About Julie Newman, LMHC-D
I’m a Licensed Mental Health Counselor based in New York City with over 9 years of clinical experience. I primarily work with high functioning adults who feel anxious, overwhelmed, or stuck in patterns they can’t seem to break, despite “doing all the right things.”
My work focuses on helping you understand how your early experiences and relationships shaped the way you feel, think, and respond today.
Therapy isn’t about staying stuck blaming your past or the people in it. It’s about understanding how your experiences shaped you, so you can begin to respond differently. Together, we’ll work toward helping you feel more grounded in your emotions, build more secure relationships, and trust yourself again.
Availability: I provide in-person therapy in Midtown Manhattan, and virtual therapy via telehealth for clients across New York, New Jersey, and Florida.
My Approach
If you’re here, something probably isn’t sitting right. Maybe it’s anxiety that won’t quiet down. Maybe it’s a relationship pattern you can’t seem to break. Maybe you’re incredibly successful and productive during the week, but feel overwhelmed, burned out, and exhausted the moment you slow down.
You’ve probably gotten really good at pushing through. At figuring things out on your own. At being the one others rely on. But at some point, that stops working.
Therapy is where we slow things down. Where we look at what’s happening underneath the surface and begin connecting the dots between your past and your present.
My approach is attachment-based, psychodynamic, relational, trauma-informed, and insight-oriented. We’ll look at how your early experiences and relationships shaped the way you feel, think, and respond today - not to keep you there, but to give you more clarity and choice.
At the same time, I don’t believe insight alone is enough. I integrate practical tools from CBT, DBT, and mindfulness-based approaches to help you regulate your emotions and nervous system, learn how to self soothe, and build more effective ways of coping between sessions.
I want to help you understand not only what you’re feeling, but why you’re feeling it, and then translate awareness into action.
Insight without change can feel frustrating. Change without insight rarely lasts.
In our work, you’ll build both. Together, we’ll work toward a life that feels grounded, balanced, and aligned with what actually matters to you. Not just what you’ve been told should matter.
My Background
Mental health and relationships shaped my life long before they became my profession.
I grew up in a family where therapy was normalized. My parents openly shared their experiences, and I saw early on that working with a therapist wasn’t a sign of weakness, it was a form of self respect and care.
I started therapy myself at 15. I still remember my first therapist’s office: a converted single story home, soft and neutral, with therapy rooms in former bedrooms. I remember how my body felt walking in: calmer, less alone, and more understood.
That experience stayed with me.
My natural curiosity about people and relationships drew me toward psychology. I considered nursing and teaching, but after my first psychology class, I knew.
I was fascinated by how the mind works, how early experiences shape us, and how our relational patterns follow us into adulthood.
I started working with children and adolescents in Baltimore near my alma mater, Loyola University Maryland. A few years into my career, I felt ready for both personal and professional growth. I moved to New York City and transitioned into working individually with adults in private practice.
During that time, I continued my own therapy while navigating new relationships, friendships, career shifts, moves, and the collective stress of a global pandemic.
That’s when I fully stepped into my passion: relational, attachment-focused, psychodynamic work that helps clients understand their patterns, regulate their emotions, and build more secure relationships with themselves and others.
Today, I bring both lived experience and clinical expertise into the therapy room.
I know what it feels like to struggle with anxiety and self doubt.
And I know how transformative therapy can be.
Education, Credentials, & Trainings
Master of Science, Clinical Psychology — Loyola University Maryland
Bachelor of Arts, Clinical/Counseling Psychology — The College of New Jersey
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, New York — #009528-D
Licensed Professional Counselor, New Jersey — #37PC00951400
Telehealth Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Florida — #TPMC1486
Certified in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) — Evergreen Certifications, Certification #650416
Perfectionism & Anxiety Certification Training — PESI
American Counseling Association — Member ID #6776479
NPI #1710424676
Follow me on Instagram & TikTok @talkingwithjulie
Outside of Session
When I’m not in session, you’ll probably find me enjoying Brooklyn’s music scene, taking a mat Pilates, yoga, or dance cardio class, or trying a new restaurant I’ve saved on Google Maps.
I recharge through reading fiction, self-help, or celebrity memoirs (audiobooks absolutely count as reading!), traveling, collecting passport stamps, or occasionally shutting my brain off with reality TV.
At home, I’m usually with my dog, Sero (short for Serotonin)!
Ready to begin?
Schedule a free 15 minute consultation to talk about what you're navigating and explore whether working together feels the right next step.
I work with clients navigating anxiety, depression, career stress and burnout, dating/relationships, complex trauma, and breakups or divorce.
I offer in person therapy in Midtown Manhattan and virtual therapy across New York, New Jersey, and Florida.
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