Essence Lee , LCPC

Essence Lee is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) practicing in Illinois. She brings ten years of clinical experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and the ups and downs of major life transitions. She encourages clients to notice their own strengths and to use those strengths toward change.

She keeps sessions straightforward and practical. Clients can expect clear tools to use between meetings, such as simple cognitive techniques and mindfulness exercises. The focus is on what someone can try today to feel slightly better and build momentum over time.

Lee often helps people who feel empty, stuck, or weighed down by guilt and shame. She also supports those facing grief, compassion fatigue, mood concerns including bipolar symptoms, and the effects of prejudice and discrimination. Women seeking support around self-love, confidence, or relationship patterns may find her approach relevant.

Her style blends cognitive behavioral work with mindfulness practices. That means she will notice how thoughts affect mood and behavior, and also teach present-moment awareness to reduce reactivity. Sessions balance talking, problem-solving, and brief experiential exercises to practice new ways of responding.

Working with Lee begins with a practical plan. She uses a collaborative method to set goals and track progress. People who want clear steps, homework they can try between sessions, and gentle encouragement tend to do well with her way of working.

Online approaches combining CBT and mindfulness

Essence Lee uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice unhelpful thought patterns and then practice different, more balanced thoughts and behaviors. CBT is often useful for anxiety, depression, and repetitive negative thinking by giving concrete skills to test in daily life.

She also draws on mindfulness therapy to help people become more aware of the present moment and less driven by automatic reactions. Mindfulness practices can reduce rumination, ease stress, and create space for clearer choices when emotions feel intense.

Finding the best approach is a team effort. The therapist will work collaboratively to identify goals, try techniques, and adjust the plan based on what helps most. Clients are invited to give feedback so sessions reflect their needs and preferences rather than a fixed method.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexible access. Video calls let people work face-to-face from different locations, phone sessions can fit a break during a workday, live chat supports shorter check-ins, and messaging offers ongoing brief support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to choose a format that matches schedule, comfort with technology, and how much in-the-moment contact someone wants.