About Lee
Lee Maxwell is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people find clearer ways to cope with stress and life changes. He works with adults facing anxiety, addictions, anger, intimacy concerns, and issues around self-esteem and body image. People also turn to him for support with LGBT-related concerns and compassion fatigue.
Lee keeps sessions straightforward and non-judgmental. He focuses on building trust and listening closely to each person’s story. Together he and the client identify patterns, triggers, and practical coping tools.
Background and approach
Sessions are typically 30 to 45 minutes and scheduled on the hour during his office hours. With 17 years of experience in counseling and social work, Lee draws on a mix of counseling methods to match a person’s needs. He emphasizes meeting people where they are and working at a pace that feels manageable.
His background includes working with older adults on transitions and caregiving strains as well as people navigating HIV/AIDS and end-of-life concerns. Lee is based in Georgia and holds the credential Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, and CSW. He communicates in English and checks messages twice daily on weekdays.
Sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Parents and caregivers reading this will find a practical, steady approach rather than heavy theory. Lee aims to help people gain tools they can use between sessions and to support clearer thinking during stressful times.
How Lee’s Approaches Work Online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and understanding each person’s perspective. It helps when someone needs space to talk and to be heard without judgment. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors connect and teaches practical steps to change unhelpful patterns; it is useful for anxiety, stress, and mood concerns.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Lee will collaborate with clients to choose which methods to try based on their goals and what feels comfortable. That may mean using different techniques from session to session and adjusting as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy schedules. Video calls let people use visual cues and personal interaction, while phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a quieter audio check-in is preferred. Live chat and text-based messaging are convenient for brief check-ins, journaling thoughts between sessions, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make it easier to fit counseling into work breaks, caregiving routines, or times when a shorter format is needed.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Eating disorders
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Men's issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 17 years
- Licensed
- Georgia
- Languages
- English