Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
How Phillis works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- New Mexico
- Years in practice
- 11
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Phillis
Phillis Newton is a licensed clinical social worker in New Mexico with 11 years of experience. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, anger, or the fallout from trauma and abuse. She listens without judgment and supports practical next steps for day-to-day life.
She works to create a calm space where clients can name what feels hard. Conversations focus on clear goals and small changes that build strength over time.
Background and approach
Phillis aims to empower clients to make choices that fit their values and needs. Her practice addresses relationship strain, grief, parenting challenges, addiction concerns, and issues that affect self-esteem. She also offers support around ADHD, compassion fatigue, and life transitions.
Additional focus areas include adoption and foster care, autism and Asperger syndrome, and challenges common to young adults. Phillis uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions and helps people find approaches that match their situation. She accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English.
Her background in social work informs a practical, person-centered style that centers the client’s goals. People working with her can expect straightforward conversations, collaborative planning, and regular check-ins on progress. Phillis encourages small, meaningful steps and adapts methods to what works for the individual.
She sees the client as the expert on their life and offers support to move toward the change they want.
What Phillis works with
Everything Phillis lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Phillis's practice.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Phillis uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear goals and practical skills. One common approach emphasizes coping skills and symptom management to reduce stress and anxiety; it teaches breathing, grounding, and activity planning to help stabilize mood and handle strong emotions. Another approach targets trauma and abuse by helping people process difficult memories and build safety and coping strategies so the past has less impact on daily life.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they try methods briefly and adjust as needed so the plan fits the person rather than expecting the person to fit the method.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into life. Video sessions allow face-to-face interaction for deeper conversation, phone calls need less bandwidth and can work when camera time is difficult, live chat or messaging suit quick check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options give flexibility for scheduling, shorter check-ins during busy days, and ways to keep continuity when travel or location change would otherwise disrupt care.
Questions people ask about Phillis
What concerns does Phillis help with?
She helps people who struggle with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, trauma and abuse, relationship issues, grief, addictions, parenting strain, self-esteem, and life transitions.
What is her approach in sessions?
She practices a person-centered, practical style that focuses on listening, setting clear goals, and taking small steps toward change using evidence-based techniques.
How much experience does she have?
Phillis brings 11 years of professional social work experience to her clinical practice in New Mexico.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a licensed clinical social worker, LCSW, licensed in New Mexico and bases her practice out of that state.
In which language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English and she also accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
She meets with clients by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions billed and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.