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I’m a native New Yorker and earned both my Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Social Work from Fordham University. I have over 18 years of experience working with people of all ages, from young children to older adults. I currently support children, families, and adults who are navigating anxiety, depression, and trauma. My approach is warm, empathetic, and solution-focused, and I believe in working together as a team. I meet clients where they are and help them build practical tools to move toward healing and meaningful change.

I earned my Psy.D. from Spalding University and specialize in supporting individuals as they navigate anxiety and depression. I have worked in hospitals, correctional settings, and private practices, which has led me to a deep appreciation for the many ways people cope, survive, and heal. These experiences help me bring a grounded, compassionate, and flexible approach to the clients I work with today.

I am a mental health counselor who graduated with my MSEd from St. John's University with my degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. I incorporate various theories and view counseling as integrative and eclectic approach to best suit needs of patients. Several which I use include:CBT, REBT, CPT, Behavior Therapy & Mindfulness-based Interventions including: (DBT, MBCT, & MBSR). I also use Motivational Interviewing (MI), Gestalt, Existential, SFBT (Solution-Focused Brief Therapy) & others.

As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, I have focused the majority of my career on youth and young adults. I love working with young people as they navigate the challenges of personality development, family relationships, and exploring their place in the world beyond the family. My clinical judgment and practice strategies are guided by over twenty years of work with a wide variety of clients and circumstances. As a social worker in a lively high school and a parent of two young adults, I am very comfortable building rapport with the full gamut of adolescent personalities.

I am very excited to support clients in all developmental life stages as they work through clinical and non-clinical issues. These include depression, anxiety, trauma, divorce, grief and loss, life and career transitions, relationships, parenting, family dynamics, and aging.

I am a Clinical Social Worker/Therapist with 6 years of experience in a community mental health clinic. I find this work to be humbling, challenging and it fills me with gratitude.

I believe therapy is a safe place in which we can be heard, supported, and understood. Together, we will work to uncover your strengths and find new ways to approach life's challenges.

My name is Dr. Sharon Campbell‐Newman, and I am a dual‐certified Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP). I bring a unique blend of clinical expertise, leadership experience, and a patient‐centered approach to every aspect of my practice.

Here's what I want you to know: after four decades of sitting across from people who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or convinced that something is fundamentally wrong with them — I have yet to meet a person whose thinking can't shift. Not because I have some magic technique, but because changing how we think about our experiences is genuinely learnable. I hold a PhD from Duke University and trained post-doctorally with Dr. Albert Ellis, the psychologist who pioneered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. That means the approach I use — Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy — goes straight to the beliefs driving your distress, not just the surface symptoms. I work with adults and seniors, I take things seriously without making therapy feel heavy, and I bring real optimism to this work — because I've seen what becomes possible when people stop fighting their own minds and start understanding them.