Jacqueline Lee, ALMFT

Preferred Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Email: jacquelinelee@core-chicago.com
Tel: (224) 714-2412 (Evanston)

Jacqueline is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist that specializes in working with adolescents, young adults, couples, and families. As a person of color and second generation immigrant, Jacqueline is especially passionate about working with immigrant communities and people of color. Jacqueline offers services in English and also speaks conversational Mandarin. She supports clients who experience family and relationship challenges, life transitions, sibling relationships, intergenerational trauma, anxiety, and depression.

Jacqueline is committed to being a culturally curious therapist. She values learning about different cultures, races, and ethnicities, and collaborates with clients to explore how those identities show up in the therapy room and in their lives. Jacqueline is an integrative therapist, as she utilizes a variety of systemic and evidence-based theories to fit the particular needs and personalities of each client. Such therapeutic modalities include Narrative Therapy, Emotion Focused Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Play Therapy.

As a therapist, Jacqueline has observed the ways in which old patterns can keep people stuck. She believes that safe and vulnerable relationships are the vessel for healing and growth. With her friendly, playful and warm personality, Jacqueline strives to develop strong and caring relationships with clients and help then translate that into other relationships. Jacqueline believes that each client’s unique experiences deserve an individualized approach to help them work towards their goals. Jacqueline’s collaborative and individualized approach with clients challenges them to grow, change, and explore the values that feel the most important to them. Jacqueline fosters a non-judgmental space by leading with her curiosity, as she seeks to better understand and empathize with her clients.