Hi, my name is Jeffrey Yeom (he/him),

My journey to becoming a therapist started with serving children and adolescents as a mentor and tennis coach for both boys' and girls' varsity high school teams. I have always cared deeply for the next generation, where tennis was secondary to making sure they felt valued beyond their abilities. I have held various roles centred around serving others and connecting with people including taking on the role of caretaker for elderly family members. This reinforced how vital relationships are, especially in the final stages of life.

Because I was fascinated by unfamiliar cultures and languages outside of my Korean identity, instead of pursuing college tennis, I chose to study abroad in South Africa, engaging in mission work in Turkey, and participating in mental health service work at an orphanage in Kenya. 

I am fluent in both Korean and English, have a moderate grasp of Spanish vocabulary, and have acquired some basic phrases in Zulu, Turkish, and Swahili.    

I am the son of an immigrant, widowed mother and was raised with values like hard work, community, service, and entrepreneurship from my parents. Recently, I adopted Gus, a clumsy German shepherd mix from the humane society, who I named after Gus Gus from Cinderella. 

In my career, I have had the privilege of serving Asian/Asian American, Black, and Latinx communities, which has been a truly rewarding experience. It is essential to understand my clients’ diverse cultural backgrounds and collaborate with them and their families to achieve mental health goals that are culturally appropriate. This approach has fostered openness and trust, allowing my clients to engage with my feedback and mental health education, creating strong, meaningful relationships that I deeply value. 

Clinically, I have worked with clients facing stress and burnout in both work and school environments. I have addressed anxiety and depression related to family dynamics, romantic relationships, and identity struggles.  I have supported clients through healing from sexual trauma by helping them better regulate their body’s responses, validate their emotions, remove self-blame, and reframe self-limiting thoughts.  My therapy work focuses on reframing values and beliefs that are not helpful for many of my client’s, often coming from harmful childhood experiences, and negative nonverbal or implicit messages. 

I have provided psychoeducation, coping strategies, crisis interventions, and even spiritual guidance to the elderly in my community, introducing mental health in a way that helped them overcome shame and understand its importance. 

I value collaboration between the client and therapist. Instead of telling clients what to do, I focus on empowering them to handle life's challenges independently. While the duration of therapy varies for each person, my goal is for clients to reach a point where they no longer need me. 

$195 per 50 minute individual session

$245 families and couples

To schedule a complimentary initial call contact Jeff at info@jeffyeommft.com
or (626) 214-5456.