Sooyeon Lee-Garland, Ph.D., LMFT

Marriage and Family Therapist · Clinical Supervisor · Educator
AAMFT Clinical Fellow & Approved Supervisor

Professional Credentials

• Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)

• Clinical Fellow, American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT)

• AAMFT Approved Supervisor

• Bilingual psychotherapy and clinical supervision in Korean and English

Education and Professional Training

• Bachelor’s degree, Yonsei University

• Master’s degree, New York University

• Postgraduate Program, Blanton-Peale Graduate Institute

• Ph.D. in Marriage and Family Therapy, Antioch University New England

Clinical and Supervisory Experience

• More than 30 years of experience in individual, couples, and family therapy

• Clinical supervision of MFT trainees and practicing clinicians

• Clinical and supervisory experience in community-based mental health settings

• Systemic and relational case conceptualization and integrative clinical supervision

• Psychotherapy, supervision, and education in Korean and English

Teaching Experience

• Iona University

• Fairfield University

• Antioch University New England

• Lecturer at the Pastoral Care Mission Center, providing pastoral care education for Korean American pastors and lay leaders.

Research and Scholarly Activities

• Recipient of a Family Process Institute dissertation research grant

• Doctoral research: Impact of Transnationalism on Multiracial Challenges and Resilience among Asian Mixed-Race Adults in the United States

• Oral and poster presentations at the 2021 National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference