Dr. Lee-Anne Gray, Clinical Psychologist

I’m Dr. Lee-Anne Gray, an author, international speaker, and clinical psychologist licensed in Ontario and California, offering comprehensive psychological assessment services through secure video call sessions.
​I am certified in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), an evidence-based trauma treatment, and use parts work, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, and self-compassion training to heal common concerns such as trauma, anxiety, depression, work stress, and relationship problems.

​With warmth, sincerity, and authenticity, I welcome people who seek to heal wounds of the past, understand the nature and root of their problems, and seek to achieve peak levels of performance. I practice with an anti-oppressive approach and understand many individual problems as rooted in systemic harm. I empathize, validate, and normalize many common human experiences, and I bring a lighthearted yet clinically sophisticated approach to mental health assessment and treatment.

​If you’ve experienced trauma, neglect, invalidation, microaggressions, abuse, assault, or simply feel anxious and/or depressed, you may be able to gain insight and begin your healing journey through a formal psychological assessment or consultation with me​.
"Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare."

~Audre Lorde​​

Top Specialties

Trauma
Anxiety​​​​
Depression
​ADHD

Works With

​​​Adult Mental Health Assessment

Availability

​Weekdays
Weekends

Learn more about Dr. Lee-Anne Gray, Clinical Psychologist:

Clinical Assessments & Diagnostic Areas
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Anxiety Disorders
    • Phobias, Social Anxiety, Panic, Agoraphobia, Generalized Anxiety
  • Bipolar & Related Disorders
    • ​Bipolar I, II, Cyclothymic Disorder
  • Depressive Disorders
    • Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder, Persistent Depressive Disorder (Dysthymia), ​Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
  • Dissociative Disorders
    • Dissociative Identity Disorder, Dissociative Amnesia, Depersonalization/Derealization
  • Gender Dysphoria
  • ​​​Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)​​​​​
    • Body Dysmorphic Disorder, Hoarding Disorder, Trichotillomania, Excoriation
  • Personality Disorders
  • Somatic Symptom Related Disorders
    • Somatic Symptom Disorder, Illness Anxiety Disorder, Functional Neurological Symptom Disorder, Factitious Disorder
  • Substance Use
    • ​​​Alcohol, Caffeine, Cannabis, Hallucinogen, Inhalant, Opioid, Stimulant, Sedative, Hypnotic or Anxiolytic Related
  • ​Trauma & Stressor Related Disorders
    • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Acute Stress Disorder, Adjustment Disorder, Prolonged Grief
Additional Clinical Areas of Focus
Relational & Interpersonal Functioning
  • Relationship difficulties (attachment patterns, conflict, betrayal, intimacy issues)
  • Communication, boundaries, co-parenting, family dynamics
  • Divorce, separation, blended families

Self-Concept, Emotional Patterns & Internal Experiences
  • Self-esteem, identity, sense of self
  • Shame, self-criticism, impostor syndrome
  • Perfectionism, confidence, emotional regulation
  • Burnout, stress, anger, burnout-related concerns

Life Transitions & Contextual Stressors
  • Occupational stress and burnout
  • Educational and academic difficulties
  • Financial, housing, and legal stressors
  • Acculturation and migration-related stress
  • Parenting stress, fertility, postpartum adjustment

Identity, Neurodiversity & Social Stress
  • 2SLGBTQIA+ mental health and identity-related stress
  • Gender identity-related support 
  • Racial trauma and systemic stress
  • Bullying, discrimination, microaggressions

Behavioural & Habit-Related Concerns
  • Substance use concerns
  • Compulsive or addictive behaviours (internet, sexual behaviours, etc.)
  • Habit-based dysregulation patterns 
Therapeutic Approaches
Trauma-Informed & Somatic Approaches
  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
  • Sensorimotor Psychotherapy
  • Somatic Experiencing
  • Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy
  • Internal Family Systems (IFS) / parts work
  • Psychodynamic, Psychoanalytic, and Jungian-informed depth psychology

Attachment & Relational Approaches
  • Attachment-based therapy
  • Person-centered therapy
  • Humanistic therapy

Cognitive, Behavioral & Skills-Based Frameworks
  • Mindfulness-based approaches
  • Compassion-focused therapy
  • Strength-based approaches
  • Positive psychology 

Cultural, Social & Anti-Oppressive Frameworks
  • Anti-oppressive clinical practice
  • Intersectional feminist lens
  • Culturally sensitive / culturally responsive therapy

Systems & Narrative Approaches
  • Systems therapy
  • Structural family therapy
  • Narrative therapy 
Communities
I have experience providing psychological assessment and clinical consultation with diverse populations, including:
  • ​First Nations, Metis, & Inuit​ individuals
  • Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC) communities
  • 2SLGBTQIA+ communities
  • Parents & Caregivers
  • First responders, veterans and military personnel
  • Individuals in polyamorous and consensually non-monogamous relationships
Languages
  • English
Rates
  • $250 per 50 minute hour
  • Sliding-scale (reduced) rates are available on a case by case basis. Schedule a consultation for more information.
  • Rates may vary depending on fee schedules set by third-party direct-billing agencies (e.g. VAC)
Direct-Billing
  • All participating insurance companies with Telus Health eClaims (e.g. Canada Life, Equitable Life, Manulife etc.)
  • Indigenous Services Canada (e.g. NIHB)
  • Medavie Blue Cross (including VAC, RCMP, CAF)
  • Sunlife
  • Greenshield/SSQ
  • NexGen/Cooperators
  • WSIB Ontario​
Education
  • Certified EMDR Clinician, EMDRIA (2012)
  • Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) in Clinical Psychology, California School of Professional Psychology (1999)
  • Master of Arts (MA) in Clinical Psychology, California School of Professional Psychology (1997)
  • Bachelor of Arts (BA), Major in Experimental Psychology, McGill University (1994)

Dr. Lee-Anne Gray, CPsych offers Direct-Billing to most major insurance companies including:

"You must love in such a way that the person you love feels free."

