Heeyoung Kang, MS, LMFTA (she/her)

Hi and welcome! My name is Heeyoung. First of all, I’m glad you’re taking the initiative to take charge of your mental health! I take a collaborative approach to help you find the tools to get unstuck and make progress toward your goals. As a therapist, I focus on my clients’ attachment and utilize a systemic lens to consider how their relationships with family and loved ones shape their thoughts, emotions, and beliefs.

I have been working with clients on issues of anxiety, depression, self-esteem, identity, body image, grief, and substance use; peer, family, and romantic relationships; and sexual issues and health. My current clinical focus is on couples and sex therapy, but I also enjoy working with individuals and families with adolescents. I am currently pursuing certification as a sex therapist and receiving supervision from Jamie Brazell, LMFT, an AASECT-certified sex therapist and supervisor.

I use EFT (emotionally focused therapy) and the Gottman Method to help couples not only improve their relationships but also heal each other’s old attachment wounds. Knowing that you can talk to your partner and they will be there for you can give you the safety and courage we all need. My goal is to help couples break out of their negative cycles and create a new dance. With individuals, I’d like to use ACT (acceptance and commitment therapy), CBT, EFIT, and narrative therapy. I am also trained in EMDR.

Over a decade ago, I personally experienced the healing power of talk therapy that can literally save lives and give hope to the hopeless. I hope to do the same for you. I provide a non-judgmental, safe place for my clients to feel heard. I am here to help you recognize the strength you already possess so that you can get to where you want to be.

Areas of Expertise & Skills

  • Relationship Issues (Peer/Family/Romantic)
  • Sex Therapy
  • Anxiety/ Stress
  • Low Self-Esteem/Depression
  • Trauma (EMDR)
  • LGBTQ+
  • Consensual Non-Monogamous Relationships
  • Racial Identity
  • Spirituality
  • Body Image/Positivity
  • Sleep Issues/Insomnia

Education & Career

2024 – Current: Certified Holistic Sex Therapist training program, the Institute for Sexuality Education & Enlightenment
2024: M.S. in Marriage and Family Therapy, University of Alabama
2010: B.A. in Studio Composition, State University of New York at Purchase