About Munsu
Munsu Kwon offers steady, experienced support for people facing severe and persistent mental health challenges. He has 24 years of clinical work and holds MD and LCPC credentials. He speaks English and Korean and practices from Maryland.
Munsu focuses on mood disorders and psychotic-spectrum concerns such as paranoia and delusion. He also helps people dealing with anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, grief, trauma, and compassion fatigue. His background includes long-term work with people who have complex needs related to severe mental illness.
Background and approach
In sessions he aims for clear, practical direction. He uses a blend of approaches to help people manage symptoms, reduce crisis risk, and improve daily functioning. When a different level of care could be helpful, he outlines what that might involve and how to pursue it.
His training includes a Master of Science in counseling from Johns Hopkins University and a Bachelor of Science in psychology from George Mason University. He combines that academic foundation with two decades of hands-on clinical experience. Telehealth is part of his practice, and he offers a range of remote formats.
People who prefer Korean or English can be supported. The focus is on concrete steps and a calm, experienced presence while working through hard problems.
Applying focused therapy approaches to telehealth care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then choose actions that match their values. ACT can be useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, then teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns and reduce symptoms. CBT often helps with anxiety, depression, obsessions, and phobias. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) emphasizes emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness for people who struggle with intense emotions and self-destructive behavior.Finding the best approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. From there he tailors techniques and adjustments so sessions match each person's needs.
Online therapy offers flexibility and several practical advantages. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, while phone sessions can require less bandwidth and be easier to fit in a busy day. Live chat and text-based messaging make for quick check-ins or brief skill practice between sessions. These options let people maintain continuity of care, try different formats, and pick what works best for day-to-day life.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
Also listed
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Grief
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Intellectual disability
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 24 years
- Licensed
- Maryland
- Languages
- English, Korean