1. DONALD LEE
3131 Turtle Creek Blvd. Suite 1026
Dallas, TX 75219
(469) 767-3663
EDUCATION
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY New York, NY
Ed.D. in Counseling Psychology
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY New York, NY
M.A., M.Ed. in Counseling Psychology
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY Waltham, MA
B.A. in Psychology
LICENSURE Texas Licensed Professional Counselor
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
9/03 – present Psychotherapist
Private Practice Dallas ,TX
• Provide assessment and short- and long-term individual, group, marital and
family psychotherapy addressing issues ranging from ADHD, depression,
anxiety, substance abuse, identity, and adjustment.
11/01 – 9/03 QMHP – Family Preservation Program
Dallas Metrocare Services Dallas, TX
• Provided intensive in-home psychological services to children and adolescents
with various psychological disorders, and their families.
• Coordinated services with various agencies including Texas juvenile justice
system.
9/00 – 8/01 Psychology Intern
Association for the Help of Retarded Children New York, NY
• Provided psychological services to children, adults, and seniors of diverse
urban background presenting a broad range of psychological issues at varying
levels of functioning.
• Provided individual psychotherapy to traumatic brain injured clients.
• Assessed clients’ intellectual and adaptive functioning.
• Treatment modalities utilized include dynamically oriented individual
psychotherapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, group therapy, and play therapy.
10/99 – 6/00 Off-Site Therapist
PSCH Habilitation Clinic New York, NY
• Provided weekly in-home behavior management counseling to children with
developmental disabilities and their families.
4/96 - 7/96 Consultant Psychologist
Victim Services New York, NY
• Developed supervisory experiences focusing on instructors' clinical issues as
well as understanding and interpretation of group dynamics presented in
educational groups for male batterers.
1/94 - 8/97 Career Counselor
Barnard College, Office of Career Development New York, NY

2. • Provided individual vocational and academic counseling and testing for
undergraduates and alumnae.
• Surveyed vocational and educational activities of senior class six months after
graduation and developed report for administrative and student distribution.
7/91 - 2/92 Consultant Psychologist
Community Resource Center Bronx, NY
• Developed treatment plans, in-house goals, and assisted in evaluations for
young adult autistic population.
• Updated and maintained quarterly, semi-annual and annual reports.
• Provided staff supervision and training.
• Attended case conferences.
9/90 - 5/91 Intern
Emily Dickinson School New York, NY
• Lead and co-lead counseling groups for elementary and middle school
students.
• Presenting problems included familial and classroom behavioral issues.
9/89 - 5/90 Psychological Trainee
Teachers College Center for Psychological Services New York, NY
• Advanced doctoral training practicum in psychological assessment and
psychotherapy for adult individuals and couples.
• Presenting problems included: difficulties with adjustment, anxiety, identity,
and career adjustment.
1/88 - 5/88 Psychological Trainee
Teachers College Center for Psychological Services New York, NY
• Provided short-term adult psychotherapy and vocational counseling.
• Participated in case conferences and group supervisions.
9/87 - 5/88 Psychological Trainee
Postgraduate Center for Mental Health New York, NY
• Provided individual and group counseling to outpatient adult clients with
schizophrenic and borderline diagnoses.
• Participated in group supervisions and case conferences.
8/85 - 8/86 Child and Family Counselor
The Advocacy Center Boston, MA
• Provided individual and family counseling to foster children and foster
families.
• Assisted and supported foster children and parents in adjustment to foster
homes.
• Made referrals and coordinated children's medical and psychological needs.
• Participated in on-call crisis intervention.
9/84 - 5/85 Intern Counselor
Metropolitan State Hospital Waltham, MA
• Provided geriatric inpatients with individual and group counseling sessions.
• Participated in case management meetings.
ADMINISTRATION
9/99 – 8/00 Community Liaison
Bellevue/NYU Program for Survivors of Torture New York, NY
• Coordinated outreach to target audiences, assessed training needs, and
scheduled/implemented trainings.
• Served as program point person assisting in follow-up of trainings.

