About Nina
Nina Mantelman is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in New York who helps people manage stress and anxiety. She guides clients through grief, depression, anger, and relationship concerns with a steady, practical approach. Nina speaks English and Russian and has three years of clinical experience.
Her sessions focus on building self-compassion and clearer values. She helps people untangle guilt, shame, and control issues so they can make decisions that fit their life purpose.
Background and approach
Practical steps and simple exercises are woven into conversations so change feels doable. Nina draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice painful thoughts and move toward meaningful action. She also uses Attachment-Based Therapy ideas to look at how past relationships shape current patterns.
Elements from the Gottman Method inform her work with communication problems and relationship dynamics. Clients often leave sessions with clear next steps. Nina emphasizes strategies that fit daily routines, whether that means short check-ins or deeper weekly conversations.
She also supports caregivers and veterans, and attends to multicultural concerns when they affect emotional health. Her style is collaborative and direct. She invites clients to experiment with small changes between sessions and to reflect on what works.
That ongoing feedback shapes the plan and keeps the work focused on realistic goals.
Approaches that translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, so they can take actions that match their values. This approach often helps with anxiety, stress, and life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and communication, which can help with trust, intimacy, and conflict. The Gottman Method offers concrete communication tools and problem-solving techniques aimed at improving interaction patterns and reducing repeated fights. Finding the right approach is part of the work. Nina will collaborate with each person to choose techniques that fit their goals, needs, and comfort level. That might mean blending ACT exercises with attachment-focused conversations and Gottman-style communication practices. The plan adapts over time based on what is most useful. Online therapy makes scheduling and consistency easier for many people. Video calls are good for in-depth sessions that use visual cues and exercises, while phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging are helpful for quick check-ins, homework support, or shorter reflections between sessions. These options support flexible care that can fit work, caregiving, or travel schedules.Questions people ask
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Grief
Also listed
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English, Russian
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