Hailee Dear, LCSW

About Hailee

Hailee Dear, LCSW, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Founder of Dear Therapy. She has completed extensive training in evidence-based therapies such as Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) while working at Rogers Behavioral Health. Hailee enjoys working with children (ages 5+), adolescents, and adults, and with parents and families, incorporating SPACE treatment approaches into her work. She also has expertise working with young adults still living at home who have difficulty transitioning to independent living.

Hailee has worked with children, adolescents, adults, and their families in a variety of settings, including hospice, federal prison, and a community mental health agency. Most recently, she was a clinical therapist at Anxiety Specialists of Atlanta. She has worked at a partial hospitalization program (PHP) focusing on children and adolescents with acute OCD and anxiety, and with young people who have previously been resistant to treatment, struggle with school refusal or leaving school early, or need a large amount of parental accommodation. Hailee's approach to therapy is a systems approach that includes the whole family.