Miyoung Yoon Hammer
Evelyn and Frank Freed Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy
BA, La Sierra University
MS, Fuller Theological Seminary
PhD, Syracuse University
Courses Taught
FI510: Integration Formation Group
FS511: Cultural and Ethnic Issues in Marital and Family Intervention
FT530: Clinical Foundations 1, 2, and 3
FT550: Faculty Consultation Group
FT552: Assessment
FT562/862: Medical Family Therapy: Working with Families in Illness and in Health
FT515: Marital Therapy
FT533 Vulnerable Family Systems: Addressing Mental Health Disparities and Complex Trauma
Faculty-Led Practicum: Restoration Therapy
Campus Affiliations
Areas of Expertise
Medical family therapy, self-of-the-therapist process, spiritual formation, cultural diversity and clinical interventions, Restoration Therapy
Current Research
“There is pain all around us, and it is good to be reminded that we can be restored. We cannot—nor should we want to—go back to who we once were. Some conditions may be incurable and lives irreversibly changed, but when we acknowledge our limitations and realize our utter need for God’s mercy, it is then that the healing—and the restored life that we were meant to live—can begin.”
Dr. Yoon Hammer, in her introduction to her guest edited FULLER magazine on the topic of restoration. Read more.
Bio
Miyoung Yoon Hammer is the Evelyn and Frank Freed Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy. Prior to joining the Fuller faculty in 2009, Dr. Yoon Hammer worked as a medical family therapist (MedFT), providing therapy for patients and their families in hospital, outpatient, and private practice settings. As a Restoration Therapy (RT) therapist, she works with clients to gain insight about their patterns of reactivity that often emerge amidst a health crisis, and to develop new patterns of emotional regulation that promote intrapersonal and interpersonal healing.
Dr. Yoon Hammer’s training and research interests are related to therapy outcomes particularly in multicultural and cross-cultural contexts, and also involve the practitioner’s experience and perspective regarding their personal and professional development. In her classes she addresses the self-of-the-therapist process, encouraging students to explore their past and current contexts to better understand themselves and develop an awareness of how their own family, cultural, and faith narratives inform their clinical work.
Dr. Yoon Hammer is active in local organizations committed to restorative justice work. She is a member of the Collaborative Family Healthcare Association and is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) in California and Illinois.