approach

I am a firm believer of that not just one approach is going to fit everyone's treatment. Everyone comes to therapy and seeks out support for different reasons and at different life stages. I respect everyone’s background and the support they are seeking. I utilize different ranges of approaches for clients to feel supported and receive what they need. Some of the approaches that I use are evidence-based and strength-based approaches such as

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

  • Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)

  • Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)

  • Motivational Interviewing

  • Mindfulness

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

  • Psychodynamic

  • Positive Psychotherapy

  • Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)

  • Gottman Method

  • Trauma & Culturally Informed

  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

I can also provide resources (such as, community, podcast, books, speaker series) to support your mental health wellness.




I specialize working with…

Children and Adolescents (age 5 to 18)

  • Grief and Loss

  • Disordered Eating

  • Body Dysmorphia

  • Anxiety

  • Depression

  • History of Self-Harming Behavior (mild to moderate)
    ** Susan Hea Jin Ko, LMFT does not provide crisis response service. If you are experiencing a mental health crisis, please contact 911 or go to your nearest emergency department.

  • ADHD

  • Family Relationship Stressors
    - i.e. divorce, separation, new family, parent-child relationship, siblings, etc.

  • Anger Management

  • Social Skills, Peer Relationships, Communication

  • Trauma

  • School or Education Stressors

  • Racial Trauma or Stressors

  • Sports Performance Anxiety/Stressors

Adults

  • Perinatal
    - Pregnancy, Post-partum, Infertilities, Miscarriages

  • Grief and Loss

  • Anxiety

  • Depression

  • Family Relationship Stressors

  • Racial Trauma or Stressors

  • Anger Management

  • Social Skills & Communication

  • ADHD

  • Trauma
    - Childhood, Generational, Relationship, Work, etc.

  • School or Work Environmental Stressors

  • Parenting Support

  • Stress and Pain Management
    - Palliative, Chronic Illness

  • Life Transition
    - Relationships, Family Change, New Job/School, etc.

  • Self-Esteem