Licensed to practice in Arizona and accepts 45 insurances. Specializes in Anxiety, Depression and 10 more.
Barbara Newton
About me
I am a seasoned, supportive, and well experienced licensed mental health therapist, having worked in private practice for many years in AZ. I am an expert listener, and enjoy working with adults 18-older ages who are experiencing difficult symptoms associated with past or present life challenges that require intervention and processing in ways that may restore a greater life balance and well being.
Get to know me
In our first session together, here's what you can expect
I would like to get to know you regarding what you feel are your unique and specific main problems, symptoms, and issues that need to be dealt with in therapy, as well as any past or present problems or challenges that may contribute to these. I will also ask you about your personal strengths and weaknesses. We will also begin to explore what you want on your treatment plan, as well as any goals and objectives you have for therapy, and the best treatment approach for you.
The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions
I am a supportive non judgmental therapist with an ear for helping clients change how they may think or behave so they can improve their self images and relational images with others. I let you take the lead while helping you discover what you can realistically change, and what you can do differently behaviorally and cognitively to improve quality of life. Also, I will explore what lifestyle practices are working for you, and any that you are aware of that are not working for you, while adding this to the treatment planning.
The clients I'm best positioned to serve
I am best positioned to serve adult clients 18 and up who are experiencing mild to moderate symptoms of depression and/or anxiety and are motivated to seek restorative therapy. My ideal clients seek individual therapy.
Specialties
Top specialties
Anxiety
Depression
Other specialties
Anger Management
Bipolar Disorder
Coping Skills
Grief
Life Transitions
Military/Veterans
Mood Disorders
Older Adults
Self Esteem
Trauma and PTSD
Identifies as
White
Woman
Serves ages
Adults (18 to 64)
Elders (65 and above)
Licensed in
Arizona
Accepts
Aetna
Aetna - ASR Health Benefits
Aetna - Allied Benefits
Aetna - Lucent Health
Aetna - Luminare
Aetna - Medicare
Aetna - Moda
Aetna - WebTPA
Aetna – HealthEZ
All Savers
Amerihealth Administrators
Amerihealth NJ Medicare Advantage
Anthem
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Independence Blue Cross
Independence Administrators
Arlo
AvMed
Cash - $125 per session
Centivo
Cigna
Cigna - HealthEZ
EAP:Cigna
EAP:Evernorth
EAP:UnitedHealthcare/Optum
Evernorth
GTEB
Golden Rule
Harvard Pilgrim/UnitedHealthcare
Humana - Medicare
Humana Dual (Medicare & Medicaid)
UnitedHealthcare/Optum
Optum
OptumHealth Complex Medical Conditions
Oscar
Oxford
Surest (formerly Bind)
Tufts Health/Cigna
United Medical Resources
UnitedHealthcare Dual (Medicare & Medicaid)
UnitedHealthcare Life Insurance
UnitedHealthcare Shared Services
UnitedHealthcare StudentResources
UnitedHealthcare/Optum - Medicare
UnitedHealthcare Complete Care (C-SNP)
Location
Virtual
My treatment methods
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
I am experienced with various treatment approaches, but primarily the CBT approach to treat distressful symptoms someone may have as a result of developing dysfunctional behavioral coping and thinking challenges that have resulted from difficult life experiences.
11 ratings with written reviews
May 24, 2026
I chose Barbara after slogging through several mental health websites for a couple hours--mainly I chose her because of her stated experience and her appearance in her photo ( I was looking for someone over 60, not a brand new graduate). She was easy to talk to, and I felt no nervousness about disclosing my reasons for therapy, and she had great suggestions. I look forward to upcoming sessions.
Verified client, age 65+
May 14, 2026
She was very wonderful and helped me learn some ways to combat my stress when needed. Always solution oriented but not pressuring to do something you're not comfortable with.
Verified client, age 25-34
November 12, 2025
Barbara hit the ground running on several issues that have lagged for me. She knew what she needed to do before we got on the call. Barbara if you read this, the medications issue is time sensitive: Refills of alprazalam, propranolol, zolpidem and buspirone. I DID NOT SLEEP AT ALL LAST NIGHT BECAUSE I DON"T HAVE THESE MEDICATIONS TO HELP ME GET RESTED. Thank you.