My Services

If you seek a consultation with regard to psychoanalysis or therapy, spiritual or theological direction, editing and writing, UI/UX or product design, and human-centred GenAI research, please write to me. I am happy to offer an initial virtual consultation free of charge for new ongoing clients, or a significant request for written work that is paid for on a contractual basis. All services are charged for on an hourly sliding scale, making it reasonably affordable for you, based on your financial situation and income.

My professional background and orientations for clinical work are further detailed on the
About page.

Areas of Specialisation

I offer informed guidance and supportive strategies in these areas:

Grief and melancholia, anxiety, depression, trauma, neurosis,
substance abuse, and mild forms of psychosis.

I also work with patients of various neurodiverse conditions, including neurotypical and gifted individuals.
Please feel free to contact me for further questions and details.


Professional Memberships

I am very familiar with cross-cultural issues and hold space with empathy and confidential understanding. I hold active professional memberships, at the IRPA (Accred, Teaching Fellow) and IPSA (lifelong), along with being a former training analyst at CFAR, and the BPS.

As an Korean American citizen, I have working knowledge of these various languages:
English (all dialects), Spanish, French,
Korean, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, and Modern Standard Arabic.

Client Testimony

Private Male Client, Spiritual Direction

★★★★★
"Dr Wanyoung has been an amazing spiritual support for me: She helped me during a dark night of the soul which lasted only under a year under her guidance. Wanyoung has been my spiritual director for about 1.5+ years. During these sessions we are allowed to discuss any spiritual issues or interpersonal dynamics through the lens of Apostolic theology intermixed with the apostolic teachings of the Church. She is very adept at providing people with a roadmap that always points to the Christ, and does not judge but redirects pointing towards the Christ to follow. I have grown during my time both in regard to in my personal relationship with the Christ as well as His Church through my spiritual direction of Dr Wanyoung Kim-Murphy. When I do falter in my faith or miss the mark, I am now able to pick myself up dust myself off and draw myself closer to the Christ with my growth in faith, thanks to my sessions with Dr Wanyoung. I am very happy to recommend her services in spiritual direction."

Private Nonbinary-Gendered Client, Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy

★★★★★
"Dr. Kim-Murphy helped me through a very crucial transition point in my life, and gave me very helpful advice for my relationship. I have always been grateful for her support and guidance."

Private Female Client, Psychoanalysis

★★★★★
"I am so grateful for the help you provided over these months. Although you provided remote therapy, it was as close to in-person as it could be."

Academic book on Philosophy (Bloomsbury Press)

★★★★★
"Thanks a million, Wanyoung! You are excellent."

PhD Dissertation (Trent University)

★★★★★
"I don't know how to thank you Wanyoung. Many thanks! The main issue was citation and now I am certain that the problem is solved. Thanks so much for fixing all of these issues."

PhD Writing Sample, University of Nottingham

★★★★★
"I am ever so grateful for your kindness. I will be sure to recommend your service to others. I was accepted into the PhD program."

Chapter in edited volume (Cambridge University Press)

★★★★★
"It looks great. Fantastic. Thank you for these edits!"

Academic book on Psychoanalysis and Politics, Independent Publishing

★★★★★
"Wanyoung Kim’s approach is not simply attentive to common syntactical and citation guidelines that preoccupy those engaged in contemporary regimented publishing practices: she also nurtures what is most singular and stylistically integrative within the text. She therefore shows us what will be of the future of editorial and design processes associated with book publishing."

Nature Journal Article, Humanities and Social Sciences Communications

★★★★★
"Thank you very much. My article was accepted!"

PhD Dissertation (University of Chicago)

★★★★★
"Dr. Kim provided efficient and fast editing services. She demonstrated a solid understanding of academic writing standards and a keen eye for detail. She not only corrected grammatical errors and improved sentence structure but also provided helpful suggestions to enhance the overall coherence and clarity of my work. The communication was quick and without problem, and the editing process was completed well within the agreed-upon timeframe. I wholeheartedly recommend Wanyoung Kim to any doctoral candidate seeking editorial support."

PhD Dissertation (Roskilde University)

★★★★★
"Thank you very much for your patience, flexibility and effectivity. It is always so satisfying when you catch a proofreading error that I missed."

Masters Dissertation (National Taiwan University)

★★★★★
"Thanks for these edits. It looks great."