Our Counsellors
Jin Yoon
Viviana
Miyoung
Jin Sung
Soo Hwa
Miyoung Cho, RCC
"Perhaps I am stronger than I think."
I am inspired by this quote by Thomas Merton who lived to bring inner peace to those around him. I live every day to heal and connect with people to remind them of their strengths.
I have a Master’s Degree in Clinical Counselling and I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor with the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors (RCC #4686), with ACS Designation (Approved Clinical Supervision) for clinical and group supervision, clinical consultation, and peer supervision and consultation. I am also an EMDRIA certified EMDR therapist specializing in PTSD, Dissociation, and trauma therapy. I also have a personal connection to mindfulness and meditation.
In my clinical work I have experience working with children, youth, adults couples and families as I worked in the Tri-Cities non-profit sector for the Ministry of Child and Family Development helping children and adults overcome their domestic struggles. I have also worked as a Chaplain at downtown Winnipeg General Hospital providing spiritual care and counselling to those in pain, struggling with addiction, and at the end of their life journey.
I am an immigrant mother of two grown-up children, a mentor, teacher, and a counsellor. I appreciate any type of inspirations from people with various cultures, ethnicities, ages, educational backgrounds, genders, and sexual orientations. I hope my years of experience will continue to help individuals through their journeys in life.
수많은 내담자들이 내면으로부터 잠재된 힘을 발견하고 역경을 헤쳐나가는 여정을 지켜보는 것은 상담사로서 가장 큰 기쁨입니다.
저는 현재 BC 심리 상담사 협회에 등록된 심리 상담 수퍼바이져 입니다 (RCC # 4686, RCC-ACS). 또한 트라우마 치료를 전문으로하는 미국 EMDRIA 공인 EMDR 치료사입니다. 저는 이화여대 신문 방송학과 출신으로 2001년 캐나다로 이민온후 마니토바주의 Providence College and Theological Seminary 에서 목회학을 공부하고 기독교 상담석사를 마쳤습니다.
다운타운 위니펙 종합 병원에서 Chaplain 원목으로 일하는 동안은 심신의 고통을 겪고 있거나 인생의 끝을 맞이하는 환자들 에게 심리상담과 정신적 지원을 해왔습니다. 10 여년간 BC 주 아동 및 가족 개발부 (Ministry of Children and Family Development) 와 함께 심리상담사로 일하면서 수많은 청소년, 성인 커플 및 가족을 상담 했습니다.
저는 2001년 밴쿠버로 이민 온 후 주변에 우울증과 불안장애등으로 고생하면서 전혀 치료를 받지 못하고 있던 몇몇 이민자들의 힘든 모습을 보고 상담학을 공부하기 시작했습니다. 힘들었던 학업기간동안 저를 지탱하게 한 힘은 무엇보다도 확신에 찬 소명의식- 상담을 통한 내담자들 삶의 긍정적 변화에 대한 강한 믿음이었습니다.
저는 두 명의 성인 자녀를 가진 어머니 이자 상담을 배우고자 하는 분들의 멘토, 그리고 한인커뮤니티의 정신건강에 좋은 변화를 가져오기 위해 다양한 트레이닝을 제공하고 있는 교육자 이기도 합니다. 저의 상담 경험이 다양한 문화, 민족, 연령, 교육 배경, 성별 및 성 소수자 등 모든이들에게 도움이 되기를 바랍니다.
Miyoung Cho, RCC #4686/ RCC-ACS
EMDRIA #60936604
Seo Soo Hwa, RCC
Stephanie Seo, MA, RCC, is a Registered Clinical Counsellor with the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors. Stephanie has studied extensively in the field of Family Counselling and Multicultural Counselling, and believes that every human has the potential to grow in positive ways if they are provided with genuine acceptance and sincere caring. Her personal experience of moving to Canada as part of the immigrant community has helped her develop and maintain the trusting relationship with her multicultural clients, and has informed her view that inclusive work with them involves respectful and responsive to their unique cultural life experience.
Choi Jin Sung, RCC
Choi Jin Sung Bio
Jin Broughton, RCC
Jin Broughton is a Registered Clinical Counselor (RCC) with the BC Association of Clinical Counselors (BCACC) who provides services for clients in Langley and Surrey.
Jin has been providing clinical counselling since 2006, providing individual, couple, or group counselling for clients aged from teens to the elderly. During these years, Jin has been providing counselling on mental health issues and addiction issues including depression, anxiety, ADHD, self-injury, trauma, child & youth mental health, anger management, crime victim assistance, relationship and family issues, parenting, and so on.
Jin’s foundation of therapy is a biopsychosocial-spiritual model, viewing human beings as whole persons of four aspects: physical, psychological, social, and spiritual. Therefore, Jin is able to see the whole picture on how a brain injury, physical illness, physical trauma, or substance abuse affects human emotions, cognition, behavior, and spirituality, or vice versa. Jin's approach utilizes Cognitive Rehabilitation therapy (CRT), Rogerian therapy, Cognitive Behavioral therapy (CBT), and Narrative therapy in order to help her clients toward problem solving and having a new hope for a new life.
Jin has a Master’s degree in Counselling from Trinity Western University in BC, specializing in mental health, addictions, trauma, Cognitive rehabilitation therapy, Cognitive behavioral therapy, Narrative therapy, and Gottman couple therapy.
Viviana Kwon, RCC
Viviana Kwon is a founder of Vivi Counselling and a bilingual Registered Clinical Counselor (RCC) with the BC Association of Clinical Counselors (BCACC). She provides services in English and Korean for clients in Lower Mainland of British Columbia (BC). Since 2014, Viviana has consulted various individuals and it leads her to have individual, family, and couple counselling.
As such, her fabulous experience with various clients allow her to expand the areas of service. Thus, Viviana is able to consult in the areas of depression, anxiety, anger management, marital conflict, parenting, child/youth mental issues, addiction issues, and so on. Viviana’s counselling approaches are based on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Narrative Therapy, Gottman Couple Therapy, and she focuses on providing integrated counselling services with client-centered approach.
Her strengths are outstanding communication skills and rapport building skills. With these strengths, Viviana helps clients to plan goals and develop skills they can use in resolving their issues.
비비아나 상담사는 한국 연세대학원 석사, 캐나다 상담심리학 석사학위를 소지한 BC주의 상담협회에 정식 등록된(Registered Clinical Counsellor) 한국인 상담사 입니다. 2014년 부터 현재까지 다양한 연령대의 클라이언트들을 대상으로 우울증, 불안증, 분노조절, 부부갈등, 자녀 양육 문제, 청소년기 적응문제, 중독문제 등을 포함한 개인, 가족 및 부부상담, 그리고 범죄 및 가정폭력 피해자 상담(CVAP) 서비스를 제공해 오고 있습니다.
주로 사용하는 상담기법으로는Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Narrative Therapy, Gottman Couple Therapy이며, 클라이언트 중심의 다양한 접근 방법을 활용함으로써 통합적인 상담서비스를 제공하는데 중점을 두고 있습니다.
무엇보다 클라이언트와의 원활한 의사소통과 친밀한 관계 형성이 강점이라 할 수 있으며, 이러한 장점을 기반으로 그녀는 클라이언트가 자신들의 문제해결에 필요한 기술을 습득하고 발전시킬 수 있도록 돕고 있습니다.