Patricia Lee, LCSW

Patricia Lee is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Oregon. She completed her graduate work at the School of Social Work at Portland State in 1993 and then participated in a training and consultation group led by several of her former professors. That training through the former Institute for Family Centered Therapy played a formative role in shaping her perspective and continues to inform how she practices today.

Her therapeutic style centers on empowering clients by helping them identify strengths within themselves and their families. She works collaboratively with clients as partners in treatment, establishing goals together, explaining any therapeutic approaches used, and sharing progress along the way. By asking questions that invite curiosity about a situation, she aims to help people experience different emotional responses and develop a more empowered understanding of themselves.

Early in her career she worked extensively with children, adolescents, and their parents. Over time her practice shifted to focus primarily on adults of all ages facing concerns such as anxiety, depression, trauma, family and relationship issues, health and medical problems, employment challenges, bereavement, and end of life matters. She has provided individual therapy, couples counseling, family therapy, and group therapy in a range of settings including private practice, and she has particular experience counseling adults receiving dialysis at outpatient clinics in the Portland metro area.

She recognizes the practical and personal barriers that can make it difficult to pursue counseling, from scheduling and logistics to stigma and the challenge of finding the right fit. She strives to offer flexible scheduling and to work with clients to overcome obstacles so they can engage in care that meets their needs.