About Dr. Lee Phillips
I VIEW PSYCHOTHERAPY AS A JOURNEY, AND WE WILL TAKE IT TOGETHER
My Purpose
Starting a therapy journey requires strength and courage. My goal is to help my clients achieve the objectives they wish to fulfill. I provide a safe, empathetic, and welcoming environment. I utilize interventions that offer symptom relief and enhance emotional connections with themselves and others. I have experience working with LGBTQIA+ populations, as well as treating depression, sexual challenges, anxiety disorders, trauma, bipolar disorder, chronic pain, chronic illness, and various other disabilities. As a committed psychotherapist, sex therapist, and coach, I apply holistic and evidence-based methods to address the whole person, not merely the symptoms. I empower my clients to rediscover aspects of themselves they have suppressed due to deeply ingrained beliefs from dysfunctional families. I encourage and support my clients in developing new ways of relating, thinking, and being. Clients in non-monogamous, swinger, polyamorous, and kink relationships are welcomed.
Experience & Education
I am an award-winning psychotherapist and sex therapist with over 15 years of experience. I hold a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) license in Virginia and am a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) in Washington, DC. Additionally, I possess a Licensed Certified Social Worker at the clinical level (LCSW-C) in Maryland and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in New York. I am a Certified Sex Therapist (CST) and a Sex Therapist Supervisor (CST-S), accredited by the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT). Moreover, I am a Certified Sex and Couples Therapist (CSCT) from the Integrative Sex Therapy Institute and a Certified Psychosexual Therapist (C-PST) through the International Association of Psychosexual Therapists.
I have a full-time private practice where I conduct telehealth sessions with clients. I provide telehealth psychotherapy, family therapy, and sex therapy for residents of Washington, DC, Maryland, Virginia, New York, and Florida using a HIPAA-compliant platform like Zoom. Additionally, I offer virtual sessions focused on dating, relationships, and sexual wellness for clients worldwide. I have been in private practice for over a decade, working with both individuals and couples.
I lecture on topics such as sexuality, chronic pain, anxiety, stress management, caregiver stress, mindfulness, cognitive strategies for chronic pain, reclaiming sexuality for couples with chronic illness, ethical decision-making, the assessment of mental disorders, therapy with LGBTQIA+ clients, and exploring sexual communication, freedom, and pleasure for gender minorities dealing with chronic illness, pain, and other disabilities. I have published in the Journal of Baccalaureate Social Work, researchin LGBTQ-Affirmative Teaching at Historically Black Colleges and Universities: Understanding Program Directors’ Views.
I am a media expert and have been featured in Teen Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Women’s Health, The Lily Newspaper, Giddy, Greatist, Insider, Men’s Health, InsideHook, AskMen, Social Life Magazine, Park Magazine, Yahoo News, Well + Good, Oprah Daily, Fatherly, MindBodyGreen, PsychCentral, verywellmind, HealthCentral, Bustle, BestLife, and many more. I have been a guest on several podcasts and training platforms discussing sex and relationships, including Sessions with world-renowned psychotherapist Esther Perel. I invite you to see more of my media expert engagements on my press page under resources.
I hold a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) degree in Organizational Leadership, with an emphasis in Behavioral Health, from Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, AZ. I serve as an instructor at The Integrative Sex Therapy Institute and also as an instructor and dissertation chair at Modern Sex Therapy Institutes.