Dug Y. Lee Lebel, PhD, ABPP
Board Certified Couple and Family Psychologist
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EDUCATION
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Fielding Graduate University
Jan 2008 – Aug 2013
Santa Barbara, CA
Ph.D. Clinical Psychology, 2013
M.A. Clinical Psychology, 2010
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Bastyr University / LIOS
Aug 2004 – Jun 2006
Kenmore, WA
M.A. Applied Behavioral Science
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University of Tennessee Jun 1993 – Dec 1996
Knoxville, TN
B.S. Business Administration
Summa Cum Laude
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EXPERIENCE
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Prosper Health
Aug 2023 – Present
Fort Lauderdale, FL (Remote)
Position: Assessment Psychologist
I conduct diagnostic assessments for adults who believe they may be autistic.
• Utilize a variety of testing instruments
• Analyze data and write assessment reports
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Antioch University Seattle
Oct 2015 – Present
Seattle, WA (Remote)
Position: Adjunct Faculty/ Clinical Supervisor
I mentor and educate students about human behavior, the nature of systems, professional development, and regulatory issues. I help them to embrace ambiguity and develop their ability to solve problems using analysis, creativity, and their unique strengths. As a member of dissertation committees, I serve as the analytic systems thinker who can detect the strengths and difficulties the project may encounter in the future. Also, when training sites were in short supply, I have helped build partnerships in the community and helped those entities build out training programs for the Antioch students.
• Clinically supervise and teach pre-PsyD psychology students
• Remote teach pre-MA couple and family therapy students
• Participate in dissertation committees
• Build partnerships and programs in the community
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Private Practice
Jan 2006 – Present
Telepsychology and YouTube
Position: Psychologist, Owner
My private practice consists of outreach via my YouTube channel, Creative Psychology with Dr. Dug, and direct clinical work with clients of color who are struggling with relationship difficulties and anxiety. As a board-certified Couple and Family Psychologist, I approach all of my work from a systems perspective and use creative strategies in order to help people consider alternative views of themselves and their lives. I have developed and maintained professional collaborations with healthcare providers from a variety of disciplines in order to approach client care from a multisystems approach. In response to the need for mental health treatment in rural areas and increased accessibility for clients of color, I developed the telepsychology aspect of my practice in 2018 and gained PSYPACT designation in 2021.
• Conduct psychotherapy with individuals, couples, and adolescents
• Provide leadership in the community on behavioral health and telepsychology
• Outreach to clinicians, students, and the general public through YouTube channel
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Vida Health Jan
2022 – Aug 2023
San Francisco, CA (Remote)
Position: Psychologist
I conduct clinical assessments and provide brief Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to individuals struggling with anxiety, mood, relationships, and work stressors.
• Provide brief psychotherapy to individuals
• Conduct clinical assessments
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Yorkville University
Aug 2022 – Feb 2023
New Brunswick, ON (Remote)
Position: Faculty Lead (Full-time)
I oversee and support adjunct faculty teaching the Diversity course to pre-MA students using a strengths-based approach that honors individuality and critical thinking. I also collaborate with the premier cohort of Faculty Leads in creating standards, protocols, and documentation for this new role. Finally, I also remote teach students across all pre-MA courses.
• Remote instruct pre-MA counseling psychology students
• Supervise 30+ instructors teaching Cultural Diversity in Counselling
• Contribute to a new infrastructure for the Faculty Lead role
• Committee work for Hiring, Student Development, and Scholarship
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Fairleigh Dickinson University
Jan 2022 – Jun 2022
Teaneck, NJ (Remote)
Position: Adjunct Faculty
I mentor and educate students about diversity issues in psychology, including theories and intersectional perspectives. My classes are unique in their experiential nature and high level of student participation. I help students to gain greater insight into their own implicit beliefs and grow their cultural knowledge, humility, and appreciation.
• Remote instruct pre-PhD psychology students
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Washington State Examining Board of Psychology
Apr 2020 – Jun 2021
Olympia, WA
Position: Board Member by Gubernatorial Appointment
I work with a peer body to ensure public safety and quality of psychological services. We develop rules and policies that promote the ethical and legal provision of psychological treatment, as well as monitor and enforce standards of practice. I help to establish qualifications and standards for the practice of psychology with the purpose of maintaining a high level of public trust, which in turn, fosters greater social acceptance of mental health treatment.
