Mi Sook Ahn, MDiv, DMin (Resident in Counseling)*
In her pastoral counseling, Mi Sook Ahn emphasizes unconditional acceptance and a nonjudgmental understanding of human nature in order to foster the spiritual growth of the whole person. She has studied family therapy and object relations. Mi Sook focuses on grief and loss counseling as well as cross-cultural and intercultural counseling. She especially enjoys helping women with such issues as identity, independence, and mid-life crises. She also works with persons who are struggling with depression.
Mi Sook earned a Doctor of Ministry degree from Claremont School of Theology (May 2004) and recently received a Master of Divinity degree (May 2009) from Wesley Theological Seminary. In addition, she graduated from the Graduate School of Methodist Theological Seminary in Pastoral Counseling and has completed four units of Clinical Pastoral Education.
Mi Sook does counseling in both Korean and English.
She works at our Washington DC and Annandale offices and can be reached at extension 213 or by email at ahnmisook@gmail.com
*Center for Pastoral Counseling’s residents form a select group. Residents are counselors, who spend 1-2 years with CPC receiving additional specialized training in pastoral counseling, under the supervision of CPC’s most experienced therapists. Some residents come to CPC after completing their graduate education in counseling, and others come to us, having already worked for many years in the field, and wishing to refine their expertise in integrating issues of spirituality and psychology.
Residents work on a sliding fee scale and are available to see clients who require reduced-fee counseling. This helps provide much-needed services for those who are unable to pay full fees for counseling.