Lee Shaw Jr, LMFT

I was a little disappointed visiting Lee Shaw a few times for Marriage Counseling, it seems he was more focused on his business making several appointments, having us watching videos and “Repeat after me” exercises. I just wanted to talk, get everything off my chest and mind what has been bothering me all these years. He never gave me the opportunity to do this.

Exponentially improved the quality of life. By providing me sound advice, emotional support and sage council, I am now able to heal, live and learn. Dr Lee Shaw provided a variety of ways to implement the skills, tools and resources necessary to achieve my potential that I would have never thought possible.

Is personable, genuinely interested in what I had to say & offers invaluable support in all areas of personal & family therapy. He is wonderful with my children both 11 & 5 and really takes the time to connect & listen to their problems

Lee has been nothing but professional since I started visiting him. In the 4 weeks that we've been together I feel as though I have learned a lot already and that I'm on the right path to learning more about myself and healing in the process.

Dr Shaw is my fiance doctor. He is a very good listener who provides great professional help centered to resolve your situation/concerns. He provides solutions and tools to apply in your daily life.

Dr. Lee is amazing at what he does. There are days when I feel down do to PTSD and he always has some good input to keep me up and motivated. It took time for me to gain trust, I don't regret seeing him. I noticed the difference when I don't see him. Thank you Dr. Lee, for everything you have done. I can't do without you.

My husband and I were going through something extremely traumatic and needed a lot of help working through it. Not only did Lee help us both cope with our devastating loss, but he also helped save our marriage. We are stronger than ever now and still continue to use the tools he gave us to help deal with any issue that comes up in life. I would definitely see Lee again if I need therapy in the future and would highly recommend him to anyone seeking professional help.

Lee has been an exceptional therapist. He has been a great listener, but has also provided me with the necessary tools I need to have a successful healing journey. I’ve had other therapist that were condemning & it only made me feel worse about myself. Lee knew exactly how to keep me encouraged to heal properly & learn how to get a better understanding of each step of my journey.

I was hesitant to go to a therapist for my self esteem issues. I was referred to Lee through the VA. Lee Shaw has really helped me understand the trauma I've had in the past, and has given me great tools for improving my future! I have been working with him for over 4 months and I have seen a vast improvement in my life. I have taken his advice and I use it daily. I am so thankful and filled with gratitude that the universe has given me a second chance. Thank you, Lee!!

During an incredibly stressful, traumatic event in my life, I've been grateful to have the support of a highly skilled therapist to navigate the layers of emotions I've experienced. Mr. Shaw is trained in a variety of therapeutic philosophies to personalize treatment for each individual. He does not take a one-sized fits all approach but instead, takes time to listen, develop a relationship, and then proceed with treatment. He offers flexible scheduling, a comfortable, welcoming office, and convenient location. I don't know how despite the current situation I'm dealing with, but I always leave his office feeling empowered and more positive.

I’ve been Lee Shaw’s client for over a year and he’s one of the only therapist I’ve had that has continued to make me feel like I’m being listened to. Being a person of color, it’s difficult to find anyone in the mental health care system to take me serious, let alone actually care about my well being. If you’re willing to do the work and not have a pity party, I definitely recommend him. I felt like he held my hand while I had to walk through a really dark place in my life.

lee always has the answer i’m looking for

It was a blessing to find a therapist like Lee. He helped me and my husband at one of the lowest points in our marriage. Through intense therapy, we restored our marriage, and are healing in our own individual therapy sessions. Lee gives us all the tools necessary to help us navigate through all the emotions and honest feedback. Therapy isn’t about depending on the therapist to fix the problem, rather the resources to help oneself and make the necessary change for a lifetime. Lee provides a safe environment, timely, and genuinely cares. He was able to break through my husbands invisible wall and expose what I couldn’t even break. My marriage is now solid, and I am still a work in progress. I highly recommend Lee Shaw

Am Veteran, and never been to see a Therapist, in my entire life. But three years ago my Mother died. She was the center of all ours lives, her dead left a huge whole in my heart & life. And I needed help to cope. The VA sent me to Lee Shaw. I'll always be grateful to Lee, for helping me through my grief, and teaching me how to cope with things I can't change. I learned to move forward, and not live in the past. And, because of this experience, I now can help my siblings, through there grief, wear before I was so lost, I couldn't even help myself. Thank you, Lee Shaw

