Faculty Bio

Esther Shin is a Licensed Psychotherapist who brings to Charisma University over 10 years of clinical experience and supervisory experience of training and coaching of externs. She has earned her M.A. in Psychology from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, and has worked in all levels of care including inpatient units, intensive outpatient programs, and outpatient, hospital based community health centers. She is also affiliated with a group practice in the city of Chicago, IL where she provides crisis intervention, risk assessments and lead groups following critical incidents in the workplace. She implements evidence-based practices including DBT, CBT, and EMDR, an intervention approved by the U.S. Department of Defense for the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. Her specialty is trauma and in addition to her clinical work, she has coordinated programs for victims of violent crimes and assaults including domestic abuse and sexual assaults.