meet the team

I was born in Seoul, South Korea but grew up in San Antonio, TX, and moved to the DC metro area to work in children's advocacy with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. After almost ten years with The Center, I decided to pursue a second career in health care. So I applied to dental school. A few months before enrollment, I went to see a chiropractor for the first time to get my posture checked. The chiropractic message of balancing the spine and nervous system to activate healing from within resonated with me so much that I actually went to chiropractic school instead!

Choosing chiropractic was one of the best decisions of my life, not only because I met my husband, Dr. Kenneth Kim, in chiropractic school, but I learned how to help people regain and maintain their health. What greater possession do we have than our health?

When it comes to your health, I know how important it is to be able to trust your health care provider. You can rest assured I've put in the hard yards educating myself on the most evidence-based and effective techniques to be able to help you. I graduated Magna Cum Laude from Palmer College of Chiropractic as a Doctor of Chiropractic. I put in countless extra hours traveling the country to attend technique seminars. Following school, I have continued my training with the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association and the American Posture Institute in order to better serve my Springfield, VA community.

I often get asked how I came to name my practice Salt & Light Chiropractic. That's a sentimental one--before my father passed away, he told me to live my life by being like salt and light to others. I try to live by those words every day by having only the intention to give, serve, and love in my heart. My intention for you is to HEAL so that you can finally feel, look, and move better.