Newell Young, LICSW

Massachusetts · 25 years in practice

Newell Young is a licensed clinical social worker with 25 years of experience.

License and registration

LICSW, Massachusetts: 1032306 · expires November 2026
NPI: 1235319237 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 25
Languages: English

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About Newell

Newell Young is a licensed clinical social worker with 25 years of experience. He helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, trauma, grief, and major life changes. He also supports concerns like parenting strain, career stress, anger, self-esteem, and compassion fatigue.

He adapts his style to what each person needs. Sometimes sessions focus on practical feedback and problem-solving. Other times he uses reflection, spiritual themes, and meaning-centered conversation to help clients find direction.

Background and approach

Newell has worked in crisis teams, day treatment programs, and hospitals. That background means he is used to fast-paced situations and forming a working connection early in treatment. He has provided individual, couples, and group psychotherapy across his career.

His approaches include existential conversation, mindfulness practice, and behavior-focused methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. He also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy tools when emotion regulation and distress tolerance are needed. Sessions typically blend practical strategies with questions about purpose, values, and everyday choices.

Newell aims to be direct when needed and reflective when that helps people think differently about their lives. He encourages people who want a thoughtful, grounded therapist to reach out and learn more.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Newell lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
Relationship issues
Depression
Coping with life changes
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Parenting issues
Anger management
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Coaching
Compassion fatigue
Aging and geriatric issues
Cancer
Drug and alcohol addiction
Family problems
Forgiveness
Hospice and end-of-life counseling
Isolation / loneliness
Life purpose
Men's issues
Mood disorders
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Personality disorders
Self-love
Social anxiety and phobia
Somatization
Workplace issues

Approaches Newell names

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Online support

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Newell commonly blends existential conversation, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in work with clients. Existential work focuses on questions of meaning, responsibility, and choice, helping people consider what matters in their lives when things feel uncertain. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice inner experiences without getting stuck in them and then take actions that line up with their values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and behaviors keep problems going and teaches concrete skills to change those patterns.

Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they decide whether to emphasize values and meaning, skills and behavior change, or a mix of methods based on what the client wants to accomplish.

Online sessions are available by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and guided practices. Phone sessions can be used when bandwidth is limited or a quieter audio check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, homework support, and people who prefer writing to speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep continuity between sessions.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does he help with?

He supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, trauma, grief, and major life changes, among other issues listed in his specialties.

How would you describe his therapeutic style?

He adapts to each person, offering direct feedback and problem-solving when useful, and reflective, meaning-focused work when that better suits the client.

What is his professional background?

He has 25 years of clinical experience and has worked on crisis teams, in day treatment programs, and in hospitals.

What credentials does he hold and where is he based?

He holds an MA and is a LICSW, and he practices in Massachusetts.

Which languages are offered for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the U.S. work with him?

International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How are sessions scheduled and paid for?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time; to begin, select Start Therapy, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule.

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