- Years in practice
- 4
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- New York
- Languages
- English, Korean
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Dawoon
Dawoon Ko is a licensed mental health counselor practicing in New York. She brings four years of clinical experience and speaks both English and Korean. She often supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, family concerns, and parenting challenges.
Her approach is warm and straightforward. She aims to create an open space where people can speak honestly about thoughts and feelings without fear of judgment. Sessions focus on practical steps and small changes that fit into daily life.
Background and approach
In sessions she uses a mix of evidence-based approaches. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thinking and build new habits. Client-centered work emphasizes listening and following the person’s goals.
Motivational Interviewing can help clarify values and boost readiness for change. Dawoon also addresses mood disorders, trauma and abuse, grief, addiction concerns, and issues such as ADHD and sleep problems. She pays attention to family of origin issues, communication problems, and multicultural or immigration-related stressors.
Her style tends to be collaborative and calm. She works with each person to set goals, test what helps, and adjust the plan as needed. The aim is steady progress rather than quick fixes.
For people worried about starting therapy, she acknowledges the courage it takes to begin. Practical scheduling options are available including video, phone, live chat, and text messaging to fit different routines and needs.
What Dawoon works with
Everything Dawoon lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Dawoon helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Gender dysphoria
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Dawoon lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Dawoon’s Approaches Fit Online Care
Client-Centered Therapy places the person’s experience and goals at the center. Online sessions using this approach focus on listening, clarifying what matters to the client, and shaping each session around those priorities.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. In virtual sessions this can mean working on thought records, behavioral experiments, and small habit changes that a person can try between meetings.
Motivational Interviewing helps people explore their own reasons for change and build motivation. It works well for goals like reducing substance use, improving sleep, or changing parenting routines by starting with the person’s values and readiness.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with clients to choose methods that match needs, goals, and preferences, and will adjust strategies over time as progress is assessed.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let you use visual cues and a fuller conversation. Phone sessions can be good when bandwidth or mobility is limited. Live chat and text messaging allow shorter check-ins, step-by-step coaching, or support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy family schedules and ongoing life demands.
Questions people ask about Dawoon
What concerns does Dawoon commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, and parenting challenges among other issues such as trauma, grief, addiction, and ADHD.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and calm, with a focus on listening and practical steps you can use between sessions.
What experience does she have?
She has four years of professional work experience as a licensed mental health counselor in New York.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a New York licensed mental health counselor with practice listed in New York.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Korean.
Can people outside the US work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
She meets via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to give flexible options for different schedules.
How does payment and getting started work?
Costs vary with location and subscription details; sessions use a cancellable subscription. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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