Dr. Cherylynn Lee

Dr. Cherylynn Lee is a police psychologist and works full-time for the Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Office as the Behavioral Sciences Manager, overseeing the mental health co-response teams, CIT training and the internal Wellness Unit, including Peer Support. Dr. Lee is a member of the county’s threat management team and consults on threat assessment cases around the state. She also serves on the crisis negotiation response teams for both the Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Office and the Santa Barbara Police Department and teaches in the FBI 40-hour Crisis Negotiation Academy.

Dr. Lee has a private practice in the Santa Ynez Valley where she sees first responders exclusively, specializing in trauma, post-traumatic stress and mindfulness. She is contracted with The Counseling Team International to offer counseling and emergency response services across the state of California. Dr. Lee has led many critical incident stress debriefings for OIS, LODD, natural disasters and as requested by both local and state fire and law agencies.

Dr. Lee is also a subject-matter expert with CA POST on both officer and dispatcher wellness and has participated in several training videos and initiatives aimed at supporting and encouraging wellness for departments and their personnel. She currently sits on the California State Sheriffs Association Wellness board. She can be reached at crl5034@sbsheriff.org.

Full list of Dr. Cherylynn Lee results

Opinion: Recasting law enforcement's role in mental health crisis response
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Under a new mandate, California mental health agencies stand to lose funding if they collaborate with law enforcement. Here's why that is a mistake
Managing your officers’ mental wellbeing in the aftermath of an officer-involved shooting
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Implement these steps to help ensure when your officers are asked how they are holding up after an OIS you’ll get an answer that’s better than “I’m okay."
If you keep your head where your feet are, you can’t do everything, but you can do anything
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Fully commit to being present, wherever the present moment leads you
‘It’s OK not to be OK, but it’s not OK to stay that way!’
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Here’s what a therapist wants law enforcement officers to know about taking care of post-traumatic stress injury
How to set up a peer support team and CISD process ahead of an ‘officer down’ incident
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While there are differing peer support and CISD models, there are recognized best practices you should consider
A day in the life of a crisis intervention deputy
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Meet Deputy Gregory Plett, a seven-year veteran of the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office in California
How a mental health co-response term maintains community safety
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The Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Office Behavioral Sciences Unit launched a successful program that has support from law enforcement, public officials and the community