Insoo kim berg biography of williams

Korean American psychotherapist (–)

Insoo Kim Berg (25 July – 10 January ) was a Korean-born American psychotherapist and social worker who was a pioneer of solution focused brief therapy.

Biography

Berg was born and raised in Seoul, Korea.^[1] She was a pharmacy major at Ewha Womans University in Seoul.^[1][2] In , she travelled to the United States after her marriage to Charles Berg, to continue her studies.

With her background in pharmacy, she worked as a tech, then worked in an animal lab, and worked with a guy who did stomach cancer research.^[3] She continued her studies in pharmacy and science because that is what her parents wanted, but then realized she could pick whatever she wanted, so went into social work.^[3] She began her studies at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in , earning undergraduate and graduate degrees in social work.^[4][1] She subsequently began her social work prac