Mi Ok Bruining

Mi Ok Bruining is a dedicated clinical social worker and therapist whose life’s work is to guide individuals on their journey towards discovery and self-fulfillment. Through her empathetic approach, Mi empowers clients to identify their strengths, develop insight and awareness, enhance communication skills, and strengthen coping mechanisms to achieve their goals. She believes that fostering healthier relationships with oneself and others leads to improved partnerships, functional family dynamics, and successful parenting. Empowerment, in Mi’s view, begins from within the mind, body, and spirit. As a compassionate guide, she walks alongside each client, offering empathy, validation, respect, humor, and kindness. Mi sees herself as both an objective observer and an engaged participant, accompanying clients on their paths toward self-discovery, actualization, and personal growth. Her therapeutic approach emphasizes exploration of the mind, feelings, and emotions, promoting actions that drive progress and eliminate toxicity and dysfunction. Mi is committed to listening and providing unwavering support, compassion, and understanding. Through talk therapy, she encourages clients with positive reinforcement and a non-judgmental, non-punitive stance, fostering insight and awareness at every step of the journey.