Katherine Cho

Trainee
Supervised by Liza Gant, LMFT 84806

M.S. Counseling Emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy, Hope International University (in progress)
B.A. Human Development, California State University East Bay
A.A. Child and Adolescent Development, Santiago Canyon College

kcho@journeyscounseling.com

Katherine is a Marriage and Family Therapist/Professional Clinical Counselor trainee earning her Master’s degree at Hope International University. 

Katherine’s aim is to offer people a space where “messiness” is welcomed in and wholly embraced—where their uniquely personal spectrums of frustrations, fears, complexities, and heartaches can be exhaled in full and collaboratively explored with care. Katherine regards this space as the ground from which life-giving insights can emerge and transform feelings of pain, “stuck-ness,” and uncertainty into a renewed sense of clarity, empowering individuals to confront their hardships in ways that feel personally meaningful and purpose-driven. 

Having previous experience teaching public speaking courses, mentoring teens, and with an educational background in human development psychology, Katherine holds a particular tenderness toward those affected by shame, grief, loneliness, self-criticism, relationship challenges, or feeling emotionally hollowed out by life itself. She is thus devoted to wholeheartedly supporting individuals as they grow toward fostering authentically compassionate relationships with both themselves and others.

  • Attachment-based
  • Christian Counseling
  • Emotionally Focused
  • Existential
  • Family / Marital
  • Gestalt
  • Gottman Method
  • Person-Centered
  • Positive Psychology
  • Psychodynamic
  • Relational

  • Anxiety
  • Chronic Illness
  • Codependency
  • Depression
  • Emotional Disturbance
  • Grief
  • Life Transitions
  • Men's Issues
  • Peer Relationships
  • Relationship Issues
  • Self Esteem
  • Spirituality
  • Stress
  • Women's Issues

  • Adolescent / Teenager (14 to 19)
  • Adult
  • Elder (65+)

  • Mission Viejo

  • Female