Cherylynn Lee

Public Safety Psychologist

Dr. Lee is a Public Safety Psychologist that works full-time for a Sheriff’s office in California in an operational capacity. She is a member of the crisis negotiation team, provides threat assessment and management services, and oversees the department’s wellness unit and peer support team. Dr. Lee also has a private practice through The Counseling Team International where she exclusively works with first responders, offering individual counseling and emergency response services. Dr. Lee is a Chief Psychologist for CA Peace Officers Standards and Training (POST), teaches officer wellness in the academy and is also an instructor for the FBI- 40 hour negotiators course.

April 22, 2026

Building Wellness From the Inside Out with Guest Dr. Cherylynn Lee | S6 E16

Dr. Cherylynn Lee works inside the Santa Barbara Sheriff's Office. Full-time. Every day. She's not observing the culture — she's inside it, earning trust in a world built, brick by brick, to never ask for help. She responds to active crises in the field. Sits on the crisis negotiation team. Has debriefed more than forty critical incidents — line-of-duty deaths, officer-involved shootings, mass casualty events — and then comes back the next day and does it again.

Guest: Cherylynn Lee

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