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VA Puget Sound Health Care System
Feb 2017 – Nov 2019
Tacoma and Seattle, WA
Position: Community Outpatient Mental Health Clinical Reviewer
I revamped my program after identifying the inefficiencies impacting Veterans’ access to care, the inherited historical damaged trust between my program and other VA departments, and the lack of oversight of the community contractors. I was able to successfully develop collaborative partnerships with multiple entities who had conflicting goals, ambitions, and priorities, including VA providers from multiple healthcare disciplines, VA leadership, VA staff across the country, contracted community providers, and Veterans. Those collaborations allowed me to address the gaps in treatment for eating disorders and substance use disorders. I identified and tracked this disparity, developed and proposed solutions to leadership, and empowered others to implement and further grow the new protocols. With these successes, I was treated as an SME in managed care
• Evaluate requests for Veteran’s initial and continuing mental health treatment in the community
• Partner with internal and external stakeholders
• Act as SME for behavioral health managed care
• Develop, advocate for, and implement programmatic changes
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Give an Hour
May 2015 – Mar 2017
Seattle, WA
Position: Project Coordinator, Tacoma Community Collaborative
I created Give an Hour’s first presence in the Pacific Northwest. Give an Hour is a national nonprofit with the mission of military and Veteran mental well-being. In response to the problem of multiple disparate entities working in parallel, I led my team in the creation of a collaborative community in Western Washington. I strategically identified private and public stakeholders, worked to unify them under the shared mission of military and Veteran mental health, and empowered them to create sustainable programs.
• Identify available mental health resources for active and retired service members and their loved ones
• Analyze the gaps in and barriers to mental health services and identify possible remedies
• Initiate and facilitate the coordination of care across resources
• Create a collaborative of local stakeholders concerned about the mental health needs of the military
community
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Associates for Psychiatric and Mental Health
Sep 2013 – Apr 2015
Vancouver, WA
Position: Psychologist
My role as the behavioral health lead entailed providing consultation and mentorship to medical and mental health staff, facilitating and conducting trainings to improve services, and provide direct services.
• Serve as behavioral health lead
• Conduct intakes and psychotherapy with individuals, couples, and adolescents
• Administer, score, and write reports on comprehensive psychological assessments
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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS / LEADERSHIP ROLES
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North Carolina Psychological Association
Jul 2023 – Present
Raleigh, NC
Position: Member
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American Board of Professional Psychology
Nov 2018 – Present
Chapel Hill, NC
Position: Board Member (since Oct 2019), American Board of Couple and Family Psychology
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American Academy of Couple and Family Psychology
Nov 2018 – Present
Evanston, IL
Position: Board Member
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American Society of Clinical Hypnosis
Jun 2017 – Present
Schaumburg, IL
Position: Associate Member
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Washington Counselors of Color Network
Jun 2016 – Present
Seattle, WA
Position: Member
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Asian American Psychological Association
Jan 2010 – Present
Washington, DC
Position: Member
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American Psychological Association
Aug 2006 – Present
Washington, DC
Divisions:
• Division 10: Society for the Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity and the Arts
• Division 45: Society for the Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity and Race
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Washington State Psychological Association
Aug 2006 – Dec 2020
Seattle, WA
Position: Editor-in-Chief (Jan 2009 – Dec 2012)
Position: Chapter 6 Continuing Education Coordinator (Jan 2014 – Jan 2015)
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VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
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Give an Hour Mar
2010 – Present
Position: Volunteer Provider
• Provide pro-bono psychotherapy for members of the military and their families
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American Red Cross
Jun 2010 – Jan 2019
Position: Disaster Mental Health Volunteer
• Supervise disaster mental health volunteers as King County Lead
Jan 2016 – Mar 2017
• Rebuild the disaster mental health program as King County Lead
• Train and debrief American Red Cross volunteers pre and post-deployments
• Provide psychological crisis intervention for survivors of disasters
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King County Clinic
Oct 2017 – Oct 2018
Seattle Center, Seattle, WA
Position: Mental Health Supervisor
• Supervise student volunteer therapists at the annual King County Clinic
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King County Crisis Clinic
Aug 2006 – Dec 2007
Seattle, WA
Position: Crisis Intervention Phone Worker
• Provide telephone crisis intervention
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LICENSURE, TRAINING, AND DESIGNATIONS
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Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Apr 2023 – Present
North Carolina Board of Psychology
#6337
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Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology
Dec 2021 – Present
Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards
#9761
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Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Oct 2021 – Present
Georgia Secretary of State
PSY004561
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Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Jul 2021 – Present
Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
PSY-1915
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Couple and Family Psychology Board Certification
Nov 2018 – Present
American Board of Professional Psychology
Certificate #8804
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Licensed Clinical Psychologist
May 2014 – Present
Washington State Department of Health
PY 60415676
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Six Sigma White Belt
Nov 2016
Spectrum Consulting Group, LLC
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RESEARCH
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Fielding Graduate University
Jul 2014
Doctoral Dissertation
Dissertation Committee Chairperson: Karen Dill, PhD
• Is Charisma Enough for Women? The Impact of Gender on Charismatic Influence
A study of the power disparity between men and women via the examination of the relationships between gender,
charisma, and influence.
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Antioch University Seattle
May 2008 – Nov 2010
Research Practicum
Supervisor: Alejandra Suarez, PhD
• Mindfulness and Nonviolent Communication
A study of the impact of mindfulness and nonviolent communication training on
inmates’ recidivism. Designed the experiment, conducted quantitative analysis,
designed behavioral rating scales, selected psychometric tests, scored specialized
instruments, interpreted findings, and co-wrote a paper.
