Welcome, I’m so glad you’re here! my name is Kathryn, licensed psychotherapist and founder of kathryn lee therapy.

Therapy is a space where you can express your feelings and explore the areas of your life that have gone unspoken so that you can develop awareness and heal to cultivate life long changes and authentic connections with yourself and others.

I work with clients to manage their anxious thoughts and feelings, to understand and break patterns and tendencies that are not serving them, address limiting beliefs and unprocessed traumas, and to work through relationship issues. In therapy, you will gain awareness and clarity on experiences, past and present, make meaningful changes, and heal from harmful, distressing experiences. We will first address any present day concerns before exploring and identifying the root of your issues so that you can create long lasting and meaningful change in your life and relationships.

While I utilize a trauma-informed, relational, and integrative approach, ultimately therapy will be tailored to your unique situation, needs and wants. As a therapist, my style is to be collaborative, interactive, empowering and practical. My job is to guide and support you in this process; I offer insights, guidance, and when appropriate I may gently challenge you with the aim of identifying potential blind spots, providing a different perspective, and considering a different healthier way of responding. While therapy is hard work, there will also be humor, joy, and growth. I strive to create a non judgmental and compassionate practice prioritizing trust, authenticity, and empathy. With gentle curiosity and compassion, we will learn what it is that you need.

Throughout my career, I have worked with adolescents, young adults, LGBTQIA+ individuals, BIPOC, and the everyday New Yorker, with experience working in various settings throughout New York City, including hospitals and child welfare organizations. I currently work with professionals, executives, and creatives with various mental health concerns including high functioning anxiety, high functioning depression, complex trauma, relationship concerns, family of origin concerns, stress/burnout. In addition, I work with individuals around topics including boundaries, perfectionism, people pleasing, low self esteem, and feelings of guilt, shame, anger, doubt, and loneliness. I have helped countless clients over the years overcome mental health challenges, foster emotionally healthy relationships and successfully navigate life transitions.

As an Asian American therapist, I enjoy working with Asian American individuals surrounding concerns that are unique to the Asian American experience, including navigating family of origin dynamics, generational trauma, interracial relationships and exploring one’s racial identity. Beyond the therapy room, I am passionate about destigmatizing mental health particularly within the AAPI community. I have worked with various organizations and contributed to publications as a mental health and relationship expert.

Areas of Expertise: Depression, Anxiety, Trauma/CPTSD (Racial, Spiritual, Intergenerational, Sexual, Childhood), Life Transitions, Relationship Issues, Feelings of Loneliness and Anger, Imposter Syndrome, AAPI Mental Health

I have lived experience in working through family of origin relationships, healing trauma (generational, religious, relational, racial), navigating intercultural dynamics in relationships, deconstructing and reconstructing my faith in addition to my own struggles with anxiety and depression.