Meet the Speakers
Join us for inspiring presentations from leading Korean American mental health professionals who are making a difference in our community.
Moses Farrow, LMFT
Society For Adoption Truth
Workshop: The Illusion of Adoption is Over
Moses Farrow, LMFT is a trauma therapist, educator, and activist. He was taken from his homeland of South Korea as a toddler and survived child abuse and suicide loss while growing up in the US. For 20+ years, Moses has combined personal and professional experience to his work and advocacy in the mental health field. He has been credited as an Agent of Change in the media and contributed to various books, notably "Asian American Psychology and Psychotherapy: Intergenerational Trauma, Betrayal, and Liberation" by Dr. Shin Shin Tang, 2023. During the last 10 years, he has started numerous campaigns and initiatives for anti-racism, mental health, suicide prevention, and human trafficking awareness.
Dr. Uejin Kim, MD
Restore Psychiatry MD PLLC & Uejin Kim LLC
Workshop: RPC Method: Healing for the Healers
Dr. Uejin Kim is a board-certified child and adult psychiatrist, an entrepreneur, a podcast host, and a public speaker. More importantly, she is a wife, a mother of two, and a woman of faith. Using the wisdom that is grounded in both clinical expertise and compassionate vulnerability, Dr. Kim is passionate about ushering in a safe space for people to find their innate worth and gifts, nurture their unmet childhood needs, and live out their unique purpose. She believes that this spiritual-emotional work is key to a truly fulfilling, wise, and resilient life.
Roy Kim, LMFT
New Legacy Family Counseling, Inc.
Workshop: The Surprising Power of LEGO in Adult Therapy with Asian Americans
Roy Kim is a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist and LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® certified facilitator. In his clinical practice, he helps individuals discover why they have used sexual behaviors to habitually numb themselves, and learn how to bravely live life in liberating, congruent ways. In his coaching business "Serious Playground," he helps schools and organizations build cultures of psychological safety, creative collaboration, and aligned action. Through Legos! Roy also hosts several podcasts related to the topics of sexual addiction, therapy private practice, Asian Christian stories, and Asians in cinema.
Samuel Y. Kim, PhD, LP, LSSP
Texas Woman's University
Workshop: Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence for Mental Health Professionals
Dr. Samuel Y. Kim is an associate professor and coordinator of the School Psychology Ph.D. program at Texas Woman's University in Denton, TX as well as a licensed psychologist. His research interests include positive psychology as well as fostering relationships among youth and their families. As a child of immigrant parents from South Korea, Dr. Kim is keen on bringing awareness of mental health to the Korean American population. Dr. Kim and the past executive director of Mustard Seed Generation have started a podcast to translate current research to the general public called "Research Sense for Korean American Therapy."
Migum Gweon, LMFT
Migum Gweon LMFT, PLLC
Workshop: Enhancing Your Work with Couples using Restoration Therapy
Migum Gweon is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California and Nevada with over 15 years of experience. She is passionate about working with couples and individuals, primarily serving the Asian American community. She was on the core faculty and the Director of Clinical Training for eight years in the Department of Marriage & Family Therapy at Fuller Seminary. Prior to becoming a therapist, Migum served as a Campus Staff Member with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, served as a Youth Pastor at a Korean church in Charlotte, and worked for almost a decade in investment banking research. She also serves on the Executive Board of Mustard Seed Generation.
Sarah Jin, LMFT
Private practice, Sarah Jin, LMFT
Workshop: Discernment Counseling for Mixed Agenda Couples
For many years, Sarah was an international student and went through a complicated and arduous immigration process to become a citizen. Through navigating this process, she developed a greater sensitivity to diverse issues in the community. Sarah worked with Southeast Asian Refugees in St. Paul, Minnesota, and diverse immigrant families in Southern California. She worked at a community mental health agency in Pasadena for 18 years, serving in various capacities, including therapist, program manager, and supervisor. Sarah works with multicultural couples and individuals in her private practice in Pasadena, California. She is a certified EFT therapist and supervisor, as well as a certified discernment counselor.
