About

Stella Inyoung Lee, LCSW

Stella Inyoung Lee, LCSW, is a psychotherapist based in New York City.

She specializes in integrative trauma treatment modalities such as

EMDR, IFS (Internal Family Systems), Somatic/ Sensorimotor Psychotherapy (SP), ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy), TIST (Trauma-Informed Stabilization Treatment), MBSR (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction), Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy & Grief Bereavement Counseling.

She is a tri-lingual in English, Korean, and Chinese-Mandarin.

She has about 15 years of experience in the field of social work, working as a clinician, researcher, program evaluation specialist, mental health advocate, and educator. Previously, she worked at UNICEF, The Child Center, The Mayor's Office of NYC, and NYU. She currently teaches as an adjunct faculty at Columbia University-School of Social Work and holds her private practice virtually.


  • EMDRIA Member (EMDR)

  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

  • National Institute of Psychotherapy (NIP)

  • MSW- Columbia School of Social Work (CSSW)

  • PhD - NYU School of Social Work (ABD)