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Ann Newman

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Ann Newman, LCSW, CSW

Colorado

LCSW in Colorado - stress and parenting support

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About

  • CBT strategies
  • ACT methods
  • Attachment focus

About Ann

Ann Newman is a licensed clinical social worker in Colorado with 13 years of experience. She works with adults around stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and life changes, and she lists parenting and family among her focus areas.

She prefers a straightforward, person-centered approach. Sessions look at everyday problems such as sleep, eating, work stress, and relationship friction. She also supports issues like addiction, grief, intimacy-related concerns, and chronic illness challenges.

Ann uses several practical therapies to help people change unhelpful patterns. She draws on cognitive behavioral tools to address thinking and behavior, acceptance and commitment ideas to clarify values and small steps, and attachment-based thinking to look at how relationships shape responses. Dialectical behavior strategies are used when emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills are helpful.

Her work often includes communication practice and coaching-style feedback so clients can try new ways of handling conflict and parenting stress. She also addresses identity concerns, including LGBT issues, body image, and kink-aware topics when relevant to an individual's goals.

Ann notes that sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time and that cost varies with location. Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients. To begin, people are asked to complete a short questionnaire and schedule a first session.

How sessions work

Approaches used and what online sessions involve

Ann uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help people notice and change patterns of thinking and behavior that feed anxiety or depression. CBT is practical and task-oriented, with exercises to try between sessions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people name what matters to them and take small committed steps toward those values, which can be useful for coping with life transitions and persistent worries.

She also draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how past and current relationships affect reactions today. That work focuses on communication patterns and building more reliable ways of relating. Deciding which approach to use is collaborative; the therapist will work with each person to identify goals and try methods that fit their needs and preferences.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Practical benefits of online work include fitting sessions into a weekday break, reducing travel time, and making it easier to keep continuity during busy periods. Online sessions can also allow shorter check-ins when that suits a schedule, and make it easier to bring written notes or worksheets into the conversation. Licensed professionals can help adapt tools used in CBT, ACT, and attachment-focused work to an online setting.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMen's issuesVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryTrichotillomaniaVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

13+ years

Listed in

Colorado

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of family and parenting concerns are addressed?

She helps with parenting strain, communication problems, and family-related stress among the many listed concerns such as grief, addiction, and relationship difficulties.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

She uses a person-centered, practical style that mixes skill-building and reflective work. Expect tools for thinking differently and practicing new behaviors.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 13 years of experience as a licensed clinical social worker in Colorado.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds LCSW and CSW credentials and practices in Colorado.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English only.

Does she work with international clients?

She does not accept international clients.

How does cost work for sessions?

Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What are the first steps to start working together?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.

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