Kristin Lee

Title: Assistant Professor

Programs/Classes Taught:

• HSC 506- Introduction to Theory and Practice of Family Therapy
  
• HSM 508- Research and Evaluation Methodology
  
• HSC 509- Human Development Theory
  
• HSC 514- Counseling for Career Development
  
• HSC 524- Introduction to Clinical Mental Health Counseling
  
• HSC 543- Introduction to Theory and Techniques of Counseling Children and Adolescents
  

Areas of Expertise:

• Bilingual Counseling
  
• Cultural Humility
  
• Autism
  
• Counseling Children and Adolescents
  
• School Refusal
  

Biography: 

Kristin Lee is an Assistant Professor of Counseling at National Louis University, as well as a Licensed Professional Counselor and National Certified Counselor. She has worked with children, adolescents, and adults across individual, family, and group therapy settings with experience in adolescent partial hospitalization and chemical dependency programs. Grounded in a person-centered and multicultural framework, Dr. Lee views clients as experts in their own experiences and strives to foster a collaborative, culturally responsive therapeutic environment.

Her experience supporting multilingual individuals from diverse backgrounds informs her commitment to honoring identity, culture, and lived experience throughout the counseling process. Additionally, Dr. Lee’s research interests include bilingual counseling, supporting neurodivergent individuals, and counseling across cultures and borders. She values mentorship and collaborative learning, supporting students in exploring and developing their own clinical identities and professional interests. She has presented at the local, national, and international level about bilingual counseling, cultural considerations, and trauma.

Education:

• PhD Counselor Education and Supervision- Northern Illinois University
  
• MS Clinical Mental Health Counseling- National Louis University
  
• MEd Learning Behavior Specialist, Bilingual (Spanish) Education, English as a Second Language- National Louis University
  
• BA Elementary Education, Hispanic Studies- Illinois Wesleyan University
  

Memberships:

• American Counseling Association (ACA)
  
• Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling (AARC)
  
• Association for Counseling Education and Supervision (ACES)
  
• Chi Sigma Iota (CSI)
  
• Community of Asian American Therapists in Chicagoland (CAATCH)
  
• Illinois Counseling Association (ICA)
  
• Illinois Counselor Educators and Supervisors (ICES)
  
• North Central Association for Counseling Education and Supervision (NCACES)
  
• Leadership Positions:
  
• Secretary- Illinois Counselor Educators and Supervisors
  
• Volunteer Co-Coordinator- North Central Association for Counselor Education and Supervision
  
• President- Chi Sigma Iota- Northern Illinois University
  
  

Select Presentations:

Adrian, A. & Lee. K. (2025, November) Illinois Counselor Educators and Supervisors presentation. Presented at Illinois Counseling Association. Northbrook, Illinois.

Black, V. & Lee. K. (2025, September) From Epoche to Essence: Rigorous Analytic Practice in Transcendental Phenomenology. Presented at Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling. Dallas, Texas.

Chrones, D. & Lee. K. (2025, September) Novel Eye-Movement Intervention: Repeated Measures Analyses of PTSD, Depression, and Anxiety Scores. Round table discussion. Presented at AARC. Dallas, Texas.

Degges-White, S., Borzumato-Gainey, C., Kepic, M., Hermann-Turner, K., Lee, K. (2025, October) Maximizing supervisee growth through creative feminist supervision. Presented at the North Central Association for Counselor Education and Supervision. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Fickling, M., Zhu, P., Lee, K. (2025, February) Group Supervision of Group Work: A Novel Design for Developing Group Workers in an Academic Setting. Presented at the Association for Specialists in Group Work. Chicago, Illinois.

Lee, K. (2026, March) Bridging the Gap: Student Perspectives Inside and Outside the Classroom. Round table discussion. Presented at Illinois Counselor Educators and Supervisors Summit. Naperville, Illinois.

Lee, K. (2025, March) Understanding and defining the ever-changing educational support system for children and adolescents. Poster session. Presented at Illinois Counseling Association Southern. Collinsville, Illinois.

Lee, K. (2025, October) Leveraging the Expertise of Career Changers in Counseling Programs. Round table discussion. Presented at the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Lee, K. & Guzman, Y. (2026, March) Developing Competent Bilingual Counselors: Clinical Best Practices. Presented at the Mediterranean Region Conference. Seville, Spain.

Lee, K., & Pilgir, I. M. (2026, September) Trauma Informed Practices. Presented at Northern Illinois University. Dekalb, Illinois.

Lee, K., Ramos, Y., Schroeder, Y. (2026, October) Best Practices for Teaching Bilingual (English/Spanish) Counselors. Presented at North Central Association for Counselor Education and Supervision. Des Moines, Iowa.
Ramos, Y. & Lee, K. (2025, October) Reduciendo la brecha: supervising bilingual counselors (Spanish/English). Presented at the North Central Association for Counselor Education and Supervision. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Contact Information:

• Email: klee23@nl.edu