Melissa Gottlieb (She/Her)

As a native New Yorker, I understand how overwhelming the pressure to succeed can be. I work with adults, adolescents, couples and families who want to see real changes. I am a Manhattan-based "thera-coach" specialized in ADHD & the variety of coexisting conditions that accompany it. Whether clients are struggling with executive functioning and related ADHD symptoms, anxiety, relationships, family dynamics, career or academic challenges, emotion regulation, substance misuse or general life transitions, I can help them navigate their way. I take a kind, collaborative, supportive yet direct approach to therapy. My goal is to empower clients with the tools and confidence to understand their past without judgment, take ownership of their present and take positive steps towards their ideal future.

I blend elements from various types of evidence-based therapy and tailor treatment to clients' individual needs as they evolve. I draw most from CBT, DBT, Mindfulness-based practice, Motivational Interviewing, Gottman and Structural Family Therapy. I work with humor, but hold clients accountable as we collaborate to navigate roadblocks and help them find solutions to address what is getting in their way.

After graduating with a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania, I pursued a career in corporate communications where I worked with C-suite executives in the financial, legal services, B2B and nonprofit sectors. After a number of years I realized I wanted to make a real difference and help others improve their lives, so pursued my M.S.W. at Columbia University's School of Social Work.

Since obtaining my M.S.W., and prior to opening Attuned Attention Psychotherapy, my experience included working at a community-based mental health clinic serving low-income New Yorkers, as a geriatric care manager for high net-worth elderly individuals and their caregivers, counseling survivors of sexual assault and families interfacing with the foster care system, and in the criminal justic system both on a forensic Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team and in Manhattan Criminal Court advocating for defendants eligible for diversion programs instead of jail or prison time.