3. • Worked individually with clients to access various social services including
housing, Medicaid, vocational training, ESL classes, and job placement.
8/98 - 6/99 Director of Social Services
Banana Kelly Community Improvement Association Bronx, NY
• Supervised and provided technical assistance to staff consisting of Project
Director, Program Coordinator, and 9 Community Trainers.
• Negotiated and oversaw contracts for various programs involving HIV/AIDS,
homelessness prevention, school attendance improvement, autistic and mentally
retarded young adults, and emotionally disturbed children.
• Oversaw contract budgets totaling nearly $2 million dollars.
• Served as agency liaison to contract funders on city and state levels.
• Assisted in creation of, and participated in, tenant interview process and
Incident Review Committee.
• Developed and conducted new tenants orientation.
• Reported directly to agency President.
8/94 - 5/96 Graduate Assistant
Office of Residential Life, Barnard College New York, NY
• Provided counseling, crisis intervention and referrals for students.
• Developed and presented Residence Life staff in-service on counseling skills
and crisis intervention procedures.
• Participated in on-call duty.
• Worked with Associate Director of Residential Life on specific projects,
including developing leadership skills workshop for Students of Color Retreat.
• Directly supervised Resident Assistant staff, undergraduate student leaders
and advised Quad Hall Council.
8/90 - 5/94 Residence Director
University Residence Halls, Columbia University New York, NY
• Directly responsible for supervision and professional development of 10
Resident Assistants.
• Directed social and educational programs for over 600 undergraduate students
in residential and Greek housing.
• Assessed residential life staff needs and developed training to address needs at
annual staff orientations and semi-annual in-services.
• Participated in selection and hiring of all Residence Life staff including
Associate Deans.
• Assisted in implementation of in-house residential system
• Participated in campus-wide on-call duty.
• Participated in Dean's discipline hearings.
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
9/95 – 12/00 Teaching Associate
9/90 - 5/94 "Racial-Cultural Counseling Laboratory", Department of Social,
Organizational, and Counseling Psychology, Teachers College New York, NY
• Provide instruction to masters and doctoral level students in cross-cultural
awareness and competence through exploration of reference group membership
issues of race, ethnicity, social class, and religion.
• Provide instruction of applications to individual and group counseling through
skill building sessions.
• Provide students with weekly written feedback as well as mid-semester and
final evaluations.
4/96 -6/96 Teaching Associate

4. "Racial-Cultural Counseling Laboratory", Department of Social,
Organizational, and Counseling Psychology, Teachers College New York, NY
• Developed and implemented a training program for new course teaching
associates.
1/92 - 5/94 Instructional Staff
"Preparation for Group Counseling", Department of Social, Organizational,
and Counseling Psychology, Teachers College New York, NY
• Provided intensive analysis of group dynamics with emphasis on cultural
diversity and gender.
9/89 - 5/90 Course Instructor
9/87 - 12/87 "Preparation for Individual Counseling", Department of Social,
Organizational, and Counseling Psychology, Teachers College New York, NY
• Instructed masters level students in development and use of counseling skills
with aid of video feedback.
• Prepared and gave lectures, as well as, attended supervisory sessions.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Doctoral Dissertation
Department of Social, Organizational, and Counseling Psychology,
Teachers College NewYork, NY
“The Influence of Acculturation and Racial Identity Upon Asian Americans’
Attitudes Toward Seeking Psychological Help.”
6/96 - 5/97 Research Team Manager
Department of Social, Organizational, and Counseling Psychology,
Teachers College New York, NY
•Organized and coordinated ongoing racial identity research projects.
•Managed, trained and supervised research team comprised of 14 students.
•Analyzed data and prepared manuscripts for submission.
9/92 - 5/96 Research Team Assistant
9/88 - 5/89 Department of Social, Organizational, and Counseling Psychology,
Teachers College New York, NY
• Collected, coded, and input data for racial identity studies.
• Wrote SPSS programs and analyzed data.
PRESENTATIONS
Lee, D. (2005, April). Multicultural Competence Through Understanding
Personal Racism. Presentation to Dallas Metro Counseling Association, Green
Oaks Hospital, Dallas, TX.
Lee, D. (2003, February). What Group Do I Belong To? Presentation to
adolescent members of St. Michael and All Angels Church, Dallas, TX.
Lee, D. (2003, January). What’s this Thing Called Multiculturalism?
Presentation to adult Sunday School members of Lovers Lane United Methodist
Church, Dallas, TX.
Lee, D. (2002, March). Issues in Cross-cultural Understanding and
Managing Therapists’ Reactions to Indigent Populations. In-service training to
Dallas Metrocare Westside Clinic clinical staff, Dallas, TX.

