Meet Kyung In

Kyung In Lee, MA, AMFT

she/her

Registered Associate Marriage & Family Therapist #150183
Supervised by Melissa Dellens, MA, LMFT # 143128

Identities:

Genderful transgender woman
Lesbian
Allistic
Second-generation immigrant
Korean American

I support people in reigniting their passion to explore and grow in their own authentic ways.

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What is it like working with me:

My practice looks to explore both your internal and external world to gain a sense of ownership and authenticity over them. Using an affirmative approach, I take the time to listen to the different histories, relationships, and facets that make up who you are. By exploring the mosaic that makes up who you are, we can look forward to who you want to be.

I take a psychoanalytic and experiential approach to allow us both to explore the relationship between our unconscious dynamics and relational patterns. By being in an environment where one can explore each of our rich and complex histories we can begin to recognize our own ability to change.

My work centers the belief that the past, present, and future are intertwined and come up both in and outside of the therapy room. Through slowing down, recognizing and working through our history we can look to unlock your authentic self together.

My community and clinical work leaves me especially attuned to working with:

Queer and transgender young adults
Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Queer and Trans People
People experiencing life transitions (starting college, new careers, relationship status changes, gender transition, etc.)
Adults seeking to change long-standing relationship patterns (dating the same types of people, self-sabotage, relationship issues, etc.)

Kyung In Lee, MA, AMFT

Kyung In’s Education

Doctoral Student (PhD Track) in Couples & Family Therapy at Alliant International University (Expected graduation: Summer 2027)
MA Couples and Family Therapy at Alliant International University
BA Sociology at Emory University

Kyung In’s Clinical Training

1.5 years – Korean American Family Services – Mental health therapist (Marriage and Family Therapist Associate)
1 year – Para Los Niños – Marriage and Family Therapist Intern

Kyung In’s Publications

Espinoza, S., Gutierrez-Sabatini, N., Dadras, I., Lee, K. I., Duran, M., & Garabedian, A. (2025). A Family Centered Approach to Mandated Reporting: An Anticarceral Praxis for Couple and Family Therapists Working With BIPOC Families. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 51(3), e70022.

Kyung In’s Presentations

Opacity and Ambivalence: Exploring transition for transgender people of color – 2026 International Family Therapy Association Congress
On the psycho-existential experiences of transgender people of color – 2026 World Congress of Existential Therapy
Trans Ambivalence: On the psycho-existential experiences of trans- individuals, families, and communities – 2025 National Council on Family Relations Conference
Feminine and Trans Feminine: Epistemologies of identity and implications for therapists – 2024 Couples and Family Therapy Conference
Trans Necropolitics: Clinical considerations for trans families and therapists – 2024 Family, Child, and Couple Conference of Southern California

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If this is a medical or psychiatric emergency, please call 911 or go to the nearest hospital.

Additional resources for urgent support:

National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: 988
California Peer-Run Warm Line: 855 – 600 – WARM
Teen Line: Call 800-852-8336 (For teenagers between 6-10pm PST) or Teen Text Line: 839863 (For teenagers between 6-9pm PST)
Trevor Project Lifeline: 1-866-488-7386 (for LGBTQIA+ youth in crisis)
Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860 (run for trans people by trans people)

Psychotherapy couch with a progress flag pillow, transgender flag pillow, a lesbian flag pillow, and a South Korean Flag pillow representing Kyung In Lee's identities