National Summit 2020 Keynote Panel

The keynote panel will feature a diverse panel of Korean American mental health practitioners who will engage in rich discussion about the mental health landscape of the Korean American community. Questions include: What are current trends you see in the Korean American community; what cultural factors should practitioners keep in mind; what advice might there be for incoming clinicians; and how does one sustain themselves as practitioners?

Moderator: Samuel Y. Kim, Ph.D., LP, LSSP
Licensed School Psychologist

Joon & Dr. Sam, LLC & Lifecare Services

Dr. Samuel Kim is Assistant Professor and Director of the Specialist in School Psychology Program at Texas Woman's University where he is training future mental health professionals. He is a second generation Korean American, born and raised in Georgia. He received his BA from Emory University and Ph.D. from Georgia State University. He is currently serving as a supervisor for Lifecare Services, which provides counseling for the Dallas and Forth Worth community. He also writes and creates educational content for Korean American families to raise mental health awareness on www.joonanddrsam.com.

Hyunmi An, M.A., LMFT
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist

Korean American Family Services Los Angeles

Ms. Hyunmi An is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist at Korean American Family Services in Los Angeles (KFAMLA). She graduated with her MA in Counseling with an emphasis in marriage and family therapy at Pepperdine University. Starting as MFT trainee from 2010 at KFAM, as family advocate, she has developed Ben Hong Women’s Center for DV families and set up 1st Korean supervised visitation program. Since then, she has worked as clinician, counseling manager and clinical supervisor with a wide range of clients with severe cases contracted under LACDMH/DCFS and is currently working as clinical counseling manager overseeing the counseling program of KFAM. She is also serving as a trilingual clinician/clinical supervisor at a private practice called the Center for Integrated Care.

Josephine M. Kim, Ph.D., LMHC, NCC
Licensed Mental Health Counselor

Mustard Seed Generation

Dr. Josephine Kim is the founder of Mustard Seed Generation (MSG) and faculty in the Prevention Science and Practice and CAS in Counseling programs at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She is also on faculty at the Massachusetts General Hospital's Center for Cross Cultural Student Emotional Wellness and is the former Director of Diversity and Inclusion at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine where she created award-winning pipeline pathways for underrepresented minority students. Among her work is bridging the cultural gap between immigrant parents and their 1.5 and 2.0 children through research, practice, and teaching. She founded MSG in the aftermath of the Virginia Tech shooting in 2007 to raise awareness of mental health issues that affect the Korean American population.

Joy-Hee Lee, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Korean Community Services of New York, Inc. 

Ms. Joy-Hee Lee is a Clinical Supervisor & Psychiatric Social Worker at the Mental Health Clinic of The Korean Community Services of New York (KCSNY). She holds a Masters in Social Work from SUNY Stony Brook. Joy-Hee has had extensive experiences in social work and counseling working in individuals, couples, and family settings. Joy-Hee has many years of experience serving individuals affected by domestic violence, sexual assault, depression, anxiety, trauma, intellectual developmental disabilities, marriage conflicts, and familial/parenting/life transitional issues. She is also a Therapist at her private practice office, Joyful Hearts Therapy.

Susan Chung, M.D.
Psychiatrist

Korean American Family Services Los Angeles

Dr. Susan Chung practiced as a Child Psychiatrist at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in California for over 30 years and served as Assistant Clinical Professor at the Keck School of Medicine at USC and Adjunct Professor at Fuller Theological Seminary. She was one of the first board-certified, Korean-speaking child and adolescent psychiatrists in the country. She is an advocate for mental wellness in the Korean American Community and has authored four books in Korean regarding issues important to Korean American families, including acculturation stress, child rearing, adolescence, and mental health. She is a counseling supervisor and former board member of Korean American Family Services (KFAMLA).