Nina Mantelman
Compassionate counselor for life transitions
LMHC New York
- Experience
- 3 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Family, Grief
- Approaches
- Gottman Method, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English, Russian
About Nina
Nina Mantelman is a New York licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship difficulties. She draws on evidence-informed approaches to help clients clarify values, build self-compassion, and cope with life changes.
Background and approach
Nina speaks English and Russian and has three years of clinical experience supporting people through grief, anger, and self-esteem struggles. Nina focuses on practical steps clients can use between sessions.
She often helps people notice patterns in how they react to stress and try new ways of communicating. Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented, with attention to each person’s cultural background and life circumstances.
She brings particular attention to caregiving strain, veteran and armed forces issues, and multicultural concerns. Nina also supports people facing career shifts, parenting strain, control issues, and the emotional fallout from trauma or abuse.
Her work includes addressing guilt, shame, forgiveness, and finding life purpose. Nina integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help clients clarify values and take meaningful steps toward them.
She uses Attachment-Based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. She also incorporates the Gottman Method when relationship communication and trust are central to the goals.
Her style is collaborative and straightforward. Nina helps people set realistic goals and practices they can use day to day.
The aim is to strengthen coping skills, increase emotional awareness, and move toward a life that feels more manageable and meaningful.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Many clients work with Nina using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which helps people identify what matters most to them and take small steps toward those values even when difficult feelings appear. ACT is often helpful for stress, anxiety, depression, and when someone wants clearer life direction.She also uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and emotional responses. This approach can clarify why certain interactions trigger strong reactions and supports building new, healthier patterns. Nina draws on elements of the Gottman Method when communication and trust in close relationships are primary concerns, focusing on practical skills to improve dialogue and emotional connection.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Nina collaborates with each person to choose and adapt methods based on goals, life situation, and preferences. She reviews what helps and makes changes as therapy progresses so the plan stays relevant.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for more in-depth conversations and exercises, phone can work when bandwidth is limited or a screen break is needed, and messaging is convenient for shorter check-ins and skill practice between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and different time zones.
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Experience
3+ years
Licensed in
New York
Languages
English, Russian