Lana Kim

Lana Kim received her PhD from the Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) program at Loma Linda University with a concentration in medical family therapy. She is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) and an AAMFT and OBLPCT approved supervisor in Oregon. Dr. Kim is an Associate Professor and the Program Director for the Marriage, Couple, and Family Therapy program at Lewis & Clark College.

Areas of Expertise

culture and cultural identity, gender, social constructionist and contextual approaches, couples therapy, and parent-child relationships

Publications

Kim, L., & Cho, W. L. (2023). Beyond the Black, Brown, and White: Locating self in third spaces in social justice education. In L.A. Nice & C. Eppler (Eds.), Social Justice and Systemic Family Therapy Training (AFTA Springerbriefs in family therapy). Springer.

Knudson-Martin, C., & Kim, L. (2022). Socioculturally attuned couple therapy. In J. Lebow & D. Snyder (Eds.), Clinical Handbook of Couple Therapy (6^th), (pp. 267-291). New York: Routledge.

Kim, L., D’Arrigo, J., ChenFeng, J., & Esmiol-Wilson, E. (2022). Relationality as a way of being: A pedagogy of classroom conversations. In A. Desai & H. N. Nguyen (Eds.), Global Perspectives on Dialogue in the Classroom: Cultivating Inclusive, Intersectional, and Authentic Conversations. Palgrave McMillan.

Nguyen, H., Kim, L., Warner, K., & Laughlin, M., (2022). Dialogue and systems theory: Teaching public conversations in family therapy. In A. Desai & H. N. Nguyen (Eds.), Global Perspectives on Dialogue in the Classroom: Cultivating Inclusive, Intersectional, and Authentic Conversations. Palgrave McMillan.

Knudson-Martin, C., Kim, L., Gibbs, E., & Harmon, R. (2021). Sociocultural attunement to vulnerability in couple therapy: Fulcrum for changing power processes in heterosexual relationships. Family Process, 60(4), 1152-1169. https://doi.org/10.1111/famp.12635

Kim, L., Knudson-Martin, C., & Tuttle Guerrero, A. (2019). Transmission of intergenerational migration legacies in Korean American families: Parenting the third generation. Journal of Contemporary Family Therapy, 41(2), 180-190. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10591-018-9485-7

Kim, L., & Esmiol-Wilson, E. (2018). Finding a way through: Integrating spirituality and sociocultural meaning in the face of infertility and perinatal loss. In E. Esmiol-Wilson & L. Nice (Eds.). Socially Just Religious and Spiritual Interventions: Ethical Uses of Therapeutic Power (pp. 87-97). AFTA SpringerBriefs in Family Therapy.

Kim, L., Esmiol-Wilson, L., ChenFeng, J., & Knudson-Martin, C. (2017). Towards safe and equitable relationships: Sociocultural attunement in supervision. In R. Allan & S. Poulsen (Eds.). Creating Cultural Safety in Couple and Family Therapy. (pp. 57-70). AFTA SpringerBriefs in Family Therapy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10,1007/978-3-319-64617-6_6

ChenFeng, J., Kim, L., Knudson-Martin, C., & Wu, Y. (2016). Addressing culture, gender, and power with Asian American couples: Application of socio-emotional relationship therapy Family Process. doi:10.1111/famp.12251

Hernandez, B.C., Kim, L., Lavery, A., & Denmark. T.K. (2016).Fostering self-awareness in collaborative reflective training: Commentary response. Family, Systems, & Health, 34(3), 292-293.

Kim, L., Hernandez, B., Lavery, A., & Denmark, T.K. (2016). Stimulating reflective practice using collaborative reflective training in breaking bad news simulations. Family, Systems, and Health. 34(2), 83-91.doi:10.1037/fsh0000195

Richards, J., Jonathan, N., & Kim, L. (2015). Building a Circle of Care in same-sex couple relationships: A socio-emotional relational approach. In C. Knudson-Martin, M.E. Wells, & S.Samman (Eds.). Socio-Emotional Relationship Therapy: Bridging Emotion, Societal Context, and Couple Interaction. New York, NY: Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-13398-0

Williams, K., & Kim, L. (2015). Relational justice: Addressing gender and power in clinical practices for infidelity. In C. Knudson-Martin, M.W. Wells, & S. Samman (Eds.). Socio-Emotional Relationship Therapy: Bridging Emotion, Societal Context, and Couple Interaction. New York, NY: Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-13398-0

Hernandez, B., & Kim, L. (2014). Collaborative Reflective Trainings (CRT) for mental health clinicians in medical settings.In R.A. Bean, S. Davis, & M.P. Davey (Eds.), Clinical Supervision Activities for Increasing Competence and Self-Awareness (pp. 135-140). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.

 Kim, L., Knudson-Martin, C., & Tuttle, A. (2014). Toward relationship-directed parenting: An example of North American born second generation Korean-American mothers and their partners. Family Process, 53(1), 55-66. doi: 10.1111/famp.12052

Tuttle, A., Knudson-Martin, C., & Kim, L. (2012). Parenting as relationship: A framework for assessment and practice. Family Process, 51(1), 73-89. doi:10.1111/j.1545-5300.2012.01383.x

Presentations

Kim, L., & ChenFeng, J. (2023) Pedagogy and Positionality: The experience of being Asian American faculty in MFT. American Family Therapy Academy conference, Baltimore, MD (June 25).

