Lisa Brateman, LCSW, is a psychotherapist, relationship specialist, and media commentator. In her midtown Manhattan private practice, she offers individual and couples therapy.

As an internationally recognized expert in her field, Lisa is a frequent commentator for TV, radio, newspapers, and magazines and has appeared on CBS Evening News, WPIX-TV Evening News, NBC Evening News, Arise America-TV News, CCTV, Asia America Television, CTV. She has contributed to articles in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, CNN, Forbes, GQ, U.S. News & World Report, MSNBC, WSJ Market Watch, Vogue, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Harper’s Bazaar, CBS News MoneyWatch, Rolling Stone Magazine, The Independent, Today, the Daily Mail, New York Magazine, Cosmopolitan Magazine, PBS, Teen Vogue, Bravo TV, New York Daily News, Brides Magazine and the New York Post. Analyzing the psychological impact of current events, Lisa demystifies human behavior and relationships.

Lisa is a contributing member of SheSource at the Women’s Media Center, a progressive, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization working to raise the visibility, viability, and decision-making power of women and girls in media. 

Her second book,  What Are We Really Fighting About? How to Transform Conflicts into Conversations, will be published by Rowman & Littlefield in 2024.