Responder Resilience

Cherylynn Lee

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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.

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