Justine Gottlieb

Justine Gottlieb is a licensed clinical social worker in New York who uses a wellness-oriented, strengths-based approach. She blends listening with practical suggestions to help people cope with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and life changes. Justine emphasizes empathy and clear thinking during sessions to help clients move forward. With 20 years of experience, she has supported people facing family conflict, parenting challenges, grief, trauma and intimacy-related concerns. She also helps those dealing with self-esteem struggles, anger, and the transitions of young adulthood and aging. Her work attends to sexuality, family of origin issues, communication problems, and fatherhood matters when relevant to a person’s goals. Justine often uses motivational interviewing to help people clarify what matters and build motivation for change. She also draws on psychodynamic ideas to look at patterns that repeat over time and affect relationships. Sessions aim to balance practical coping strategies with deeper reflection about how past experiences shape current feelings. She welcomes questions about women's issues and supports people exploring those concerns as part of broader life challenges. The first conversations focus on understanding immediate needs and deciding what approaches match the person’s goals. Justine encourages people to bring what feels most important into sessions so therapy can tackle pressing problems first. If you decide to work with her, the process begins with a short matching questionnaire and scheduling. The subscription used for sessions can be canceled at any time, and cost varies with location and therapist availability.

How her approaches guide online work

Justine uses motivational interviewing to help people find their own reasons for change. This approach asks open questions, reflects what someone says, and supports small, doable steps toward goals. It can be useful for getting through blocks like low motivation or uncertainty about change.

She also draws on psychodynamic therapy to look at recurring patterns and relationships that affect current feelings. That work helps people understand where certain reactions come from and how past experiences shape present choices. It can be helpful for issues such as intimacy concerns, family of origin problems, and long-standing relationship patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. She will work with each person to decide whether motivational interviewing, psychodynamic work, or a mix of approaches fits best. This is a collaborative process that takes into account the person’s goals and what feels most useful in session.

Confirm the available session options before booking, as specific formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It can also help people maintain continuity of care during transitions and make scheduling around work or family obligations simpler.