~Thich Nhat Hanh

A little about me.

I am a Clinical Psychologist licensed with the California Board of Psychology since 2004 and with the College of Psychologists and Behaviour Analysts of Ontario since 2023. 

I bring over two decades of clinical experience, including having conducted hundreds of ADHD assessments for Kaiser Permanente, the largest hospital system in the United States.
I also previously served as a UCLA professor and have trained thousands of mental health professionals across more than 60 states in the areas of self-compassion and LGBTQ+ affirming care. In addition, I have served as a Subject Matter Expert for the California Board of Psychology since 2018.

​My hobbies and interests include hiking, cooking, and travelling. I live a life I'm proud of and I am passionate about helping others achieve the same.

Selected Publications

Educational Trauma: Examples from Testing to the School-to-Prison Pipeline.

Gray, L. ​(2020)
This book deconstructs and analyzes the impact of education-based trauma. Drawing on wisdom from the fields of education, psychology, neuroscience, history, political science, social justice, and philosophy, Gray connects the dots across different forms of education trauma that can occur throughout a student’s life: from bullying and anxiety to social inequity and the school-to-prison pipeline. 
With respect to learning, memory, social group dynamics, democracy, and mental health, this book serves as a call-to-arms, demanding civil rights for all students and for education to fulfill its ultimate duty as a force for the common good.​

LGBTQ+ Youth: A Guided Workbook to Support Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

Gray, L. (2018)
The most comprehensive, practical and user-friendly workbook written specifically for clinicians and educators to engage and support lesbian, gay, transgender, bisexual and questioning youth. Over 75 different concepts, worksheets, handouts and practices based in mindfulness, meditation and self-compassion that help children, adolescents and their caregivers:
  • Deal with the challenges of coming out
  • Understand sexual identity, gender norms and fluidity
  • Safety plan and address negative attitudes at school and in their community
  • Explore the world of dating and sexuality for each population​
  • Road map the transition process for transgender youth
  • Know terms & definitions
  • Downloadable worksheets, handouts and form letters​​

The Happy Family: 10 Strategies for Bringing More Happiness Into Your Home

Gray, L. (2016)
Families today are struggling. Epidemic levels of stress, anxiety, and depression are seen in parents and their children. Whether you are a single parent, or co-parenting in 1 or more homes, it may seem like there just aren’t enough hours for everything. You’ve picked up this book because you believe happiness is possible for your family despite the challenges. Well, it is! And bravo you, for believing it! In the coming pages, you will find my top Ten Strategies for Bringing More Happiness Into Your Home. Each strategy is easy to implement, and when practiced consistently over long periods of time yields powerful change.​

Self-Compassion for Teens: 129 Activities & Practices to Cultivate Kindness

Gray, L. (2016)
Self-compassion is the key for teens to develop empathy and manage self-criticism, while increasing resilience and well-being. The first of its kind, this book brings together 129 actionable mindfulness and compassion-building tools for teens to reduce suffering and cultivate kindness for themselves and the world around them. Perfect for clinicians, educators and parents, this resource is filled with exercises, worksheets and activities to cope with:​
  • School Challenges
  • Bullying
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Autism
  • ADHD​
  • Trauma
  • Addiction
  • Body image and eating disorders
  • Gender and sexual identity
  • Chronic and terminal illness.​

In the Media

Treating public schools like businesses is only making them worse

Gray, L. (2021) | Salon
Schools have come to resemble businesses, with corporate metrics for measuring success and worse outcomes for kids. Read more...​

How practicing self-compassion can lift your low winter mood

Shi, D. (2021) | Fast Company
Self-compassion—which isn’t exactly the same as self-care—can be an effective tool as this long and isolating winter drags on. Read more...​

There Are Better Ways to Educate a Child

Gray, L. (2021) | Yes! Solutions Journalism
The pandemic also offers us an opportunity to reflect on whether we want to return to ‘normal’ or to rethink our education system.​ Read more...​

How has the pandemic changed society?

Gray, L. (2021) | The Good Men Project
Let’s look at what self-compassion is, and how it’s changing society during a global virus. Read more...​

Educational Trauma

Teaching Matters (2021) 
Educational trauma happens for nearly every student (and teacher) in every school. Dr. Lee-Anne Gray is a forensic and clinical psychologist and author of, Educational Trauma: Examples from Testing to the School-to-Prison Pipeline. In this episode she explains how even well-intentioned behaviors can result in trauma for students, teachers, and others in the educational setting. She is a proponent of democratic education principles, design thinking, and empathy to abate such trauma. Listen to the podcast episode here.

Educational Trauma: Examples from Testing to the School-to-Prison Pipeline

Kolhatkar, S. (2021) | Rising Up with Sonali
American schools have for years suffered many challenges, often borne of unequal or inadequate funding, existing within a deeply stratified socio-economic landscape, hampered by the demands for standardized testing, and threatened by the presence of law enforcement. Listen to the story here.

Insidious Ways You Never Realized ALL US Schools Are Hurting Children and Destroying Society

Forlano, J. & Gray, L. (2021) | Act.TV
Julianna welcomes noted author, psychologist, and educator Dr. Lee-Anne Gray to the show, to discuss how progressives have been fighting for better education policy for decades, but one issue with American schooling that doesn’t get enough attention is the psychological toll it takes on kids.​

If Biden Is Serious About Healing the Country, He Must Change Education Policy

Handel, P. (2020) | Truthout
It’s time to address the many mental health crises brought on marginalized students by the U.S. education system. Read more...​

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