Dr. Kyoung Mi Choi is a Professor in the Department of Counselor Education at San José State University. She's been recognized as an International Fellow in the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC) and as a recipient of the NASFA Diversity Impact Program. She has also been a Public Voices Fellow and regularly contributes to Psychology Today.

Choi has served on the board of directors for Families in Global Transitions (FIGT) and as a member of editorial boards for various journals, including the Journal of Counseling and Development (JCD), Journal of College Student Development (JCSD), and Journal of LGBT Issues in Counseling. Her work with Queer Educators and Counselors Network (QECN) received the Community Advocacy Award for AD 27 Pride Celebration in 2022.

Choi earned her Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision from Syracuse University and has been teaching counseling and higher education courses for over fifteen years. Her research interests focus on culturally sensitive counseling approaches, mindfulness-based counseling interventions and programs, individuals and families in global transition, cross-cultural relationships, international student adjustment and academic success, and LGBTQ rights.

In 2023-2028, Choi’s team was awarded a SAMHSA Grant to establish a national technical support center aimed at improving AANHPI behavioral health across the United States. She serves as one of the program specialists to develop programs and resources and train health professionals to improve mental health and wellness for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AANHPI), as part of this grant.

“I understand now why I had been mummified by an unspoken shame that began with my mother, grandmother and likely many women before them, forming a chain into our family’s unexamined past. I was about to embark on a healing journey… Gradually, after having been gently received, our initially halting stories would be unpacked and processed. They would make us new, make us happier and bring us closer. Before long, we would speak courageously and boldly, even laughing at ourselves—and find love, forgiveness and life-giving liberation.”

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Breaking The Silence: Asian-American Collective Healing

  • Revealing and Disrupting Hidden Messages

  • Tapping into Inner Wisdom and Resilience

  • Intergenerational Healing

  • Exploring the Connection between Body, Mind, and Community through Mindfulness and Playfulness

  • Memoir Writing Unfolding Women's Voices Across Generations

Cross-Cultural Relationships

To foster meaningful connections between individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds and cultivate considerate and respectful modes of communication encompassing both spoken and unspoken cues, as well as effective conflict resolution abilities.

This process empowers couples or partners to collaboratively shape a shared vision and objectives for their relationship, thereby enriching their cultural appreciation, intimacy, and love.