Location:
San Francisco, CA 94102
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Education:
Ph.D. from Temple University in 1992
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Philosophy:
For Individuals, a cognitive-behavioral approach is utilized. Dr. Lee is active, problem-focused, and goal-directed. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is an empirically supported treatment that focuses on patterns of thinking that are maladaptive and the beliefs that underlie such thinking Studies of CBT have demonstrated its usefulness for a wide variety of problems, including mood disorders, anxiety disorders, personality disorders, eating disorders, substance
abuse disorders, and psychotic disorders.
For Couples and Families, we are dedicated to the understanding and enhancement of couple and family relationships through an emphasis on emotions and their interpersonal impact. We believe that all people can maximize their potential given a nurturing social environment, which we endeavor to foster in our work with clients.
At Lee Psychological Services, we believe that sex addiction (S.A.R.P) must be addressed within the context of the individual’s total spiritual, emotional, psychological and physiological well being. The clinical picture is often complicated by mood or anxiety disorders, trauma, grief and loss, substance dependence, or eating disorders.
At Lee Psychological Services, we believe that batterers (moMENtum) use abuse to gain power and control over their intimate partners. Abuse is behavior that physically harms or creates fear in the victim. A batterer often prevents his/her intimate partner from doing what he/she wants
to do.
The substance abuse treatment program has been designed to treat Substance abuse as a
disease of a chronic, relapsing nature. Although this disease cannot be cured, we teach that it
can be controlled, and that abstinence from alcohol and drug use is basic to maintaining
recovery. The Program emphasizes the patient's responsibility for recovery.
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Practice:
Lee Psychological Service's counseling and psychological services are available to the general public on a fee-for service basis. Dr. Lee is a licensed psychologist well versed in a variety of individual, couples, group and family interventions. Typical referrals include requests for assistance with communication and relationship difficulties, marital conflict, family dysfunction, stress-related problems and behavioral difficulties with adolescents.
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Additional information:
Dr. Lee will ask for your feedback and views on your therapy, its progress and other aspects of the therapy and will expect you to respond openly and honestly. Sometimes more than one approach can be helpful in dealing with a certain situation. Durning evaluation or therapy, remembering or talking about unpleasant events, feelings, or throughts can result in you experiencing considerable discomfort or strang feelings of anger, sadness, worry, fear, etc. or experiencing anxiety, depression, insomnia, etc.
Dr. Lee may challenge some of your assumptions or perceptions or propose different ways of looking at, thinking about, or handling situations which can cause you to feel very upset, angry, depressed, challenged or disappointed. Attempting to resolve issues that brought you to therapy in the first place, such as personal or interpersonal relationships may result in changes that were not originally intended. Psychotherapy may result in decisions about changing behaviors, employment, substance use, schooling, housing or relationships. Sometimes a decision that is positive for one family member is viewed quite negatively by another family member.
Change will sometimes be easy and swift, but more often it will be slow and even frustrating. There is no guarantee that psychotherapy will yield positive or intended results. During the course of therapy, Dr. Lee is likely to draw on various psychological approaches according, in part, to the problem that is being treated and his/her assessment of what will best benefit you. These approaches include behavioral, cognitive-behavioral, psychodynamic, existential, system/family, developmental (adult, child, family), or psycho-educations. |
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Area of Specialization:
. Adults
.. Family Therapy
.. Individual Therapy
..Marriage Counseling
Addictions
Affairs & Infidelity
Anger Management
Anxiety and Panic
Blended Families
Codependency
Cognitive Disorders
Death, Dying & Loss
Depression
Diversity Issues
Domestic Violence
Drug & Alcohol Addictions
Postpartum Depression
PTSD
Relationship Problems
Sexual Function / Dysfunction
Trauma
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Setting:
Our private practice site is conveniently located in the Financial District, beween 3rd and 4th Street on Market Street. The BART and MUNI station is bellow ground (1 block east Powell street station.) You can also click the link below the map for driving directions to our office. Convient parking garages are located at Meteron (4th & Mission Street) and O'Farrell Street Garage (O'Farrell and Grant Street). |
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Payment types accepted:
insurance, cash
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Ph.D.
CA License# PSY15905
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Experience:
22 yrs. general counseling
20 yrs. marriage counseling |
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