RADIANT WELL
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I'm Jean Choe, a Korean-American psychologist who understands what it means to move between worlds. Raised by immigrant parents in southern Minnesota, I grew up straddling cultures, rooted in both. I was shaped as much by my heritage as by the Minnesota communities and connections that formed me. That lived experience, combined with over two decades of clinical work, helps me meet people with ease and openness across many backgrounds and walks of life.I work with people across a wide range of struggles.Everyday concerns - anxiety, depression, life transitions. Profound trauma and crisis. I've worked in urban emergency rooms with people in the worst moments of their lives. In community clinics serving Minnesotans from all walks of life. And for two decades with survivors of political violence and torture who carry wounds most of us can't imagine.These experiences taught me how people survive what seems unsurvivable. How they rebuild trust after betrayal. How the body holds what the mind tries to forget. How to find both grit and tenderness within. And how healing honors all of it-body, mind, spirit, relationships, and cultural context.Whether you're navigating a difficult transition, seeking more ease and clarity in daily life, or healing from deeper wounds, I bring the same depth of presence and commitment to our work together.My clinical work is rooted in a PhD in Clinical & Community Psychology (2000) and decades of contemplative practice. Beyond the degree, my path has been shaped by intensive training in somatic and mindfulness-based therapies, extended silent retreats, and years of learning from clients, colleagues, teachers, and healers across cultures and continents.What grounds me is meeting you with both compassion and directness. Presence that listens deeply. Clarity that names what's actually happening. This creates space for you to live with more joy, depth, and authenticity, no matter what you carry.This work is for everyone seeking deeper connection and understanding.My practice welcomes people across all identities and backgrounds: LGBTQIA+ affirming, urban and rural Minnesota, across race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexuality, age, and belief systems.The need for connection, safety, and belonging is universal. Our paths to healing are uniquely shaped by who we are, where we come from, and by the quiet wisdom of the earth and the ways life teaches us.

Courage and compassion live at the heart of healing

Who I Work With

Trauma disrupts connection. Together, we restore it

Healing unfolds through compassionate connection, where our individual journeys intertwine to create collective healing.Most of us come to therapy with the same quiet feeling.Something doesn't fit anymore.Maybe you wake up tired even after sleeping. You feel like you are just going through the motions of life. No zest. Your relationships feel distant, even when you're in the same room. You notice you're performing a version of life that doesn't feel true.Or maybe the feeling is sharper. Trauma that won't let you rest. Cultural complexity that leaves you feeling caught between worlds. You feel invisible, even to yourself. The weight of caring for others when no one's caring for you.You're not broken. You're responding to what life has asked you to carry.This work helps you find your way back. To yourself. To connection. To a life that feels true to who you are.I work with:

Together, we build a life that feels true to who you are. This practice serves people across Minnesota, from the Iron Range to the Twin Cities and everywhere in between.Who This Practice Is Not Designed For
To ensure safety and the most effective work together, my practice is not equipped to support:

How I Work

From within, connection blooms

Where body, mind and life align

Therapy is not about fixingIt's about accessing your inner resources and wholeness, restoring connection to yourself, your body, and others. This healing happens primarily through relationship. Through being fully seen, compassionately received, and deeply met.It includes turning toward the parts of ourselves we've avoided, denied, or hidden, what some call our 'shadow.' Real healing requires seeing and integrating all of who we are, not just the parts we find acceptable.My ApproachMy approach integrates mindfulness, somatic practices, and nervous system science with contemplative wisdom. I draw from evidence-based trauma therapies (Narrative Exposure Therapy, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, polyvagal-informed approaches), depth-oriented modalities (psychodynamic therapy, Internal Family Systems), and clinical hypnosis, alongside healing traditions including Asian contemplative and Indigenous practices. The foundation is Western psychotherapy, but the work honors the whole person across all dimensions of experience.In Our SessionsWe listen to your body as deeply as we listen to your wordsExperiences don't just live in your thoughts. They live in your body: your chest, your shoulders, the way you hold your breath when certain memories surface.We use gentle somatic practices to build resources and anchors, to help your nervous system settle. Narrative work to make sense of what happened.Through mindfulness, reflective inquiry, and attuned presence, we work to ease anxiety, depression, grief, and trauma while building resilience and clarity.This isn't just talk therapy. It's working with how trauma lives in your body and how healing actually unfolds.Together, we tap your radiant inner well. Turn toward what needs attention. And cultivate the strength and presence you need to live with more purpose and joy.Real change requires both presence and courage: sometimes to simply be with what is, sometimes to act and change how you show up. This work invites you to face what's difficult while keeping kindness and curiosity alive.

Services & Pricing

Virtual sessions available statewide across Minnesota. Periodic in-person sessions available in South Minneapolis for unique clinical circumstancesIndividual Psychotherapy
Initial intake (90 minutes): $325
Ongoing sessions (60 minutes): $250
Extended sessions: Available upon requestPro Bono & Reduced Fee
Limited spots reserved for survivors of torture, political violence, or human rights violations, and others impacted by systemic injustice. Inquire during consultation.Mind-Body Skills Groups (future offering)
Periodic group sessions integrating mindfulness, somatic practices, and trauma-informed approaches for healing communities. Email to express interest, and I'll notify you when groups are forming.Why Self-Pay?
This practice is 100% self-pay for maximum privacy (no diagnosis needed), flexibility, and freedom from insurance constraints. I maintain a limited caseload to ensure thoughtful, individualized attention to each person's healing journey.Professional Consultation & Supervision
With two decades of experience in trauma and human rights settings, including supervising multidisciplinary teams and training clinicians nationally and internationally, I provide consultation and supervision on trauma treatment, somatic and contemplative approaches, clinical conceptualization, secondary trauma, and sustainable practice. I work with individual clinicians, agencies, and training programs seeking to deepen their capacity to work with complex trauma while supporting clinician wellness and culturally grounded care. For consultation inquiries, please contact me directly.

Professional Background

Clinical Practice
Over two decades of clinical work in diverse settings - urban emergency rooms, international human rights organizations, and community clinics - assisting individuals facing a wide range of struggles: profound trauma, the weight of helping work, questions of identity and belonging, and the search for more ease, clarity, and aliveness in daily life. My training integrates cognitive-behavioral, psychodynamic, Narrative Exposure Therapy, and other evidence-based approaches, which I adapt flexibly to each person's needs and cultural context.Leadership & Training
For over a decade, I served as administrative supervisor for multidisciplinary torture treatment teams at the Center for Victims of Torture, supporting clinician wellness and managing complex trauma caseloads. I've designed and facilitated trauma-specific therapy groups covering stabilization, psychoeducation, mind-body skills, integration, and reconnection.I've trained therapists, social workers, attorneys, and university counseling centers on trauma treatment, self-care, and secondary trauma. I also designed and delivered national and international capacity-building initiatives in torture treatment and trauma care.

Contemplative Foundation
I bring decades of personal meditation practice alongside professional training in Vipassana, loving-kindness meditation, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Interpersonal Neurobiology, clinical hypnosis, and the Center for Mind-Body Medicine programs. This contemplative foundation allows me to meet you with steady presence, deep compassion, and practical tools drawn from both ancient wisdom practices and modern trauma neuroscience.Credentials
Jean Choe, PhD, LP
Minnesota Licensed Clinical Psychologist, LP #4382

Contact Me

Jean Choe, PhD, LP
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 612-823-1107

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