As an existentially oriented psychotherapist with 25 years of experience treating a range of people in a variety of settings, I work most effectively with people who are open to mindfulness and other spiritual modalities. We will work together to create an alliance as we negotiate life's inevitable challenges by establishing empathy and understanding while maintaining a strategic and solution-focused stance. Most recently, I have been influenced by Internal Family Systems therapy and have found this as a useful adjunct to my practice. I draw on a significant number of resources in my work with my clients. This will include poetry, art, music, philosophy, spiritual teachings, and literature. An openness to art and other wisdom/learning traditions can assist patients with growth as well as the normalization of the human struggle.

What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?

Ideally we will come together in an encounter between two human beings. I will explain my basic orientation, discuss diagnoses, and outline a course of potential treatment.

Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.

I read and study deeply, and thus consider myself a student of the universal human question. I am open to learning from my patients, and consider psychotherapy to be a transactional and symbiotic process.

Describe the client(s) you are best positioned to serve.

I have a broad range of clinical experience, but I am best able to serve clients who are open to trying new things, particularly spiritual modalities.

About Newell Young