Julie Newman LMHC

Do you keep choosing the same kind of person, or keep people at a distance when you want closeness? Attachment patterns usually began as ways of coping earlier in life. I help adults understand where theirs came from and what they were protecting you from. Then we make small, practical changes, so you can pause, ask for what you need, and respond differently. You learned these patterns, and they can be unlearned. Clients leave feeling more confident and secure in their relationships.

You’re successful and self-aware, but dating has you replaying texts, reading into every shift in tone, and wondering if you’re asking for too much. You’ve read about attachment styles, and nothing changes once emotions kick in. There’s a difference between understanding your patterns and actually changing them. I help adults slow the spiral, trust their instincts, and choose relationships that feel secure, whatever their status right now.

Attachment-based therapy is central to how I work. Over 9 years, I’ve helped adults understand how early relationships shaped the way they handle closeness and conflict today. In sessions, we trace where a pattern started, notice how it shows up with the people in your life, and practice responding differently. My goal is for you to feel more secure with yourself and in your relationships, including when things feel uncertain.

CBT is how I help overthinkers get out of their own heads. Over 9 years, I’ve used it to help adults notice the automatic thoughts behind anxiety, perfectionism, and relationship spirals, then test them instead of just believing them. Sessions are structured and collaborative, with practical skills you can use that same week. The goal is lasting change in how you think, feel, and respond, not just insight.

Psychodynamic therapy is for people who already understand their problems and still can’t change them. Over 9 years, I’ve helped adults get curious about what’s happening beneath the surface: the beliefs, emotions, and relationship patterns that keep repeating. Sessions are collaborative and reflective, and our own relationship becomes part of the work. The goal is to respond to your life with more awareness and less autopilot.

Complex trauma (CPTSD) shapes how you see yourself and what you expect from other people. I work with adults who learned to people-please or stay quiet because saying no didn’t feel safe, and who now struggle with boundaries and self-doubt. Those strategies made sense once. We start by understanding what they protected you from, then build new ways of responding so you can set boundaries and trust yourself. The goal is more choice in your present, not erasing your past.