Chae Kwak, LCSW
Wilmington, NC
I’m a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 20 years of experience supporting couples and individuals. I approach therapy with empathy and openness, creating a space where couples can feel understood and supported. My style is honest, direct, and results-focused, helping partners build stronger, healthier connections while drawing on my specialized training with couples and clinical practice.
Education & Experience
- Master of Social Work, University of Maryland
- Advanced Psychotherapy – Adult Program, Baltimore-Washington Institute for Psychoanalysis
- 20+ years of experience serving couples and families
Specialties
- Marital & Premarital
- Relationship Issues
- Conflict Resolution
- Intimacy
- Communication
- Sexless/Withdrawn
- Affair & Infidelity Recovery
- Family Systems & Life Changes
Trainings, Certifications, and Continuing Education
- The Developmental Model of Couples Therapy: Differentiation, Attachment, and Brain Science (Year Long Intensive, Couples Institute)
- The Developmental Model of Couples Therapy: Differentiation, Attachment, and Brain Science (Year Long Intensive, Couples Institute), 2022
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Relational Life Therapy, Terry Real
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Structural Family Therapy, Salvador Minuchin
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The Heroic Client-Brief Solution Therapy, Scott Miller
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Narrative Therapy, Michael White
- Working with Difficult Clients, Baltimore Psychotherapy Institute
- Detailed Mental Status Exam, Johns Hopkins
- Recovery from Affairs and Betrayal, Tammy Nelson
- From Trauma to Connection, Terry Real
- Releasing Personal and Intergenerational Trauma, Dick Swartz
Chae’s Approaches include the following:
- Gottman Method
- Imago Therapy
- Relational Life Therapy by Terry Real
- Emotionally Focused Therapy
Locations Chae Works
Wilmington, NC
Our Counselors Association Memberships Include:
