Lori Gottlieb – American psychotherapist and author, best known for her bestseller Maybe You Should Talk to Someone. She blends humor, clinical insight, and storytelling to make psychology accessible. She is also a contributing writer for The Atlantic.
✨ Began her career in Hollywood as a TV writer before becoming a therapist. 📖 Maybe You Should Talk to Someone has been translated into dozens of languages. 🎬 A television adaptation of her memoir is in development. 🖋️ Her essays share anonymized therapy stories that feel both funny and moving. 🎓 Studied medicine at Stanford before shifting to psychology. 🌍 Recognized as one of the most quoted therapists in media. 💡 Describes therapy as “a mirror where we learn to see ourselves more clearly.” 📚 Frequently appears on podcasts and gives public talks. 🎭 Always dreamed of being a writer and fulfilled that dream later in life. 👩👦 Raises a son, occasionally mentioned in her essays. 😉 Often repeats: “We are all both patients and therapists at the same time.”