About Ginger Klee

I have been working in mental health since 2011. I started from the bottom and worked my way up in the field, which has given me a unique, in-depth perspective on not only mental health treatments but also the people who seek them. Professionally, I balance work as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Professional Clinical Counselor seeing clients and teaching as an adjunct professor for the Psychology department of a Los Angeles county community college. On a more personal note, I am multiethnic: Korean and White. I was raised in a blended family that also included Latinx and Chinese cultures, and I spent most of my adolescent years living in the South. Additionally, I was raised among the Christian and Catholic faith. I am a part of the LGBTQIAPD+ community. Some of my passions outside of counseling and teaching are cooking/baking, swimming, yoga, singing, and creative writing.

I graduated from California State University, Fullerton with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Master of Science in Counseling. My passion and ability for counseling have been recognized both professionally and academically. Professionally, I was given the opportunity to continue counseling teenagers at the end of my traineeship at Casa Youth Shelter, an amazing non-profit organization that provides Orange County 12 of its 18 shelter beds for teens, where I maintained part-time employment for 5 years. I was awarded for Excellence as a Counselor among my Masters in Counseling graduating class.

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Engaging in self-care: Hiking and enjoying nature :)

Engaging in self-care: Hiking and enjoying nature :)