Kris Yi, Ph.D.
PSYCHOTHERAPY & CONSULTING
(323)819-4181
SERVICES I OFFER
I provide psychoanalytic and psychodynamic psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, clinical consultation, and professional supervision. My work is grounded in nearly four decades of clinical experience and informed by contemporary psychoanalytic, relational, and phenomenological perspectives.
People seek therapy for many reasons: depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, grief and loss, trauma, life transitions, identity concerns, cultural and racial experiences, or a more general sense of feeling disconnected from oneself or others. Together we explore the emotional realities that shape a person's life, with the aim of fostering greater understanding, freedom, and capacity for meaningful relationships.
I work with adolescents and adults and welcome individuals from diverse cultural, racial, and social backgrounds.
Personal Transformation
PSYCHODYNAMIC THERAPY
Psychodynamic psychotherapy is based on the belief that much of our emotional life unfolds outside of conscious awareness. Patterns of feeling, relating, and self-understanding often emerge from experiences that have never been fully recognized or understood. Therapy provides an opportunity to explore these experiences in depth. We seek to understand recurring patterns and create new possibilities for living.
Treatment may be brief or long-term depending on a person's needs and goals. Sessions are typically held once or more per week.
Schedule an Initial Appointment to determine if Psychodynamic Therapy is right for you.
A Foundation of Love and Intimacy
COUPLES THERAPY
For couples, even the decision to consider therapy can be difficult. It can feel like admitting there's a problem with the relationship or that someone is to blame. It doesn't have to be that way. In joint sessions with you and your partner, we'll work together to improve your relationship by resolving underlying problems in a blameless environment and by working to increase intimacy.
Schedule an Initial Appointment with your partner, and we'll chart a new course together.
Intensive Personal Therapy
PSYCHOANALYSIS
Contemporary Psychoanalysis is an in-depth form of therapy. It incorporates many contemporary ideas from psychology, child development, clinical psychotherapy, neuroscience, and cognitive science. It focuses on the subjective experiential world of the patient and emphasizes therapist-patient relationship as a source of healing and growth. It is a collaborative work with the aim of working through emotional pain and trauma and promoting growth and self-discovery. Sessions can be as frequent as two to four times a week.
Schedule an Initial Appointment today.
Finding Our Way Together
ASIAN AMERICANS
As an Asian woman who has written and presented widely on racial/ethnic dynamics and identity issues, I have a deep appreciation for the way that life's challenges can be further complicated by problems that arise out of intergenerational and intercultural conflicts, especially with respect to Asian cultures.
Schedule an Initial Appointment, and we'll build a new framework to guide you toward greater understanding and harmony.
A Happier, Healthier Family
ADULT FAMILY COUNSELING
Some of life's challenges are felt by the entire family. Families make life-changing decisions together, experience major events together, and feel the pain of disharmony together even though it may not always seem that way. Family Counseling can help your family to grow stronger, communicate more effectively, and heal faster. I'm here to help you through that process.
Schedule an Initial Appointment with your family.
FORENSIC EXPERT SERVICES
I serve as an expert witness to provide professional psychological expertise in forensic settings, especially when Asian culture and race issues are involved. I address psychological issues in the contexts of civil, criminal, and immigration proceedings. I provide sworn testimonies at depositions and court proceedings as an expert witness. I have been retained by both plaintiffs and defense attorneys. I work closely with the client, his/her lawyer, and/or the court to ensure that the assessment conducted will address the specific needs of the case.
Schedule an Initial Appointment today.