Crystal Jo, MA, LMFT
Adjunct instructor at NYU
Workshop: Unspoken Desires: Engaging Korean American Clients in Conversations about Intimacy and Sexual Desire
Crystal Jo, LMFT, is a New York-based therapist and founder of Clear Life Relationship Counseling. She specializes in couples therapy, premarital counseling, maternal mental health, and culturally responsive care for Asian and interracial clients. Crystal has clinical experience providing sex therapy in both individual and couples modalities, supporting clients navigating sexual dissatisfaction, dysfunction, and intimacy concerns through a trauma-informed, evidence-based lens. In addition to her clinical work, she is an adjunct professor at NYU, a trained Prepare-Enrich facilitator, and has specialized training in maternal mental health. As a Korean American therapist, Crystal brings deep insight into Asian cultural values and immigrant family dynamics.
Estel Hahn, LMFT
Fuller Graduate School of Psychology
Workshop: 부부 상담: 회복 치료를 통한 치유와 성장 (Couples Counseling: Healing and Growth through Restoration Therapy)
Estel Hahn, LMFT has six years of training as a marriage and family therapist, primarily working with couples and families. Estel is trained in Restoration Therapy and is passionate about integrating RT with somatic and experiential approaches to healing. Additionally, Estel served as affiliated faculty at Fuller Graduate School of Psychology, teaching clinical therapy techniques. Prior to becoming a therapist, Estel had a long career in fashion, working for 15 years as a head designer and for 14 years as faculty and assistant chairperson at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising. Estel holds a A.A. in Fashion Design from Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, a B.A. in Applied Psychology from University of Massachusetts Amherst and an M.S. in Marriage and Family Therapy from Fuller Graduate School of Psychology. Estel is also certified in Brainspotting, a trauma-informed treatment that helps process emotional and physical pain, including family-of-origin trauma.
Estel Hahn, LMFT (licensed marriage and family therapist) 는 부부 및 가족 치료사로 6년간 수련을 받았으며, 주로 부부와 가족을 상담합니다. Estel은 회복 치료(Restoration Therapy) 수련을 받았으며, RT를 신체 및 경험적 치유 접근법을 가지고 있습니다. 또한 Estel은 Fuller Graduate School of Psychology에서 상담치료 기법을 가르치는 겸임 교수로 재직했습니다. Therapist가 되기 전, Estel은 패션 업계에서 오랜 경력을 쌓았으며, 15년간 수석 디자이너로, 14년간 Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising에서 교수 및 부학장으로 일했습니다. Estel은University of Massachusetts Amherst에서 응용 심리학 학사 학위를, Fuller Grad School of Psychology에서 부부 및 가족 치료(Marriage and Family Therapy) 석사 학위를 취득했습니다. 또한 Estel은 가족 원초 트라우마를 포함한 정서적, 신체적 고통을 처리하는 데 도움이 되는 트라우마 정보 치료법인 Brainspotting 자격증을 보유하고 있습니다.
Daniel D. Lee, PhD
Asian American Center at Fuller Seminary
Workshop: More than Bibimbap: Understanding and Articulating Korean American Identities
Dr. Daniel D. Lee is the founding academic dean of the Asian American Center and associate professor of theology and Asian American studies at Fuller Seminary. An ordained Presbyterian minister, he has served in a number of ministry contexts, including campus ministry, chaplaincy, immigrant church, pan-Asian ministry, and multi-ethnic churches. He is author of Doing Asian American Theology: A Contextual Framework for Faith and Practice (2022) and Double Particularity: Karl Barth, Contextuality, and Asian American Theology (2017), as well as the editor of The Theology of Asian Americans and Pacific Peoples: A Reader, 1976, complied by Roy Sano (2023).
Jeney Park-Hearn, PhD
Portland Seminary at George Fox University
Workshop: Claiming Lament for Our Formation Spaces
Jeney Park-Hearn is an assistant professor of practical theology and formation at Portland Seminary and is an ordained clergy in the United Methodist Church. Her ministry experiences include congregational care, hospital chaplaincy, English language ministries in Korean American immigrant churches, and pastoral counseling and psychotherapy. Informed and shaped by these ministry contexts, she is interested in widening the scope of spiritual formation through ongoing dialogue with psychology and voices on the periphery of our attention and awareness. With her husband and 5-year-old mini-Aussiedoodle, she is learning how to be empty nested in the Pacific Northwest where they live. Gardening, being outdoors, vegging out with Korean dramas, and indulging at different Asian dessert spots are favorite pastimes.
