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LCSW, CSW

Ann Newman, LCSW, CSW

  • Experience13 years
  • LocationColorado
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, and Self esteem
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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About Ann

Ann Newman is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Colorado who helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, addiction-related issues, and a wide range of life transitions.

Background and approach

With 13 years of practice, she offers a compassionate, client-centered approach aimed at strengthening self-esteem, improving communication, and supporting recovery from chronic challenges such as sleep and eating difficulties, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.

Her work emphasizes individualized care that recognizes each person’s history and current needs, including attachment wounds, abandonment, adoption and foster care questions, and the impacts of chronic illness or caregiver stress.

Ann integrates evidence-based methods like Internal Family Systems, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside attachment-based techniques to help clients build coping strategies and greater emotional resilience. Sessions focus on practical skills and inner exploration to foster self-compassion and clearer decision-making.

Ann welcomes clients who are seeking respectful, affirming support while navigating grief, career shifts, sexuality and kink-related concerns, or co-occurring conditions, and she aims to tailor treatment to each person’s goals and circumstances.

Approaches and Online Care That Fit Your Life

Ann uses Internal Family Systems to help clients explore internal parts and their relationships, supporting work with trauma, shame, and self-leadership by helping people understand and compassionately negotiate internal conflicts. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is used to clarify values and build psychological flexibility, which can be helpful for anxiety, depression, and life changes by encouraging committed action alongside acceptance of difficult thoughts. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on relational patterns and early attachment dynamics to strengthen connections and improve communication in current relationships.

Choosing the right method is often a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each client to identify which approaches and techniques best match their goals, preferences, and life circumstances, adjusting the plan over time as needs evolve.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility around work, family, and geographic constraints. These options make it easier to maintain consistent care and try different formats to find what feels most accessible and effective for the client.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist address?
Ann supports a broad range of difficulties including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, relationship and family issues, grief, intimacy-related concerns, and challenges related to ADHD and bipolar conditions.
What is the therapeutic style and approach?
The practice emphasizes compassionate, personalized work with client-centered techniques and evidence-based modalities like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and attachment-informed approaches.
How much experience does this therapist have?
The therapist has 13 years of clinical experience working with people on a variety of emotional, behavioral, and life transition issues.
What credentials and location are associated with this therapist?
Ann is credentialed as LCSW, CSW with license details CO LCSW CSW.09924267 and practices in Colorado.
Are services offered in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are provided in English, and the therapist is not currently accepting international clients.
In what formats are sessions available?
Clients can work with the therapist via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference and availability.
How is cost and payment handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; services are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin therapy?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseSelf esteemDepressionCoping with life changes

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

Licensed

Colorado

Languages

English