Adrian Kim , LMHC

Adrian Kim is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in Indiana. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, and the demands of parenting and caregiving. Her aim is to make starting therapy feel simple and understandable for anyone feeling overwhelmed.

She uses straightforward conversation to uncover what matters most to each person. Sessions are collaborative and nonjudgmental. Adrian encourages practical steps that fit into everyday life rather than complicated routines.

Her approach draws on client-centered methods that keep the person's goals at the center. She also uses cognitive behavioral strategies to identify unhelpful thoughts and DBT skills to build emotional regulation and distress tolerance. Mindfulness practices and motivational interviewing tools are added when they match a client's needs.

Adrian has practiced for 10 years and brings that experience to a wide range of concerns. She often helps people cope with life changes, compassion fatigue, body image and family-of-origin issues. She also supports people dealing with divorce, caregiving stress, aging-related worries, and the fallout from natural or human-caused disasters.

Sessions are offered in English and provided through video calls, phone, live chat, or text messaging. Her goal is to help people find steady ways of managing hardship and to build clearer next steps toward change.

Approaches that translate well to online therapy

Client-centered therapy centers the person's own goals and priorities. It involves open listening, reflecting what you say, and helping you decide the next steps. This approach is useful for anyone feeling stuck or unsure what they want to change.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life experiments. It breaks problems into small parts and teaches concrete skills for managing anxiety, low mood, and relationship patterns.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, offers practical skills for managing intense emotions and handling conflict. DBT includes techniques for distress tolerance, emotional regulation, and clearer communication that can be practiced between sessions.

Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences and will adjust the plan as progress is made.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging. Video calls let people use visual cues and a more traditional talk-therapy format. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in fits the schedule. Live chat and text-based messaging offer flexibility for brief updates, skill practice, and people who prefer typed communication. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to maintain momentum between sessions.