Ann Newman, LCSW, CSW - Therapist in Colorado

Practical coping skills
Focus on relationships
Values-based work

About Ann

Ann Newman is a licensed social worker offering compassionate care for people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and major life changes. She brings 13 years of clinical experience and focuses on practical support for concerns such as self-esteem, grief, addiction, and coping with transitions. Ann also lists adoption and foster care among her focus areas and helps individuals address attachment and abandonment issues.

She uses straightforward conversations to help people recognize patterns and try new ways of coping. Sessions tend to be goal-oriented and paced to each person's needs. Ann emphasizes building resilience, improving communication, and strengthening everyday coping skills.

Her practice draws on several therapeutic approaches. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) supplies emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills. Attachment-Based Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) are also part of her toolbox for working with relationship wounds and values-driven change.

Ann works from a client-centered stance, listening first and adapting techniques to what each person brings. She aims to create an affirming space for LGBT concerns, intimacy-related issues, and complex medical or caregiving stressors. Her approach is practical, steady, and focused on small steps that add up.

Clients can expect clear, simple explanations of methods and active collaboration on goals. Ann helps people develop routines and strategies that fit their everyday life while addressing deeper emotional patterns.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small steps toward them while learning to live with difficult thoughts and feelings. It can help with depression, anxiety, and making meaningful changes in day-to-day life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to shift unhelpful patterns and reduce symptoms like worry or low mood. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationship patterns affect current trust and connection, and it can be useful for people working through abandonment, adoption and foster care concerns, or recurring relationship difficulties.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, preferences, and life situation. That process may involve trying different techniques and adjusting the plan as progress is made.

Confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let people use skills learned in therapy in real moments during their day, which helps connect sessions to everyday life.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Trauma and abuse Self esteem Depression Coping with life changes

Also works with

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

Additional focus areas

Abandonment Adoption 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 issues Fertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / loneliness Life 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

Credentials

Colorado

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she help with?

She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and major life changes, plus related concerns like self-esteem, grief, addictions, and ADHD.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her style is direct and client-centered, with practical tools and collaborative goal setting. She listens first and tailors approaches to each person's needs.

What experience does she bring to the work?

She has 13 years of clinical experience working with a range of emotional and behavioral issues and complex life situations.

What credentials and region are associated with this therapist?

She holds the LCSW credential and CSW credential and practices in Colorado.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with this therapist?

International clients are not currently accepted.

How does payment work and what does it cost?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with this therapist?

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