Beware of over enthusiastic charm I contacted Lee, we immediately connected, he was enthusiastic about working together, so much so in between our 1st and 2nd calls, he spoke to another practitioner about my case. On the 2nd call, insurance had been authorized and we made an appointment for the next Friday. Lee assured me that he would be sending me links and info ( none of which ever appeared ), I left a vm asking if anything was sent and even sent an email to his practice email. Never heard anything back. On Friday, 34 mins after our scheduled appointment time, Lee calls, sounding somewhat irritated that I did not know that I was to call him ( all of my tele-health visits with other Dr to date, the Dr has Called Me, not the other way around ). When I asked him about this he says he did tell me and that if I was going to cause more problems, he then reminds me I caused him “trouble” with Ins because I had diff info for him. Lee was unprofessional, defensive and disrespectful

I had a horrible experience to the point where I didn't wanna take therapy for almost 6 months. This man missed his first call appointment that he set up to call. Didnt call me until 2 days after. Then we reschedule to finally speak which was supposed to be 1 hour session that was cut short into 20 minutes and it was him mostly bragging about himself and how a great therapist he was. He then proceeded to push me to watch videos that he didnt send me but he wanted me to prepare for our next appointment. I asked when he will send me these videos because the day before our next appointment because he still hasn't sent them and i wanted to be better prepared to write notes and talk about it. Then he condescendingly explain about boundaries and respecting his time. Even though he clearly wasn't respecting mine. This was the most unprofessional therapist I ever met. For anyone thinking about taking him to help your mental health. I warn you this man cares more about his ego than real therapy

I'm shocked at how badly my work with Lee ended. At first things were going well. He listened and gave relevant input and showed compassion. But after the third week our sessions began to get derailed. He didn't seem focused on a treatment plan. Instead, he would insist on playing youtube videos other therapists explaining basic therapy concepts. Didn't he understand these well enough to communicate them to me himself? I'm not sure he did. Often he engaged off topic conversations, which included a lot oversharing about his personal life. When I couldn't relate because my experience is different he got irritated. During our final sessions he appeared increasingly insecure, defensive, and then very hostile to the point I felt I had to leave mid-session. I'm disappointed he couldn't maintain the objectivity and professionalism needed to help me through an extremely difficult time in my life. I came in with suicidal ideation, thinking no one cared and his attitude didn't help.

Very blessed to have found him! I saw him for around 8 months 3 years ago and he really helped me get my life back on track. I am just finding out you can leave a review so I felt the need to leave one! He is kind, compassionate, and really loves his jobs and his patients which makes the world of difference. He will always go the extra mile for you and he is really well trained in what he does. I have had 2 therapists one when I was a young teen for about a year and then I had Lee Shaw when I was in college; both were extremely helpful and I find the tools Dr. Shaw taught me with DBT therapy really useful. I still use them to this day and it's been 3 years since I've been in therapy. Not every therapist is for you, but that's why you give them a fair shot and see who works for you. I had anxiety, depression, ADD, and childhood trauma so if you struggle with these I'm sure you will find him helpful. This is my personal experience with him hope this helps someone.

From about 5 weekly sessions with Dr. Shaw, I do believe he is a good guy, and seems to really care about his patients. However, on two occasions he was having a snack in the middle of our Video Session, eating a bar one time, and from a bowl on another. I brought up that I felt this was making me feel I didn't have his full attention, to which I was told that this only demonstrated my lack of flexibility. I admit I was going through a difficult time, and this usually brings out impatience and irritability, but I really felt Dr. Shaw did not show me enough patience and professionalism I thought I would be getting from him when we first met.

While, I like Lee a lot personally, I felt like he just didn't hear me when we were in our sessions. He definitely is kind, friendly, compassionate, and very cool. I felt like he jumped to a lot of conclusions prematurely about me, my goals, my situation, etc. When he would give me feedback on the what I had just said, he would get something completely different out of it. We never really set any goals, and I never got any materials he told me he would send. I didn't feel like I progressed at all in the time I spent with him. I know the pandemic has made things difficult for everybody, but connecting with him has been super hard, and I never felt like I was that much of a priority. After my last session with him, I left feeling discouraged, disheartened and even worse, misunderstood, unimportant, and a bit judged. I'm sure he's a great therapist for some, but unfortunately, he just didn't do it for me. Best of luck, Lee.