Mission Statement
Our mission is to provide professional counseling services, such as Individual Therapy, Couples Therapy, Family Therapy, and Group Therapy, for those in need of an environment that is sensitive to domestic violence survivors and their families as they acquire the necessary skills and personal strength for self-sufficiency and violence-free lives.
Haeng Ji Lee, Founder
Esther's Home is a nonprofit organization established by Director Haeng Ji Lee in 2007 to provide shelter for victims of domestic violence to stay safe from violence, connect them with the community's resources, and help them function as independent individuals through counseling and education.
Dr. Nakju Lee, Director of Esther’s Home
Dr. Nakju Lee is a bi-lingual and bi-cultural (Korean) licensed marriage and family therapist, who has been serving in several community mental health settings in the Los Angeles and Orange County area since 2006. Dr. Lee has worked at several community mental health clinics for more than 10 years as therapist providing direct clinical services for children, adults, couples, and families with psychological and behavioral challenges, facilitating parenting seminar and premarital education and counseling programs, managing and directing a domestic violence shelter, and providing quality care assurance.
Claudia Son, M.A., Program Coordinator
Claudia Son is currently in her fifth and final year of doctoral graduate studies at Rosemead School of Psychology, an APA-accredited training program in clinical psychology. She is currently completing her predoctoral internship at the VA Loma Linda. Claudia has been with Esther's Home since 2017, where she began as a volunteer working side-by-side with Dr. Lee. Claudia has been trained in individual and group therapy, psychological evaluations, and neuropsychological assessment across various settings (e.g., university counseling center, research clinic, Veteran's Affairs hospitals).
Esther's Home is a nonprofit organization established by Director Haeng Ji Lee in 2007 to provide shelter for victims of domestic violence to stay safe from violence, connect them with the community's resources, and help them function as independent individuals through counseling and education.
Dr. Nakju Lee, Director of Esther’s Home
Dr. Nakju Lee is a bi-lingual and bi-cultural (Korean) licensed marriage and family therapist, who has been serving in several community mental health settings in the Los Angeles and Orange County area since 2006. Dr. Lee has worked at several community mental health clinics for more than 10 years as therapist providing direct clinical services for children, adults, couples, and families with psychological and behavioral challenges, facilitating parenting seminar and premarital education and counseling programs, managing and directing a domestic violence shelter, and providing quality care assurance.
Claudia Son, M.A., Program Coordinator
Claudia Son is currently in her fifth and final year of doctoral graduate studies at Rosemead School of Psychology, an APA-accredited training program in clinical psychology. She is currently completing her predoctoral internship at the VA Loma Linda. Claudia has been with Esther's Home since 2017, where she began as a volunteer working side-by-side with Dr. Lee. Claudia has been trained in individual and group therapy, psychological evaluations, and neuropsychological assessment across various settings (e.g., university counseling center, research clinic, Veteran's Affairs hospitals).