About Dr. Klee


An Autobiographical Sketch
I am a licensed psychologist and Associate Professor in the Department of Professional Psychology at Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia, where I teach in the doctoral program in clinical psychology.

I maintain a private practice in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania where I specialize in the treatment of individual adults, couples and families, other clinicians, personality disorders, and addictions. My approach to psychotherapy is based on an Eight Stage Model of object relations therapy I developed over the past 30 years.

In addition to my clinical work in the Philadelphia region, I am a Parent Coach and Life Coach, with clients from all over the United States. I also provide coaching and training seminars for businesses, law firms and other professional organizations.

I developed my expertise in parenting and parent coaching in the 1970s while assisting in the research and writing of a parenting book, and then providing training for parents based on that book. Since the 1970s I have provided numerous workshops for parents through schools and parent organizations, as well as parent coaching for individuals and couples.

My work as a life coach grew out of my work first as a family therapist and then as a psychologist. I recognized that many people want to make changes in their lives and succeed in their goals, but do not need the intensive, ongoing relationship typical of psychotherapy. Realizing that life coaching offers a targeted and affordable approach to managing transitions and achieving your life goals has led me to develop phone-based coaching to clients nationwide.

From 1975 until 1987 I engaged in a wide array of professional activities. I began as a marriage and family therapist, developed a specialization in treating addictions, served as a researcher and principal investigator on a large multi-year grant from the National Institute of Drug Abuse, as well as on numerous state and foundation funded grants for evaluating effective means of substance abuse prevention and early intervention. In 1981, I began a private practice that expanded to include eight other clinicians.

In 1987, Chestnut Hill College invited me to help them establish a master’s degree program in counseling psychology. I sold the group practice and focused most of my attention on developing the master’s program at Chestnut Hill. The success of that program led to the development of a Psy.D. program in clinical psychology grounded in a blend of psychodynamic and systems theories. Today our doctoral program is accredited by the American Psychological Association.

Currently, I teach Theories of Personality, Historical and Modern Approaches to Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Professional Practice Issues, Advanced Therapeutic Techniques, Ethics, and Social Bases of Behavior.

In addition, I present workshops for other clinicians who want to learn the Eight Stage Model and develop advanced skills in treating relationship problems, resistant patients, and patients with personality disorders. I provide this training in three general formats: clinical case consultations with individuals and small groups, workshops, and in-service training for both inpatient and outpatient mental health and drug and alcohol treatment programs. Visit my Object Relations Theory and Therapy website for more information.