Jamie Heemin An has experience working with high-conflict couples, families, adolescents, and individuals with a wide range of issues. Her specialty includes working with immigrants and first-generation individuals who face challenges with the culture inside and outside of their family. She helps her clients develop skills they can use now to enjoy richer relationships, now and for the rest of their lives.

Jamie has lived in Seoul, Germany, and the United States, and she speaks fluent Korean. Having lived in many cultures, she finds there are many ways to be. Culture can help define identity, and so can family. Jamie invites her clients to explore the stories of their lives and what matters to them. Working together, she helps them identify what behaviors are stopping them from experiencing rich relationships.

Reaching out for support in the middle of a lot of conflict does not always seem possible. You are not alone. Working together, we can learn things about you and others that change how you react and interact. Life can get better. By making sense of our lives, we can expand our choices for love and connection.

Supervised by Kate Odom, PsyD, IL Lic. 071.010118

Who do I see?
Individuals, couples, families, and adolescents.

What's my mission?
My mission in our work together is to help people better understand themselves so they can express themselves to the significant people in their lives and build stronger understanding within those relationships.

Why did I choose the population I work with?
One of the most important factors determining quality of life is the quality of our relationships, both with ourselves and with the people closest to us. Life circumstances and obstacles make it easy to lose focus on those relationships. I'm passionate about helping people learn to be kind to themselves and to the people who matter to them, and to improve their quality of life that way.

Why did I choose my degree?
I chose marriage and family therapy because I wanted to focus specifically on how relationships and family shape an individual, and to learn how to help people build healthy relationships.

How do I hope to help people?
I hope to give people a safe place to be vulnerable, while guiding them to trust that they can build better relationships with themselves and others.

What tool or technique am I excited to share?
I primarily use the Gottman Method for couples and family work. It helps couples and families become deeply aware of unhealthy communication patterns and gives them a step-by-step approach to constructive communication.