Dr. Lee Look

Dr. Lee Look is a Licensed Psychological Practitioner with a PhD in Counseling Psychology from the University of Louisville. He combines clinical work with over 20 years of experience as a professional firefighter. Dr. Look is straightforward and practical in session and aims to help people manage strong emotions like anger and stress.

He primarily uses cognitive and behavioral approaches in his work. That means sessions focus on clearer thinking, skills practice, and small changes that can reduce distress. He also has experience with assessment and with issues that follow workplace trauma.

Dr. Look has worked with people facing trauma, depression, anxiety, grief, and post-traumatic stress, including concerns common to first responders. He also supports people dealing with relationship strain, self-esteem struggles, coping with life changes, and career worries. His background includes work with people who have intellectual and developmental disabilities and with hearing-impaired clients.

He offers flexible communication options and is comfortable using discreet messaging as well as chat and video formats. He can converse in sign language when needed. Practical concerns like coaching, compassion fatigue, and aging or geriatric issues are also within his focus.

Dr. Look describes his role as meeting each person where they are and letting them direct the pace of counseling. He values helping people carry difficult burdens and aims to create a space where clients feel they have control over the relationship.

How therapeutic techniques translate to online care

Dr. Lee Look practices primarily cognitive and behavioral methods, which focus on identifying unhelpful thoughts and building new coping skills. In online sessions this typically means talking through situations, practicing coping strategies together, and setting clear at-home exercises that help reduce anger, anxiety, and low mood.

He also brings an assessment-informed perspective, using structured questions and observations to clarify problems and track progress. That approach helps shape a focused plan for trauma, grief, or workplace-related stress and gives clear steps to work on between meetings.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their goals and day-to-day needs. That may mean trying a few techniques, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan as work proceeds.

Practical benefits of online therapy include easier scheduling around work and family demands and fewer travel barriers. Online sessions can make it simpler to have shorter check-ins, regular weekly work on skills, or video conversations when that fits a person's routine. Confirm the exact session formats available before booking so arrangements match what will work best for each client.