• Integrated Theory of Listening
An investigation of the listening components of Freudian psychoanalysis, Jungian
psychology, May’s existentialism, Rogers’ person-centered approach, Gestalt therapy,
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, Csikszentmihalyi’s evolutionary psychology, Greenberg’s
emotion-focused approach, positive psychology, and interpersonal neurobiology.
Integrated these components into a single theory of listening, co-wrote a paper, and
presented the theory at a conference in Lisbon, Portugal.
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Relationship Research Institute (Gottman Institute)
Oct 2007 – Jan 2008
Position: Research Assistant
• Violence in Intimate Relationships.
A study of relationships characterized by violence. Screened and interviewed participants and collected biometric
data of participants during the interviews.
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Antioch University Seattle
Aug 2006 – Jan 2007
Doctoral Fellow
Supervisor: Alejandra Suarez, PhD
• Openness to Diversity
An examination of the relationship between ego integration and openness to diversity.
• Designed the experiment, conducted quantitative analysis, scored specialized instruments, interpreted
findings, and trained other raters on the Loevinger Sentence Completion Test.
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PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
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Lee, D. Y. (2022, December). I’m fine. Panel moderation for Give An Hour, Online.
Lee, D. Y. (2022, July). How culture impacts our emotional wellbeing. Panel presentation for Give An Hour, Online.
Lee, D. Y. (2021, March). Moral injury vs. PTSD: Is the monster in here or out there? Presentation at the Jewish Family Service meeting, Online.
Fury, S., Lee, D. Y., & Bogen, E. (2020, May). Before and after the affair. Presentation at the Antioch University Seattle Community Meeting, Online.
Lee, D. Y. (2019, January). Moral injury vs. PTSD: Is the monster in here or out there? Presentation at the Pierce County Counselors meeting, Tacoma, WA.
Lee, D. Y. (2018, August). Treating the mental health of female Veterans: An overview. Presentation at the Residence XII clinical meeting, Kirkland, WA.
Lee, D. Y. (2017, June). Let’s get practical about treating military clients: Cultural and clinical competence. Presentation at the Pierce County Counselors Association meeting, Tacoma, WA.
Lee, D. Y. (2016, March). Countertransference: Beyond psychoanalysis. Presentation at the Antioch University Seattle Community Meeting, Seattle, WA.
Lee, D. Y. (2016, January). Living with Integrity and Intention. Workshop at the Washington Department of Veterans Affairs Vet Corps Conservation Program Mid-Year Meeting, Fife, WA.
Lee, D. Y. (2015, October). Mental health bootcamp: What therapists should know about treating military clients. Presentation at the Pierce County Counselors Association meeting, Tacoma, WA.
Lee, D. Y. (2015, July). Before and after the affair. Presentation at the Antioch University Seattle Community Meeting, Seattle, WA.
Lee, D. Y., Hlavsa, D., Holloman, D., Davis, A., Lehavot, K., Nobles, R., …Swanson, L. (2007, October). Acting in therapy: Finding the diversity within. Presentation at the fall conference of the Washington State Psychological Association, Tacoma, WA.
Lee, D. Y., Hlavsa, D., & Schoenholtz-Read, J. (2008, October). Transitioning in and out of the psychotherapist's role to enhance self-care: Lessons from acting. Presentation at the fall conference of the Washington State Psychological Association, Tukwila, WA.
Lee, D. Y., & Meek, W. (2010, October). Are you tearing at the moral fabric of Pacific Northwest Psychologists? Presentation at the fall conference of the Washington State Psychological Association, Lynnwood, WA.
Lee, D. Y., & Orpen, S. (2015, May). Sex therapy with couples. Presentation at the Antioch University Seattle Community Meeting, Seattle, WA.
Siegel, L. A., & Lee, D. Y. (2014, October). The ins and outs of sexual disorders, pharmacology, and integrative care. Presentation at the fall conference of the Washington State Psychological Association, Seatac, WA.
Suarez, A., & Lee, D. Y. (2007, July). Listening with integration: From Reik to Siegel. Paper presented at the summer conference of the Society for the Exploration of Psychological Integration, Lisbon, Portugal.
Suarez, A., Lee, D. Y., Rowe, C., Gomez, A., Murowchick, E., & Linn, P. (2009, October). Two studies of Freedom Project: Does it work? How does it work? Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Freedom Project, Seattle, WA.
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PUBLICATIONS
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Lee, D. Y. (2020). Compassion fatigue – moral injury cycle: Healthcare practitioners’ dilemma during global crises. Submitted manuscript.
Suarez, A., Lee, D. Y., Rowe, C., Gomez, A. A., Murowchick, E., & Linn, P. L. (2014). Freedom Project: Nonviolent communication and mindfulness training in prison. SAGE Open, 4(1). doi: 10.1177/2158244013516154
