Lori Gottlieb

Dear Therapist: How Can I Get My Stepdaughter to Dump Her Dead-End Boyfriend?

He doesn’t seem willing to commit, and she needs to move on.

• Lori Gottlieb
• May 29, 2023

Dear Therapist: I Won’t Marry Someone With a Mountain of Debt

After learning the full scope of my boyfriend’s finances, I don’t know if I should continue the relationship.

• Lori Gottlieb
• April 24, 2023

Dear Therapist: We Set a Deadline to Decide About Marriage, and We Still Don’t Know

It’s been almost two years; am I wasting my time?

• Lori Gottlieb
• March 27, 2023

Dear Therapist: My Daughter’s ‘Brother’ Is Actually Her Father

After 30 years, I want to tell her the truth, but I don’t know how.

• Lori Gottlieb
• February 27, 2023

Dear Therapist: Can I Cut My Mom Off From My Children If She Won’t Seek Therapy?

She hasn’t been a great parent to me, and I don’t want her repeating those patterns with my future kids.

• Lori Gottlieb
• January 30, 2023

Dear Therapist: How Do I Hold Boundaries With My Sister at Christmas?

I don’t want a relationship with her, but my parents want us to make up.

• Lori Gottlieb
• December 19, 2022

Dear Therapist: My Brother-in-Law Is a Thanksgiving Freeloader

Do I have to invite him this year?

• Lori Gottlieb
• November 14, 2022

Dear Therapist: I Don’t Think I Can Accept My Boyfriend’s Past

Seeing photos with his ex-wife and kids pushed me over the edge.

• Lori Gottlieb
• October 31, 2022

Dear Therapist: We’re Cutting My Husband’s Parents Out of Our Lives

How do we explain the estrangement to our kids?

• Lori Gottlieb
• September 26, 2022

Dear Therapist: I Don’t Know How to Help My Best Friend Through Her Divorce

She’s making some unhealthy choices, and it’s hard to watch.

• Lori Gottlieb
• August 29, 2022

Dear Therapist: My Daughter-in-Law Is Posting Nasty Things About Me Online

She seems to find fault with everything I do.

• Lori Gottlieb
• June 27, 2022

Dear Therapist: My Daughter’s Boundaries Are Preventing Us From Having a Relationship

I have felt for many years that she has kept me at arm’s length, and it seems to have worsened recently.

• Lori Gottlieb
• May 30, 2022

Dear Therapist: My Dad Is Trying to Force His Way Into My Life

I’ve told him that I don’t want to talk to him, but he won’t leave me alone.

• Lori Gottlieb
• April 25, 2022

Dear Therapist: Why Can’t My Wife Pretend to Like My Family?

I feel like I am stuck in a fight I don’t want to have.

• Lori Gottlieb
• March 28, 2022

Dear Therapist: My Husband Secretly Donated Sperm. Now There’s a Kid.

I feel betrayed and angry that he kept this from me for so many years.

• Lori Gottlieb
• February 28, 2022

Dear Therapist: I Can’t Turn to My Mom for Support After My Dad’s Death

I don’t want to burden her when she’s going through such a difficult time, but I need to talk to her about my grief.

• Lori Gottlieb
• January 31, 2022

Dear Therapist: I Can’t Accept My Father’s Death From COVID-19

I was not there for his last breaths. I was not there for his last words. I’m trying to combat my guilt.

• Lori Gottlieb
• December 28, 2020

Dear Therapist: Christmas With My Divorced Parents Is Getting Harder

Every holiday season, my siblings and I divide our time between them.

• Lori Gottlieb
• December 21, 2020

Dear Therapist: I Was the Other Woman

I know I sound naive, but this wasn’t like a “normal” affair.

• Lori Gottlieb
• December 14, 2020

Dear Therapist: Should I Give My Adult Children More Money?

They’re both angry at me, and I want to mend our relationship.

• Lori Gottlieb
• December 7, 2020