Mia Newell, MSW, LICSW

About

Clinical Social Work/Therapist in Washington, DC. Works with Trauma and PTSD, Anger Management and Mood Disorders. Sees clients in person and online. Accepting new clients.

Areas of expertise

• Trauma and PTSD
• Anger Management
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Divorce
• Family Conflict
• Life Transitions
• Relationship Issues

Types of therapy

• Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)Helps people make room for difficult thoughts and feelings instead of fighting them, and commit to actions that fit what matters to them.
• Clinical Supervision and Licensed SupervisorsNot a therapy for clients: this therapist supervises other clinicians, for example those working toward their license.
• Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)A structured, practical therapy that looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions affect each other, and teaches skills for changing unhelpful thinking and habits.
• Compassion FocusedHelps people who are hard on themselves to build warmth and compassion toward themselves, as a counterweight to shame and self-criticism.
• ExistentialExplores life's big questions, such as meaning, freedom, choice, loneliness and death, and how they connect to a person's struggles.
• Family / MaritalTherapy with couples or families together, focused on communication, conflict and the patterns between people.
• FeministConsiders how gender, power and social context affect a person's life and well-being, and aims for an equal relationship between client and therapist.
• Motivational InterviewingA collaborative style of conversation that helps people explore mixed feelings about a change and find their own reasons to make it.
• NarrativeHelps people separate themselves from their problems and retell the stories they hold about their lives in ways that feel truer and more helpful.
• Person-CenteredA warm, non-directive approach: the therapist listens with empathy and without judgment, and trusts the person to find their own direction.
• PsychodynamicExplores how past experiences, relationships and feelings outside awareness shape how a person thinks and acts today.
• RelationalSees relationships as central to well-being. The relationship with the therapist is used to understand and change patterns in other relationships.
• Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)A short-term, goal-focused approach that spends less time on problems and more on what already works and the small steps toward what the person wants.
• Strength-BasedFocuses on the strengths, skills and resources a person already has, and builds on them to meet challenges.
• Trauma FocusedTherapy for people affected by trauma. Puts safety and pacing first, and helps process painful memories so they have less hold on daily life.

More details

Sessions

Both in-person and online

Accepting new clients

Yes

Specialties

Trauma and PTSD, Anger Management, Mood Disorders, Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, Borderline Personality (BPD), Depression, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Family Conflict, LGBTQ+, Life Transitions, Personality Disorders, Polyamory & ENM, Relationship Issues, Sex Therapy, Sex-Positive & Kink Friendly, Sexual Abuse, Suicidal Ideation, Women's Issues

Fees

Individual sessions $230, couple sessions $235; sliding scale available

Payment methods

American Express, Cash, Discover, Mastercard, Paypal, Venmo, Visa

Ages

Teen, Adults

Works with

Individuals, Couples

Communities

Bisexual Allied, Gay Allied, HIV / AIDS Allied, Intersex Allied, Lesbian Allied, Non-Binary Allied, Queer Allied, Racial Justice Allied, Sex Worker Allied, Transgender Allied

Languages

English

Gender

Female

Education

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Years in practice

9

Education & qualifications