Michelle Newton, LMHC

Michelle Newton is a Washington LMHC with 18 years of practice. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, and ADHD. She helps people notice patterns that came from their family of origin and how those patterns show up now.

Michelle takes a practical, down-to-earth approach in sessions. She listens and helps people identify recurring roles, interaction habits, and expectations learned in childhood. Conversations focus on concrete strategies for handling tense interactions, improving communication, and managing anxiety and attention differences.

Her work draws on a mix of evidence-based approaches, including cognitive behavioral techniques, acceptance and commitment ideas, attachment-focused work, and skills from dialectical behavior therapy. Sessions often include exercises to practice between meetings, small behavior experiments, and ways to shift unhelpful thinking and action patterns.

Michelle has experience supporting people through separation, blended family stress, caregiving burdens, chronic illness, and challenges tied to attachment and abandonment concerns. She also brings knowledge related to autism spectrum and ADHD when those issues affect day-to-day functioning.

In meetings she and the client set clear goals and try out strategies that fit the client’s life. She encourages straightforward conversation about what is and isn’t working. Many clients focus on changes they can try in relationships, parenting approaches, and routines to reduce daily strain.

Approaches used in online sessions