Justine Gottlieb, LCSW-R - Therapist in New York

About Justine

Justine Gottlieb is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW-R) based in New York. She brings 20 years of clinical experience to sessions and focuses on family and parenting concerns alongside stress, anxiety, depression, relationship problems, and grief. Her manner is down-to-earth and practical, aimed at parents and adults who want clear support and doable strategies.

She uses a strengths-minded approach that notices what is already working in a family or a person.

Background and approach

That perspective pairs with techniques from Motivational Interviewing to help people find their own reasons to change. She also draws on Psychodynamic Therapy to look at long-standing patterns that can affect relationships and parenting. In a typical visit she listens carefully, offers insights, and suggests specific steps for coping.

Conversations often include ways to handle anger, improve communication, or navigate life transitions. She addresses topics such as fatherhood issues, family of origin concerns, sexuality, and young adult transitions when they come up. Justine works with people facing trauma and abuse, intimacy-related concerns, emptiness, and aging and geriatric issues as part of a broad practice.

She aims to make therapy understandable and useful rather than abstract. Sessions balance reflection with practical tools. Her practice offers several remote session formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.

Prospective clients can expect a collaborative, respectful process focused on real-life changes and improved day-to-day functioning.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Motivational Interviewing helps people find their own reasons to change. In simple terms, the therapist asks open questions and listens for motivation, then helps turn that motivation into small, doable steps. This approach can be useful for tackling habits, parenting routines, and getting unstuck.

Psychodynamic Therapy looks at patterns that repeat over time and affect current relationships. The work focuses on understanding where those patterns come from and how they play out in family life. That perspective can help with longstanding communication problems, family of origin issues, and intimacy-related concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively to match methods to a person's needs, goals, and preferences. Clients can expect a mix of reflection and practical suggestions based on what they want to change.

Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy family schedules and to stay connected from home. The variety of options supports different comfort levels and lets people choose what works best for their daily life.

Motivational Interviewing

A way of working through mixed feelings about change without being pushed. The therapist helps you weigh things up and find your own reasons, which often makes a difficult decision feel less stuck.

Psychodynamic Therapy

Exploring how earlier relationships and patterns still shape the present, often over a longer stretch of time. It relies on conversation and reflection rather than exercises.

Frequently asked questions

What issues does she help with?

She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family problems, parenting concerns, grief, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, anger, intimacy issues, and coping with life changes. Additional areas include fatherhood issues, communication problems, sexuality, women's issues, and young adult challenges.

What is her therapeutic style?

Her style is strengths-minded and practical. She listens closely, offers insight, and suggests concrete steps that fit each person or family.

How long has she been practicing?

She has 20 years of experience providing counseling and therapy to adults, parents, teenagers, and families.

What are her credentials and where is she located?

She is a licensed clinical social worker, LCSW-R, with license number NY LCSW-R 038522. Her practice is based in New York.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the U.S. work with her?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How do I begin working with her?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire, then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time and costs vary with location and therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Family conflicts
Parenting issues

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 20 years
Licensed: New York
Languages: English

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