- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Family of origin topics
About Justine
Justine Gottlieb is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW-R, practicing in New York with 20 years of experience. She works with adults on problems such as depression, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting concerns, and family conflict. Her practice also addresses grief, anger, intimacy-related issues, and challenges tied to midlife and young adulthood.
Justine listens carefully and offers practical suggestions alongside opportunities to reflect on recurring patterns. She uses a strengths-oriented stance that highlights existing coping skills. Sessions tend to focus on making small, manageable changes and understanding how past family roles and expectations still affect current behavior.
Her background includes long-term work with parents and individuals who are sorting through family of origin issues, communication struggles, and questions about fatherhood or women's issues. She has also supported people dealing with aging and geriatric concerns and emptiness related to life transitions. Her two decades in practice give her experience across many common life stresses.
Justine draws on Motivational Interviewing to help people clarify goals and find their own motivation for change. She also uses psychodynamic ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. In sessions she balances discussion about feelings and history with concrete coping strategies and problem-solving.
People who choose her often want straightforward guidance and reflective work together. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the site's online options.
How her approaches translate to online work
Motivational Interviewing focuses on helping people find their own reasons to change. It uses open questions and reflections to clarify goals and reduce ambivalence, which can help with issues like motivation for parenting changes, managing anxiety, or addressing substance-free goals. Psychodynamic Therapy looks at long-standing patterns and connections between early relationships and present behavior. It can be useful for understanding family of origin issues, recurring relationship patterns, and why certain conflicts keep reappearing.Finding the right approach is part of the clinical process. Justine collaborates with each person to decide whether short-term goal work, reflective psychodynamic exploration, or a mix of both makes the most sense. She helps clients weigh their needs, preferences, and immediate goals to shape the plan for sessions.
Session formats are not detailed in the supplied biography, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It can also make it simpler to keep continuity of care during life transitions while the therapist and client focus on practical coping steps and exploring patterns from the family of origin.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting issues, grief, anger, intimacy-related problems, and family conflict. Family of origin issues and communication problems are also listed focus areas.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses a strengths-oriented approach that combines practical coping suggestions with reflective work about patterns from the past. Motivational Interviewing and psychodynamic ideas inform her sessions.
How many years has she practiced?
She has 20 years of clinical experience working with adults, parents, and young adults on a range of concerns.
Where is she based and what are her credentials?
She practices in New York and holds the LCSW-R credential.
Does she work in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions arranged and how much do they cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Confirm specific pricing during the matching and scheduling process.
What is the first step to begin working together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the site.
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