5. Lee, D. (2002, February). The Clinical Utility of Therapists’ Reference
Group Identities. In-service training to Dallas Metrocare Eastside Clinic clinical
staff, Dallas, TX.
Lee, D. (2001, February). Self-Awareness as a Function of
Multiculturalism. Workshop training to AHRC Medicaid Service Coordinator
staff, New York, NY.
Lee, D. (2001, January). The Importance of Knowledge of One’s Group
Reference Identities. Presentation to AHRC Family and Clinical Services staff,
New York, NY.
Lee, D. (2000, November). Countertransferential Experiences in Dealing
with Clients’ Racist Remarks – Understanding through Multicultural Self-
Awareness. Presentation to AHRC Psychology Staff, New York, NY.
Lee, D. & Porterfield, K. (2000, March). Issues in Refugee Adaptation and
Acclimation. Workshop presented to Kosovar and African community leaders at
Caring for Refugees conference, Fargo, North Dakota.
Lee, D. & Porterfield, K. (2000, March). Working with Interpreters and
Working Multiculturally. Presented at Caring for Refugees conference, Fargo,
North Dakota.
Porterfield, K. & Lee, D. (2000, March). Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
and Clinical Aspects of Working with Traumatized Refugees. Presented at
Caring for Refugees conference, Fargo, North Dakota
Lee, D. & Porterfield, K. (2000, March). Secondary Trauma and Burnout.
Presented at Caring for Refugees conference, Fargo, North Dakota.
Porterfield, K. & Lee, D. (2000, March). Psychological and Physical
Effects of Torture. Presented at Caring for Refugees conference, Fargo, North
Dakota.
Smith, H., Keller, A., Lee, D. (2000, March). Caring for Victims of Torture
and Refugee Trauma. Presented as training to NYU Primary Care Residency
Program, Psychosocial Block, New York, NY.
Smith, H. & Lee, D. (2000, February). Therapeutic and Pragmatic
Considerations in Interviewing Survivors of Torture. Presented as training to
clinical staff at The International Institute of New Jersey.
Smith, H. & Lee, D. (2000, February). Clinical Interventions with
Survivors of Torture. Presented as training to clinical staff at The International
Institute of New Jersey.
Lee, D. (1998, May). Roundtable discussion facilitator. First Annual
SAMMH Conference, California School of Professional Psychology - Los
Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.
Carter. R. T., Akinsulure-Smith, A. M., Lee, D. Y., Ota-Wang, V.,
Sicalides, E. I., & Smith, H. (1996, February). A model for training racial-
cultural competencies. Workshop conducted at the 13th Annual Teachers College
Winter Roundtable Conference, New York, New York.
Carter. R. T., Akinsulure, A. M., Lee, D. Y., Ota-Wang, V.,

6. Sicalides, E. I., & Smith, H. (1995, February). A training model for racial-cultural
counseling competencies. Workshop conducted at the 12th Annual Teachers
College Winter Roundtable Conference, New York, New York.
Carter. R. T., Akinsulure, A. M., Lee, D. Y., Ota-Wang, V.,
Sicalides, E. I., & Smith, H. (1995, August). Evolution of a training model for
racial-cultural counseling competencies. Symposium conducted at the Meeting
of the 103rd Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association,
New York, New York.
PUBLICATIONS
Carter, R. T., Sicalides, E. I., Lee, D. Y., & Johnson, S. D. (Eds.), (1995).
The 1994 Teachers College Winter Roundtable Conference Proceedings.
New York: Teachers College
SCHOLARSHIPS
1989 - 1993 Teachers College Minority Scholarship, Teachers College, Columbia University
RELATED EXPERIENCE
Teachers College: Assistant to the Director, 15th Annual Teachers College Winter Roundtable on
Cross-Cultural Psychology and Education; Program Coordinator, 14th Annual
Teachers College Winter Roundtable on Cross-Cultural Psychology and
Education; Program Committee Member, 7th-13th Annual Teachers College
Winter Roundtable on Cross-Cultural Psychology and Education
Brandeis University: Minority Admissions Recruiter; President of Asian-American Students
Association; Prospective Freshmen Housing Coordinator; Freshmen Orientation
Aide; Tour Guide
LANGUAGES
Fluency in Chinese (Cantonese).
ACTIVITIES
1/08 – 5/09 Board of Directors, The Elisa Project