1140 Broadway, Suite 204
New York, NY 10010
174 Nassau Street #408
Princeton, NJ 08540
Our Team
A Shared Clinical Foundation
RISE Center was founded by Dr. Elena E. Kim and is organized around a unified depth-oriented framework known as Existential-Spiritual Psychotherapy (ESP), which she co-developed. This shared model provides clinical coherence across the practice and emphasizes multicultural awareness, relational context, and the broader systems shaping each person’s experience.
Each clinician is grounded in ESP and integrates additional evidence-based approaches that complement the model. Ongoing supervision and collaborative consultation ensure that care remains thoughtful, consistent, and ethically grounded. While our work is unified in structure, each therapist brings a distinct relational style and clinical emphasis. Our structure exists to support depth, safety, and relational integrity in the therapy process.
Meet Our Clinicians
While each clinician brings a distinct style and specialization, we share a commitment to culturally responsive, depth-oriented psychotherapy grounded in structure and care.
Elena Kim, PhD
Founder & Clinical Director | Licensed Psychologist
Dr. Kim provides depth-oriented psychotherapy for individuals and couples navigating complex emotional and existential concerns. Her work integrates relational, psychodynamic, and Emotionally Focused approaches within a culturally responsive and systemically informed framework. In addition to clinical work, she oversees supervision and the continued refinement of the ESP model within the practice. With a prior career in finance and management consulting, she can also support clients navigating workplace stress.
Jocelyn Kim, MSEd
Psychotherapist | MHC-LP
Jocelyn works virtually with adolescents and adults navigating identity development, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. She integrates cognitive-behavioral, dialectical-behavioral, and acceptance and commitment therapies with depth-oriented and person-centered exploration within a culturally responsive framework. As a doctoral student in Counseling Psychology, she brings a research-informed perspective and particular interest in racial identity and cultural belonging.