Story of Lee’s Place

Lee and Brenda Rabalais

Founded in 2000 by Dr. Brenda Rabalais, Lee’s Place is named in memory of her son Lee, who died at the age of 14. In her healing process, Dr. Rabalais created a center where people can receive therapeutic services in a warm and nurturing environment.

Brenda purchased and refurbished a beautiful home across the street from Lake Ella in the heart of Tallahassee and with the help of close friends and a small staff, Lee’s Place was opened.  The first year was primarily spent reaching out to the community and letting people and organizations know that Lee’s Place was here, with a mission focused on providing counseling and educational services to anyone adjusting to any type of loss, including death, divorce, abandonment or a life changing transition. By the second year, Lee’s Place was busy counseling hundreds of children, adults and families, and the numbers continue to grow every year.

Although the genesis of Lee’s Place is the death of a child, our services address the broad spectrum of loss, including divorce, abandonment (foster care and adoption), life transitions, trauma, as well as death.