Victoria Wee

Victoria Wee, Ph.D., (she/her):  As a first-generation college student and child of immigrants, I (she/her) became a psychologist because I’m passionate about accessible and culturally sensitive mental health care. I believe that therapy can empower individuals to embrace both their most vulnerable and fullest selves, and that we can navigate that (exciting, confusing, messy, gentle) process together.

I view each client within the constellation of their upbringing, identities, hopes, and values, and I strive to bring my full self to the therapy space. I believe trust in a clinician is earned; therefore, I meet each client with genuineness, curiosity, humor, and radical acceptance. Therapist fit matters and is important – I want you to feel like you can make an informed decision about our potential in working together – and I’m happy to learn alongside you.

I think of my therapy “style” like a tree. At my core (in the roots and tree trunk), I use a feminist and humanistic lens – I view each individual within the context of their whole selves, with their different social identities and life experiences. I believe that many of the “problems” individuals seek therapy for are often responses to living within oppressive systems and our efforts to survive them. The branches of my therapy-tree are the various therapeutic tools and approaches that I draw from, based on your unique goals, strengths, and how you feel safest.

I have experience working with adults across a range of clinical settings, including community mental health, hospital outpatient, college counseling, and short-stay inpatient medical units. My work has focused extensively on addressing diverse forms of trauma, including developmental and relational trauma, racial and discrimination-based trauma, military sexual trauma and complex trauma. At the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, I trained in the Behavioral Sleep Medicine clinic and supported patients experiencing insomnia. I also supported caregivers of patients living with dementia and facilitated family sessions to help implement effective behavioral management strategies for challenging dementia-related symptoms.

Education and Credentials

• PhD in Counseling Psychology from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
• B.A. in Psychology, Northwestern University

What do you like to do when you are not working? What do you do for fun?

I love to go rock climbing (just indoors for now!), followed by a sweet treat, and spending time with my loved ones. I enjoy listening to an audiobook while doing arts and crafts, watering my plants, or going on a color walk. I’m excited to get re-acquainted with Chicago after being gone for graduate school – currently on the hunt for the best black sesame latte in the city!

What are you excited about? What is your passion? What do you want to learn more about?

I’m passionate about accessible and culturally responsive mental health care. These were the values that motivated me to pursue a career in psychology and I’m especially passionate about working with individuals from marginalized communities, such as people of color, immigrants and refugees, LGBTQIA+ individuals, and first-generational college students. I’m looking forward to learning from and alongside my clients and colleagues at CTC.