Derek Lee, PhD, CRC, LPCC-S, DBTC

Dr. DEREK LEE, PhD, CRC, LPCC-S, DBTC is a LICENSED CLINICAL COUNSELOR

The Hope Institute is a Suicide Crisis Management organization who caters to teens and young adults providing next day appointments!

• We Offer Psychiatry and Medication Management at our Perrysburg and Worthington locations.
• Our Arizona office is focused on Suicidal Crisis & Prevention services

Derek is a supervising Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor through the state of Ohio and holds the nationally recognized designation of Certified Rehabilitation Counselor through the CRCC. He received his bachelor's degree in Psychology from Central Michigan University and a master's degree in Rehabilitation Counseling at Bowling Green State University. Derek was one of the first two certified DBT therapists in the state of Ohio. Child and adolescent therapy has been the focus of Derek's counseling career, specifically working with the pre-teen, teen, and transition age youth (through college age). Derek is a …CAMS trained and certified suicidologist, with work focusing on suicide, self-injurious behaviors, and mood and personality disorders, as they can be closely related. Derek also works with behavioral issues, substance abuse, parenting issues, and family therapy.  Derek serves both as the CEO and as a practicing clinician.

Premiere Counseling Services

(Formerly Perrysburg Counseling) serving Perrysburg, Worthington, and surrounding Ohio areas

PCS brought DBT to the region and is the home of The Hope Institute, which is now providing evidence-based suicide treatment as it spreads nationally. Whether you are a teen needing to be heard, a parent wishing to reconnect with your child, or a partner wanting to rekindle the passion in your relationship, we can help. 

Our mission at PCS is simple: to provide the highest quality counseling services to individuals, couples, and families with an emphasis on meeting the client’s needs first and foremost. PCS recognizes that we need other people in our lives in order to grow and find fulfillment. It is this abiding belief in the power of relationships that drives our hard work.

We are about meeting our clients where they are to help them to get where they are going. We do this differently by providing not just a listening ear, but with evidence-based models, real tools, and interventions to make your goals more realistic and achievable. You can build the life you want to live!