Sarah Chun, Ph.D.

Sarah Chun earned her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology in June 2024 from Seattle Pacific University in Seattle, WA. Throughout her training, she completed practicums in primary care clinics, partial hospitalization programs, outpatient settings and college counseling centers. Dr. Chun completed her doctoral internship at the University of San Diego counseling center where she provided individual and group therapy to college students of diverse backgrounds. Dr. Chun is registered as a Psychological Associate in the state of California.

Supervised by Dr. Sean Hodges, Ph.D., MSCP - PSY20658

Dr. Chun is a generalist practitioner who has received training working with clients of all ages with a wide range of presenting concerns. However, she passionate about working with young adults experiencing symptoms of anxiety, depression, adjustment concerns, identity development, trauma, and obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Dr. Chun utilizes evidence-based practices to address each client’s unique needs. She primarily utilizes a cognitive-behavioral approach while incorporating skills from dialectical behavior therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy. She has received specialized training in Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) for obsessive-compulsive disorder and Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) for post-traumatic stress disorder.

Dr. Chun’s approach to therapy is warm, genuine and collaborative. She is strongly committed to creating a supportive and affirming environment that celebrates all marginalized, intersectional identities.

Dr. Chun was born and raised in Seattle, WA before moving south and falling in love with the city of San Diego in 2023. She enjoys spending her free time hiking, working out, learning how to surf, attending concerts, discovering new restaurants and spending quality time with friends and family.

There is a metaphor in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) that likens our thoughts and emotions to weather patterns in the sky. There are days when negative thoughts creep across our mind like dark thunderous clouds and feelings of anxiety, fear, anger, sadness or shame strike through us like lightening. But the thing is, no matter how bad the weather may get, the storm always passes. There are always blue skies above the layer of clouds. Sometimes there are storms that are too scary to face alone. Sometimes we aren’t prepared when they show up or we’ve been in them for so long we’ve lost hope that they will end. That’s where I come in. Let’s scream into the rain and brave this storm together.

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