career issues, and relationship difficulties.
Taking a whole-body approach, I aim to help you achieve physical, emotional, behavioral, and spiritual well-being.
My approach is strength-based and emphasizes empowerment through skill-building.
I am a certified therapist in EMDR (Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) and have undergone various advanced EMDR trainings.
I am a Mindfulness facilitator and trained in various mindfulness-based techniques.
Over the years, I have recognized the extensive range of impact of early traumatic experiences and have pursued various learning opportunities to better serve my clients. These include trainings in Treating Adult Clients of Emotionally Immature Parents, Level 1 iRest Yoga Nidra Teacher Training, Shame and Self-Loathing in the Treatment of Trauma, Clinical Applications of Internal Family Systems, and Nutritional Psychology Certificate Program.