Dr. Robert Lees ED.D. 

Dr. Rob Lees is a psychologist registered with the College of Psychologists of BC. Rob graduated from UBC in 1986 with a doctorate in Counselling Psychology. Since 1991 he has worked with the BC Government's Child and Youth Mental Health Service in Fraser Region, fulfilling several roles, including team leader, community psychologist, regional consultant and regional practice analyst.

Rob teaches in the Graduate Program in Counselling Psychology at Trinity Western University (Family Therapy and Family Systems) and in the School of Child and Youth Care at the University College of the Fraser Valley. He is currently leading a research project on the outcomes of the Supporting Families with Parental Mental Illness forums.

Rob became interested in the area of parental mental illness in the early 1990's when he was acting as director of the Mental Health Centre in Chilliwack. Grandparents of children whose parents had mental illness approached the mental health centre wanting some preventative intervention for their grandchildren. This led to a partnership with the BC Schizophrenia Society and the creation of "Kids in Control", a psycho-educational prevention program for children.