About Phillis
Phillis Newton is a licensed clinical social worker who offers calm, direct support for people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and ADHD. She speaks plainly and helps clients sort through hard emotions. Phillis encourages practical steps while respecting each person's pace and goals.
She draws on 11 years of experience in New Mexico working with trauma and abuse, family conflict, addictions, and relationship struggles. Phillis creates a nonjudgmental space where people can say what they need to say and begin to make small changes that add up over time.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on clear goals and usable tools. Phillis often helps clients build coping skills, manage strong emotions, and set boundaries. She also supports parents and people navigating adoption or foster care issues and young adult concerns when those topics come up.
Her approach balances practical coaching with emotional support. Clients can expect a straightforward conversation about what’s getting in the way and what might help next. Phillis guides people in trying options, tracking what works, and adjusting plans as life shifts.
People who want a steady, compassionate clinician to help them move forward will find an easy-to-understand process. Phillis aims to empower clients so they leave sessions with clear ideas and doable next steps. Her work is offered in English and she accepts clients from outside the United States.
Sessions are scheduled to fit different needs and lifestyles.
How evidence-based approaches translate to online care
Phillis uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on real-life problems and skills. One common approach helps people learn specific coping strategies for anxiety and stress, such as breath work, pacing activities, and planning small behavioral changes to break cycles of worry. These tools are useful for day-to-day regulation and for managing ADHD-related distraction or overwhelm.Another helpful approach addresses trauma and strong emotions by teaching grounding and emotion-regulation skills. This involves naming sensations, mapping triggers, and practicing short exercises to reduce reactivity when memories or stressors surface. These strategies aim to help people feel steadier and more able to take action.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Phillis will talk with each person about goals, routines, and what has or hasn’t worked in the past. Together they try methods, review how they land, and adjust the plan so it fits the person’s life and priorities.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when more connection is helpful. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a work break. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, ongoing coaching, or when writing out thoughts feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into busy days and varied schedules.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Grief
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- New Mexico
- Languages
- English
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