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Lee Park is a South Korean female therapist online, Korean psychotherapist, who offers counselling and psychotherapy in English. She is proudly too Korean for Canada, and too Canadian for Korea.

If you are looking for a Korean therapy near you for Korean therapy online please contact her. Lee is a Korean psychotherapist online who is licensed and insured to practice across Canada under the interprovincial agreement in areas not limited to Vancouver, Toronto, Halifax – to name a few.

Outside of Canada, Lee works as an out-of-network approved provider.

Lee specializes in areas not limited to:

Korean immigrants issues
Korean Gender Inequality
Second Generation Korean American-Canadian issues
First generation Korean American-Canadian issues
Korean Intermarriage issues
Korean War Generational Trauma
Asian Intergenerational Trauma
Intergenerational Trauma in Asian families
Intergenerational Trauma Asian American-Canadian Professionals
Korean Families living together issues
Issues with South Korean immigrant parents
Korean Chinese immigrant issues
Korean Immigrants detained by ICE violence
Korean International students issues
North korean Defectors Complex PTSD Trauma
North korean immigrant Complex PTSD Trauma

If you are looking for a Korean child therapist, Korean couples therapist, a Korean Canadian therapist near you, register as a new client.

We would be thrilled to work with you.

Common insurance plans we work with are not limited to:

Blue Cross, Manulife, Sun Life, Canada Life, Green Shield, SSQ.
Lee offers sliding scale fees when her capacity allows when needed.

Lee's thanks Asian Mental Health Collective for their generosity in listing her profile its therapy community.

Koreans in Canada

Korean Canadiansl population is approximately 218,140 0.58% of the Canadian population according to the 2021 Canadian Census.

According to the 2021 Canadian Census, there are 218,140 Korean Canadians living in Canada. This community represents one of the largest non-European ethnic groups in the country and stands as the fourth-largest Korean diaspora population in the world.

The Korean Canadian population is largely concentrated in major urban hubs, with the majority of the community residing in the provinces of Ontario and British Columbia. Notable historical and demographic insights into the community include:

Regional Concentrations: Major metropolitan areas, particularly Toronto and Vancouver, host the largest Korean communities, with highly concentrated enclaves in cities like Coquitlam, British Columbia.

Immigration Trends: Growth within the community accelerated notably during the 1990s, establishing a dynamic demographic characterized by strong socioeconomic integration through education and business.

Diaspora Ranking: According to South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Canada's Korean population sits just behind communities in China, the United States, and Japan.

Geographic Distribution Ontario: Largest population, centered in the Greater Toronto Area (North York, Thornhill, Mississauga).

British Columbia: Second largest, heavily concentrated in Metro Vancouver (Coquitlam, Burnaby, Surrey).Alberta: Growing communities primarily located in Calgary and Edmonton, Halifax.

Canada Online Therapy offers a 1st generation Canadian Korean immigrant therapist for immediate therapy sessions.

The Experience of Korean Immigrant Women Adjusting to Canadian Society
Article Summary

The Experience of Korean Immigrant Women Adjusting to Canadian Society used a qualitative method called focused ethnography to examine the experiences of 15 midlife and older Korean immigrant women living in a city in Western Canada.

The researchers identified six major themes detailing what they found regarding the women's adjustment to Canadian society:

1. Coming to Canada

The reasons the women immigrated varied depending on the stage of life they were in when they moved:

Women who arrived in their 30s and early 40s primarily immigrated to secure better educational and future opportunities for their children.

Women who arrived later in life (their 50s and 60s) often did so to follow their adult children who were worried about leaving their parents alone in Korea, or to help their children run local businesses (like restaurants).

Other reasons included taking advantage of Canada's healthcare services for the elderly or joining a husband through marriage.

Upon arrival, they faced significant cultural and language barriers, noting that things like understanding local humor and social norms (e.g., learning Western social dancing to fit in) were difficult obstacles.

2. Caring and Sacrificing

Taking care of children was viewed as the women's most important cultural and familial role.

Most participants stated that they had completely sacrificed their personal dreams, higher education, and financial savings to prioritize their children's opportunities.

Those who had to work while raising children often felt deep guilt for not being able to spend enough time with them.

3. Obtaining Employment

Employment was one of the largest hurdles the women faced, heavily dictated by their English language proficiency.

The vast majority of the women were employed in Canada (averaging over 20 years of work experience), but they were overwhelmingly funneled into low-skilled, low-paying occupations.

Common jobs included kitchen helpers, cashiers, cleaners, babysitters, and small business owners, regardless of their previous education in Korea (where nearly half held university degrees). Only two participants worked as professionals (a nurse and a tax audit manager).

4. Getting Support

The women reported feeling well-supported through three primary avenues: their families, government programs, and their religious networks.

Government pensions and public health services were highly valued and explicitly noted as easing their transition.

5. Participating in the Church

The Korean ethnic church served as an essential pillar for emotional, physical, and financial survival. All fifteen participants regularly attended church and engaged heavily in church communities.

Their Christian faith and connection to linguistic compatriots provided them with the spiritual coping mechanism needed to navigate loneliness, health crises (like cancer), and the general stressors of discrimination and adaptation.

6. Hoping for the Future

The women’s future goals centered tightly on maintaining their health so they could remain physically and financially independent, explicitly wishing not to become a physical or financial burden to their adult children.

They expressed simple hopes such as wanting to safely exercise, care for grandchildren, travel, buy a house with a garden, and make native Canadian friends.

Acculturation Framework Conclusions

When mapped against John Berry's famous acculturation model (which measures whether immigrants keep their heritage culture or adopt the host culture), the study concluded that:

Integration:

Over time, most of the women successfully utilized an integration strategy. They maintained their baseline Korean language, patriarchal traditions, and values, while simultaneously working hard to adapt to Canadian society by being employed and trying to learn English.

No Assimilation or Marginalization:

None of the participants fell into assimilation (giving up Korean culture) or marginalization (losing touch with both cultures) because they actively preserved their identity via the homogeneous Korean church community.

Fluctuation:

A few women occasionally swung between integration and segregation (isolation), occasionally feeling cut off from broader Canadian society due to an ongoing lack of transportation, low finances, or limited English skills.

Choi, J., Kushner, K. E., Mill, J., & Lai, D. W. L. (2014). The experience of Korean immigrant women adjusting to Canadian society. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10823-014-9235-8

Original article link: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Daniel-Lai-3/publication/264538590_The_Experience_of_Korean_Immigrant_Women_Adjusting_to_Canadian_Society/links/55b6c84b08ae9289a08bc162/The-Experience-of-Korean-Immigrant-Women-Adjusting-to-Canadian-Society.pdf

We give thanks to Google Gemini for helping us summarize this article.

Lee Park, RCT 25-002, MACP, BPsych Hons

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