Knudson-Martin, C., Kim, L., Gibbs, E., & Harmon, R. (2021) Vulnerability across sociocultural contexts. American Family Therapy Academy virtual conference (June 25).

 

Weingarten, K., Bibuld, L., & Kim, L. (2019, June). My Grandmother’s Sweater: Multicultural Perspectives on Grand parenting. American Family Therapy Academy Annual Conference. Oakland, CA.

 

Esmiol-Wilson, L., Nice, L., & Kim, L. (2018, June). Socially Just Religious and Spiritual Interventions: Ethical Uses of Therapeutic Power. American Family Therapy Academy Annual Conference, Austin, TX.

 

Knudson-Martin, C., Kim, L., Robillard, G., Dilley-Bucciarelli, G., Willis, V., & Decker, A. (2018, June). Learning to Socioculturally Attune from Inside and Out. American Family Therapy Academy Annual Conference, Austin, TX.

 

Kim, L., Laughlin, M., & Lambert-Shute, J. (2017, October). Hearing the Story Beyond the Words: An Immersive Training Experience in Therapeutic Listening. National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference, Orlando, FL.

 

Kim, L., ChenFeng, J., & Knudson-Martin, C. (2017, June). Sociocultural Attunement & Asian American Couples. American Family Therapy Academy Annual Conference. Philadelphia, PA.

Kim, L., ChenFeng, J., D’Arrigo-Patrick, J., Esmiol-Wilson, E. & Nice, L. (2017, June). Relationship as a Socially Just Practice. American Family Therapy Academy Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA.

 

Kim, L. & Knudson, Martin, C. (2017, June). Sociocultural Emotion in Clinical Supervision. American Family Therapy Academy Annual Conference. Philadelphia, PA.

Knudson-Martin, C., & Kim, L. (2017, June). Learning to Apply Social Justice: Studying SERT. American Family Therapy Academy Annual Conference. Philadelphia, PA.

 

Kim, L., & Lambert-Shute, J. (2017, March). The Art of Therapy: Listening Beyond Words. International Family Therapy Association Annual Conference. Malaga, Spain.

Lambert-Shute, J., & Kim, L. (2017, March). Service Learning in a Marriage and Family Therapy Program: The Unexpected Benefits. International Family Therapy Association Annual Conference, Malaga, Spain.

Chenfeng, J., D’Arrigo-Patrick, J., Lawson, L., Kim, L., Wilson, E., Williams, K., & Galick, A. (2016). Collaboration and community for sustainable justice. American Family Therapy Academy Annual Conference. Denver, CO.

Davies, D., Reed, S., & Kim, L., (2016). Attuning to trans clients’ epistemic complexity (poster presentation). American Family Therapy Academy Annual Conference. Denver, CO. 

Laughlin, M. & Kim, L. (2016). Using master’s series conversations as an adjunct to clinical supervision. International Family Therapy Association Annual Conference. Kona, HI.                                   

Kim, L., & Laughlin, M. (2016). A collaborative approach to using protected listening spaces in clinical supervision. International Family Therapy Association Annual Conference. Kona, HI.

Hernandez, B.C., Kim, L., & Trimm, D. (2015). Use of collaborative reflecting teams for practice: Discussing sexual issues with patients. Sigma Theta Tau International’s 26^th International Nursing Research Congress. San Juan, PR.

Brown, A., Hines, P., Jonathan, N., Kim, L., King, J., Landsman-Wohlsifer, D., Walker, M., Walsh, F., & Winawer, H. (2015). Be the change: Nurturing connections and directions for the future (dialogue member). American Family Therapy Academy Annual Conference. Vancouver, WA.

Hernandez, B. & Kim, L. (2013). Collaborative reflecting teams in healthcare education. Collaborative Family Healthcare Association Annual Conference. Denver, CO.

Kim, L. & Warner, K. (2013). Diversity lab: An experiential process for postmodern learning. International Family Therapy Academy Annual Conference. Orland, FL.

Tuttle, A., Knudson-Martin, C. & Kim, L. (2013). Parenting as relationship: Theory and framework for assessment and practice.American Family Therapy Academy Annual Conference. Chicago, IL.

Kim, L., Knudson-Martin, C., & Tuttle, A. (2013). How second generation Korean American parents manage hierarchy and connection in the parent-child relationship. American Family Therapy Academy Annual Conference.Chicago, IL.

Knudson-Martin, C., Tuttle, A., & Kim, L. (2013). Clinical application of the relational orientations framework. American Family Therapy Academy Annual Conference. Chicago, IL.

Kim, L., Hernandez, B.C., Denmark, K., & Palaganas, J. (2011). Reflecting teams: An innovative approach to simulation debriefing. International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare. New Orleans, LA.

Academic Credentials

PhD 2012 Loma Linda University

M.S. 2008 Loma Linda University

BA 2004 University of British Columbia