About

David Kim, MA, LMFT 112034

David Kim (he/him/his) is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California. He completed his undergraduate studies at the University of California, Los Angeles, and received his Master of Arts in Marital and Family Therapy from the University of San Diego. David also completed his fellowship at the San Diego Psychoanalytic Center.

Since his practicum training at UCSD Outpatient Psychiatric Services, David has focused on treating those living with severe and persistent mental illness, addiction, and interpersonal disorders. He has committed to serving disenfranchised and marginalized communities, including the unhoused, immigrant families, and the LGBTQ+ population. David continues to work within San Diego County’s mental health system, and is responsible for monitoring the delivery of quality care and overseeing the education of its providers. David is also an adjunct faculty at Bastyr University and a clinical supervisor at Canvas of Possibilities Psychological Services.

In his private practice, David utilizes trauma-informed, differential therapeutic methods to best meet the needs of his clients. He approaches treatment through the theoretical lens of Psychodynamic and Family Systems Therapy, and incorporates "third wave" Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (such as Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy).

David is most passionate about working with adult clients and couples, helping them examine old patterns and process attachment injuries. His hope for clients is that they will learn to be more than their traumatic experiences, accept and integrate all the parts within them, and create lasting and supportive relationships.