Adrian Kim, LMHC

Adrian Kim is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in Indiana who helps people cope with stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, and depression. She offers straightforward support for parenting stress and compassion fatigue as well. Adrian uses a calm, listening-first approach so people can speak honestly about what feels hard right now.

She spends sessions helping people identify small, practical steps they can try between meetings. Common tools include thinking through unhelpful patterns, practicing skills to manage strong feelings, and testing out new ways of responding in relationships. Adrian combines these techniques with gentle coaching to keep progress realistic and steady.

Adrian draws on cognitive behavioral therapy, client-centered methods, dialectical behavior therapy, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing. Those approaches shape how she structures sessions and how she helps people set clear goals. She explains techniques in plain language and practices them together with each person in the room.

With ten years of clinical experience, Adrian has worked with a range of concerns such as caregiver stress, family of origin issues, body image, grief after separation, and community trauma from natural or human-caused disasters. Her practice emphasizes practical coping skills and improved communication.

Sessions are offered in English and available via video calls, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging. Adrian guides people through an initial matching questionnaire and scheduling process to find a plan that fits their life.

How Adrian Uses Practical Approaches Online

Adrian often uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors that reduce stress and anxiety. CBT is direct and task-oriented, which can be useful for managing depression, anxiety, and relationship patterns.

She also draws on client-centered therapy, which focuses on listening without judgment and reflecting what a person says. This approach helps people feel heard and decide on goals that matter to them. Dialectical behavior therapy techniques are used when emotion regulation and strong reactions get in the way of daily life; DBT offers concrete skills for handling intense feelings and improving communication.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Adrian collaborates with each person to pick methods that match their needs, goals, and comfort level, and she adjusts strategies as progress is made.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule. Video allows face-to-face work on skills, phone can be a simpler check-in with lower bandwidth needs, and chat or messaging supports brief check-ins or ongoing coaching between sessions. These options provide flexibility for different routines and situations.