Kijai Corbett

A typical counseling session involves exploring ways to shift dynamics that drain your energy, making space for the complex feelings that can come along with that, and planning ways to manage stress and strengthen your support systems. I will give you gentle but direct feedback. I will also check-in regularly throughout our work together about how counseling is feeling for you. Through working together, clients report experiencing more confidence navigating conflicts, greater emotional balance, feeling free to rest without guilt, and a renewed sense of energy and hope for the future. I tailor my approach to each client’s unique needs, so that counseling‬ feels collaborative, effective, and deeply meaningful. The foundation of my training is in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, which explores how past experiences and unconscious patterns impact your present. I also have training in Gottman Method Couples Therapy (Levels 1 & 2), Nonviolent Communication, and meditation. I bring a trauma-informed lens to all of my work. For clients seeking trauma-focused counseling, I work from a stage-based approach, which starts with addressing current safety, stability, and self-care. From this foundation, we can decide together how to address the deeper impact of adversity, integrate this understanding into your broader life story, and cultivate new experiences. As a clinical social worker, I believe our well-being is shaped by both our inner world and the external systems we live in. My mission is to help my clients make choices that support their long-term wellness, so that they can show up fully for themselves, their communities, and a more just world. ___Logistics In our first few sessions, we’ll take a full look at what’s impacting your well-being and discuss your goals for counseling. After that, we’ll build a toolkit of supportive strategies to help with your current challenges. When you feel ready, we can gently explore deeper patterns and practice new, more intentional ways of relating - to yourself and others. Throughout our work, I’ll offer honest, compassionate feedback and check in to make sure counseling feels aligned with your needs. Sessions are‬‭ 50 minutes long‬‭, usually‬‭ on the same day‬ and time each week. I’ve found that‬‭ weekly‬‭ sessions‬‭ provide‬ the consistency and momentum needed for my clients to feel better, faster. As clients move toward their goals, we adjust the schedule to fit their needs. Clients finish counseling once they’ve met their goals, knowing they can return anytime they need support.

I'm originally from the United States where I worked as a psychotherapist and clinical social worker. In 2021, I moved from Los Angeles to Munich with my German wife and our soon-to-be-born child. In 2024, I opened my counseling practice here. ___PROFESSIONAL LICENSE Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW #97653) California Board of Behavioral Sciences 2020-Present ___CLINICAL EXPERIENCE Private Practice for Psychological Counseling Munich, Germany 2024-Present Therapist at Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services Los Angeles, CA, USA 2020-2021 Postgraduate Fellow at Victims of Violence Program, Cambridge Health Alliance/Harvard Medical School Boston, MA, USA 2017-2019 Clinical Intern at Center for Psychological Health, University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA, USA 2016-2017 Clinical Intern at Berkshire Medical Center Pittsfield, MA, USA 2015-2016 Residential Advisor at Gould Farm (therapeutic community for mental health recovery) Monterey, MA, USA 2013-2015

___DEGREES Master of Clinical Social Work Smith College School for Social Work Northampton, MA, USA 2017 Bachelor of Arts in English Literature Tulane University New Orleans, LA, USA 2009 ___CONTINUING EDUCATION Gottman Method Couples Therapy (Level 1 & 2) with The Gottman Institute 2024 Systemic Trauma in Couples Therapy: Building Relational Privilege with Akilah Riley-Richardson, MSW 2023 Seeking Safety: An Evidence-Based Model for Trauma and/or Substance Abuse with Summer Krause, LPC 2020 Embodied Attachment: Practical Ways to Shift Attachment Patterns with Deirdre Fay, LICSW 2018 Introduction to Internal Family Systems with Larry Rosenberg, PhD 2018