Justine Gottlieb, LCSW-R

Justine Gottlieb is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW-R) based in New York. She uses a wellness-oriented, strengths-based approach to help people manage everyday struggles like anxiety, depression, and relationship strain. Her style is grounded, approachable, and focused on practical steps to feel better. With 20 years of experience, she has helped adults, parents, and young people navigate parenting challenges, family conflict, and grief. She listens closely and offers both insight and concrete coping strategies. Sessions can include talking through feelings, finding small behavior changes, and clarifying what matters most to each person. Justine blends Motivational Interviewing with psychodynamic ideas to support change and self-understanding. Motivational Interviewing helps people find their own reasons and strengths for change. Psychodynamic work looks at recurring patterns and family of origin issues that shape how a person relates to others. Her additional focus areas include aging and geriatric issues, intimacy-related concerns, fatherhood issues, and communication problems. She also addresses emptiness, sexuality, and transitions common to young adults and women. The approach aims to meet people where they are and build realistic plans for daily life. If you are considering therapy, she encourages an initial conversation to see whether her approach fits your needs. The process centers on collaborating to set goals and choose steps you can try between sessions. To begin, use the platform's Start Therapy button to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule based on therapist availability.

How Justine's approaches translate to online work

Justine uses Motivational Interviewing and psychodynamic therapy as core ways of working. Motivational Interviewing is a conversational method that helps people identify their own reasons for change and build on existing strengths. It is useful for goals like changing habits, improving parenting approaches, or managing motivation around health and aging concerns.

Psychodynamic therapy looks at recurring emotional patterns and family of origin themes that influence current relationships. This approach can help people understand why they react a certain way and open up options for different behavior in close relationships and life transitions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. She will collaborate with each person to pick techniques that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaboration can include trying different ways of working and checking in about what helps.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, shorten travel time, and allow for check-ins that work around work or caregiving schedules. Those practical benefits often make attending regular sessions simpler while still focusing on meaningful change.