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Online therapist

Bridget Gottlieb

Experienced LCSW guiding life transitions

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Credentials
LMSW, LCSW
Experience
20 years
Licensed in
Michigan, Florida
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Bridget

Bridget Gottlieb is a licensed social worker who focuses on helping people navigate major life changes and painful transitions. She uses a person-centered style that centers on the client's needs and strengths. Bridget brings 20 years of clinical experience to conversations about stress, anxiety, grief, and depression.

She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to challenge unhelpful thinking and on acceptance-based ideas to help people live with uncomfortable feelings without being ruled by them.

Background and approach

Attachment-based concepts guide work around relationship patterns and closeness. Bridget also uses elements of dialectical behavior therapy for emotion regulation and coping skills. Many clients come for help after a loss, a health diagnosis, or a shift at work or at home.

Common topics include parenting strain, blended family adjustments, communication problems, and caregiving stress. She supports people dealing with substance concerns, eating issues, intimacy struggles, and compassion fatigue as well. Sessions focus on short, practical steps and on building the skills to handle future stress.

Bridget helps people set clear goals and tracks progress in concrete ways. She emphasizes collaboration so each plan fits the person's life and values. Bridget holds an LMSW and an LCSW and practices in Michigan.

She works in plain language and offers a calm, direct approach for parents and adults facing changes or ongoing emotional challenges.

How Bridget’s approaches fit into online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to notice difficult thoughts and feelings while choosing actions that reflect their values. It helps with anxiety, depression, and the stress of life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression and improve daily functioning. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and how early connections shape current reactions; this work can be useful for intimacy issues, communication problems, and blended family challenges.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Bridget will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their goals, needs, and comfort level. She checks in about what’s helping and adjusts the plan so therapy stays practical and relevant.

Session formats are not listed in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy routine, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time for appointments. It also supports steady, ongoing skill practice between meetings so people can try new coping tools in their everyday life and bring back what works to session discussion.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Bridget address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and parenting challenges, and many related issues such as caregiving stress, eating concerns, and substance problems.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her work is person-centered and collaborative, blending cognitive behavioral methods with acceptance and attachment-informed approaches and practical emotion regulation skills.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has two decades of experience helping people manage transitions, chronic illness, grief, and relationship challenges.
What credentials and region are listed?
She holds an LMSW and an LCSW and practices in Michigan.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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Experience
20 years
Licensed
Michigan, Florida
Languages
English

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