Mijin Kim, PhD
Texas Woman's University
Workshop: 사회정치적 위기로 인한 한국의 집단적 트라우마: 영향과 공동체 회복력 (Korea's Collective Trauma from Sociopolitical Crises: Impact and Community Resilience)
Mijin Kim is an Assistant Professor of Counseling Psychology at Texas Woman's University. She earned her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Houston, an M.A. in Counseling Psychology from Ewha Womans University, and a B.A. in Psychology from Sogang University. Before joining TWU, she served as a Staff Psychologist at Virginia Commonwealth University. Her research and clinical interests center on the mental health and well-being of immigrants, particularly how psychological experiences of cross-national transitions impact health and well-being. She also examines how structural and community level factors such as collective resilience and trauma shape these experiences.
Taewon Kim, PhD
University of Florida
Workshop: 사회정치적 위기로 인한 한국의 집단적 트라우마: 영향과 공동체 회복력 (Korea's Collective Trauma from Sociopolitical Crises: Impact and Community Resilience)
Taewon Kim is an assistant professor of psychology at the University of Florida. She obtained her PhD in counseling psychology from the University of Houston and completed her predoctoral clinical internship at the Colorado State University Health Network. Her research focus is economic marginalization. Specifically, she investigates how structural forces distribute capital and other resources to access work opportunities, leading to 'bad jobs,' social class experiences, and social mobility experiences.
NaYeon Yang, PhD
University of North Texas
Workshop: 사회정치적 위기로 인한 한국의 집단적 트라우마: 영향과 공동체 회복력 (Korea's Collective Trauma from Sociopolitical Crises: Impact and Community Resilience)
NaYeon Yang, Ph.D. (she/her), is an assistant professor of Counseling Psychology in the Department of Psychology at the University of North Texas. Dr. Yang earned her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Maryland, College Park. Dr. Yang's primary research interests include grief, trauma, career development, multiculturalism, and social justice. Dr. Yang's grief work primarily focuses on the psychosocial adjustment of bereaved individuals and how culture and intersecting identities shape their grieving experiences. Dr. Yang's emerging research interests include the integration of AI into grief support. Dr. Yang currently serves on the editorial board of The Counseling Psychologist.
Hannah Lee, PhD
Emory School of Medicine
Workshop: 사회정치적 위기로 인한 한국의 집단적 트라우마: 영향과 공동체 회복력 (Korea's Collective Trauma from Sociopolitical Crises: Impact and Community Resilience)
Hannah Lee, PhD is an adjunct assistant professor at Emory University School of Medicine. She completed her doctoral internship at Georgia Tech's Center for Mental Health Care and Resources and her postdoctoral fellowship at Emory SOM at Grady Hospital. Hannah's clinical and research interests include intervening the impacts of trauma on family-systems and individual levels using an integration of psychodynamic and Interpersonal Process approaches. Her research utilizes randomized control trials (RCT) to develop and test the efficacy of intervention programs to treat the various impacts of trauma on micro- and meso-systems.
Hang-Shim Lee, PhD
Konkuk University
Workshop: 사회정치적 위기로 인한 한국의 집단적 트라우마: 영향과 공동체 회복력 (Korea's Collective Trauma from Sociopolitical Crises: Impact and Community Resilience)
Dr. Hang-Shim Lee is currently an Associate Professor at Konkuk University in Seoul, South Korea, and serves as the Director of the KU Future Work Research Center. Before joining Konkuk University, Dr. Lee was a tenure-track faculty member at Oklahoma State University from 2014 to 2017. She earned her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Missouri-Columbia and completed her pre-doctoral internship at The Ohio State University. Dr. Lee co-founded the Korean Psychology Network in the U.S. and served as the Co-Chair of the International Section of Division 17 of the APA from 2020 to 2022.
Angie Kim, PhD, LMHC, NCC
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
Workshop: 1세대 한국 이민자들의 정신 건강을 위한 한인 정신 건강 상담자들의 역할 (The role of Korean mental health professionals: How Korean mental health professionals can serve as a catalyst to improve mental health care of first-generation Korean immigrants.)
Angie Kim is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and a National Certified Counselor. She has a long-standing passion for behavioral health prevention and intervention working with the Korean immigrant population in churches. Her scholarly research is in the areas of defining barriers and factors that impact underutilization of mental health services by Koreans and Korean Americans as well as examining the roles of churches and church leaders in increasing mental health awareness and care.
