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Sylvia Lee, LPC

  • Experience19 years
  • LocationWisconsin
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and LGBT
  • Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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About Sylvia

Sylvia Lee is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Wisconsin who focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, grief, intimacy concerns, relationship and family difficulties, and ADHD.

Background and approach

With 19 years of clinical experience, she centers her work on clients' own strengths and perspectives, treating each person as the expert on their life while offering guidance and evidence-informed techniques to move forward. Sylvia emphasizes an empathetic, nonjudgmental stance where clients can explore painful feelings, make sense of difficult changes, and build practical coping skills.

She aims to create a calm space for people wrestling with loss, communication struggles, career transitions, body image, chronic illness, or other complex challenges. Her practice blends client-centered listening with approaches that help set goals, identify patterns, and create realistic steps toward growth and improved well-being.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathy and active listening, helping clients feel heard as they explore values, strengths, and personal goals; this approach supports people coping with grief, identity questions, or relationship concerns. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, offering practical strategies for anxiety, depression, stress, and attention-related challenges. Motivational interviewing helps clarify a person’s own reasons for change and strengthens commitment by exploring ambivalence in a respectful, nonconfrontational way.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist partners with each client to assess needs, preferences, and goals, and will adapt techniques over time to better match what works for the individual. Clients are invited to provide feedback so the plan stays flexible and practical.

Online formats such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging make it easier to arrange appointments around work, family, and daily routines. These options increase accessibility and allow consistent engagement from different locations while preserving a focus on progress, skill-building, and meaningful connection with a licensed professional.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Sylvia commonly address?
Sylvia works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, grief, intimacy-related concerns, depression, relationship and family challenges, and ADHD among other areas of focus.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach blends client-centered listening with practical techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and solution-focused methods, aiming for an empathetic, collaborative tone while setting achievable goals.
How much clinical experience does she bring?
She has 19 years of professional experience supporting clients through life changes, trauma, caregiving stress, and other complex concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
Sylvia holds the LPC credential with the license number WI LPC 7243-125 and practices in Wisconsin.
Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are provided in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Clients can work with her through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference and scheduling.
How are costs handled for therapy with her?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyLGBTGriefIntimacy-related issuesDepression

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseParenting issuesSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Motivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

19+ years

Licensed

Wisconsin

Languages

English