James A. Lee is a graduate of the Wayne County Community College District (2007) and Spring Arbor University (2009, 2015). Completing a liberal arts degree and progressing into social work, his focus culminated in a graduate degree with clinical focus.
He has possessed a social work degree since 2009 and maintains a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) – Clinical designation. He is also credentialed by the Michigan Certification Board for Addiction Professionals as a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC).
Versed in case management, medical social work, psychiatric disorders, mood and personality disorders, and behavioral health management his expertise is diversified. Also specializing in forensic casework his experience with the criminal justice system encompasses more than a decade of expert knowledge to bring to the table.
James has vast experience working closely with judges, magistrates, referees, friend of the court, and attorneys. Uniquely equipped through patient and client advocacy, he has also worked in the Michigan No-Fault auto case management industry. James has full capacity to service individuals in need of legal advocacy as well as work closely with their legal representation, parole or probation supervisors, or other entities involved in their adjudicative process.
James maintains full-time employment as a certified forensic examiner for the State of Michigan Center for Forensic Psychiatry. Here his job duties entail diagnostic services to the criminal justice system and psychiatric treatment for criminal defendants adjudicated incompetent to stand trial or acquitted by not guilty by reason of insanity.
For the last fifteen years he has remained intimately acquainted with members of the recovery community and twelve-step programs of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA).
James identifies as a Christian and emphasizes his worldview as a focal point from which he provides services and renders care to others. He believes in the importance as a clinician to provide neutral and compassionate care that furthers the instruction of Jesus Christ to love one’s neighbor as they love themselves (Mk 12:31).
Last but not least, James is a family man who understands the challenges of family life and its toll on career, mental health, and every day life. These perspectives are helpful in providing services to individuals, families, couples, and adolescents as it equips him with a point of view that empathizes and supports when struggles arise.