Shih-Yung Lee

Hi there, I'm Shih-Yung!

I am a California-licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with more than 25 years of clinical experience—over 20 years in the United States and 5 years before that in Taiwan—serving across health care, geriatric care, psychiatric care, and adoption services.

My focus

As a first-generation immigrant and a parent of two American-born, high-achievement adult children who were accepted into prestigious colleges, I have a special affection and rapport with children, teens, and parents with the following issues: adjustment, anxiety, depression, perfectionism, self-esteem, and many more.

My approach

I take a primarily non-pathological view of psychotherapy and use a blend of trauma-informed, client-centered, and solution-focused approaches. I see a therapist’s role as a facilitator of growth and change, and to assist clients in gaining insight and clarity, increasing awareness about negative thinking, exploring innate strengths.