Featuring Wendy lee
Executive Director of Turning Point Center for Youth and Family Development
Wendy Lee was born and raised in Dolores, Colorado, and moved to Fort Collins to attend college in 1990. She graduated from Colorado State University with a Bachelor's degree in Human Development and Family Studies with a concentration in adolescents and a Master's degree in Social Work. Wendy continues to be involved in the Colorado State University Psychology department, teaching in the Master’s in Addiction Counseling program. She is a mother of three daughters and wife to a fireman Battalion Chief.
Wendy is a licensed Clinical Social Worker and a licensed Addiction Counselor, starting her career at an adolescent residential treatment center. This experience, according to Wendy, “prepared me for what would become my greatest strength as a counselor-the ability to reach into a person’s heart and help them become the person they know they want to be and are capable of becoming. I take no credit for changing people. I simply help my clients find the courage to face the vulnerabilities about themselves… and then change from within for a lifetime.”
Wendy worked at the Turning Point Center for Youth and Family Development early in her career and returned 19 years later to an impactful role as Clinical Director. In April 2024, Wendy became the Executive Director. According to colleague Annie Lindgren, "Wendy handles challenges with grace and collaboration, and I am grateful to be part of the dream team coming together under her leadership."
Turning Point is a Fort Collins & Greeley Mental health nonprofit organization that fosters meaningful connections, growth, and wellness through personalized services for individuals, families, and communities impacted by trauma, mental health, and substance use challenges, through an adolescent Intensive Outpatient Program, individual and family therapy, coaching and family services, and DUI and DWAI classes.
What drives Wendy? “Many people want to change. It is my goal to help individuals and families break the cycle of suffering, and identify the obstacles that are blocking their journey to a happy and successful life. I help you find hope and courage so that you can do the rest.”