Meet New York City therapist Michelle Mintz, LCSW-R

At a very early age, I knew I wanted to help people.

I realized nuances and picked up on tensions, when things didn’t feel right. Often labeled as “sensitive” as a child — I tap into this sensitivity and my intuition to understand someone’s pain and distress.

I was drawn to women’s issues and psychology in college, with a focus on trauma. I began my work in 1994 at the Mt. Sinai Sexual Assault Violence Intervention Program (SAVI).

After graduating from New York University Silver School of Social Work, I began training at an analytic institute in Manhattan and entered my own psychoanalysis.

I believe that to be an effective psychotherapist, you need to have had the experience of being a client and doing your own work in therapy.

I was privileged to have had very strong teachers during my graduate and postgraduate years, and excellent supervision.

We all are life-long learners, and I have made a commitment to ongoing training and supervision during my professional career.

Ideally, relationships should feel gratifying and safe.

While relationships are not always easy and have their ups and downs, our lives are built upon them.

Whether it’s a relationship with a partner, a parent, a child, or with ourselves, relationships are the most important parts of our lives.

I am invested in my relationship with clients and work to ensure you feel comfortable, sharing your story in a non-judgmental setting.