Lee Harms, LCSW
Child and Adolescent Therapist
Lee Harms is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with over 30 years of experience working with children, adolescents, adults, groups, and families. Lee’s initial experience in the mental health field included working in residential treatment centers. Lee has received extensive training in attachment, crisis intervention, and trauma. Lee utilizes a variety of therapeutic methods in his practice, including cognitive behavioral therapy, conflict resolution therapy, anger management therapy, solution focused therapy, psychodynamic theory, and family systems therapy.
Lee values the connection between client and therapist, and above all else, strives to be open, honest, and compassionate. He is comfortable working with a variety of diverse clients. He strongly believes in the strength of the relationship between the therapist and the client and uses this relationship as a lens to explore the issues clients bring to therapy. He utilizes a variety of approaches in the therapy process and works with clients to access their strengths throughout the struggles they are experiencing in their lives. His approach is straight-forward, empathic, cooperative, engaging, and sensitive to the client’s individual needs. Lee believes that we can often get stuck in patterns that inhibit our personal and emotional growth without realizing it and feels that counseling can be used to explore some of these issues. Lee strongly believes in the potential of each individual and works with clients to access and maximize this potential.
Lee earned his bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Luther College and he received his master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Illinois at Chicago. He has previously worked for non-for-profit Residential Treatment Centers, providing therapy to children and families from low-income populations, and diverse backgrounds.
Lee also has special expertise in the following areas:
• Trauma
• Anger
• Aggression
• ADHD
• Depression
• Anxiety
• PTSD
• Social Anxiety
• Social Skills
• Self-esteem
• Self-harm
• Adjustment
• Attachment
• Crisis Intervention
• Family Conflict
• Parenting Skills
• Mood Disorder
• Substance use
• Trauma
• Anger
• Aggression
• ADHD
• Depression
• Anxiety
• PTSD
• Social Anxiety
• Social Skills
• Self-esteem
• Self-harm
• Adjustment
• Attachment
• Crisis Intervention
• Family Conflict
• Parenting Skills
• Mood Disorder
• Substance use
