About: Joshua Newman, M.A., LPC

ABOUT
Joshua A. Newman

Biography

Joshua was born in Salida, Colorado and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma. His father, Patrick Newman, Ph.D. is a counseling psychologist and his mother, Jane is an artist and art teacher. He has one sister, Emily who resides in New Mexico with her husband, Thomas. Mr. Newman moved to Conway, Arkansas in 1995 to pursue a bachelor's degree at Hendrix College, where he graduated Cum Laude in 1999 with a double major in psychology and religion. He then took a two year hiatus from his studies to work, travel, and pursue photography and meditation. During this time, Josh fell in love with the town of Fayetteville, Arkansas where he later returned after completing his graduate work in Counseling at Southwestern College in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He has made his home in Northwest Arkansas since the Summer of 2003 where he remains active in area groups that promote dream analysis and meditation instruction. In addition to working in private practice, Mr. Newman also provides counseling services for local agencies.

Credentials

Licensed Professional Counselor by the Arkansas State Board of Examiners in Counseling

4000 + Hours Supervised Experience: Steven Seward, L.P.C., L.M.F.T. and William F. Symes, M.Div., L.P.C., clinical supervisors

Master of Arts in Counseling, Southwestern College, 2003

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Religion, Hendrix College, 1999

Training in bipolar disorder, sexual abuse and trauma recovery, couples counseling, solution-oriented therapy, personality disorders, effective parenting techniques, and mental health issues and the law

Extensive work with dreams and meditation

Understanding Mental Health Credentials:

psychiatry and psychotherapy

Choosing a mental health professional can be made easier by understanding some important distinctions. Psychotherapy or 'talk therapy' can be performed by a counselor, social worker, marriage and family therapist, psychologist, or psychiatrist. During the time of Sigmund Freud, patients were seen by psychiatrists (medical doctors with special training in mental disorders) for lengthy psychoanalysis. Currently, the majority of psychiatrists focus primarily on assessment of mental disorders, acute care, and medication management, although there are some who still provide psychotherapy.

counselors, social workers, and psychologists

During the latter half of the 20th century, psychologists (practitioners with a Ph.D. or Psy.D. in psychology) took the lion's share of the therapy market. Today many psychologists continue to practice psychotherapy, however, the percentage of master's level therapists has greatly increased. Individuals with master's degrees (counselors, social workers, and marriage and family therapists) provide diagnosis and treatment for mental disorders and adjustment difficulties. Master's level clinicians receive years of supervision after completing a 60 hour accredited graduate degree. All technical distinctions aside, the choice of psychotherapist ultimately depends upon finding someone whose personality, expertise, and philosophy of change are compatible with your own.

Scope of Practice

I serve adolescents, adults, individuals, couples, and organizations. I offer short-term, solution-oriented counseling as well as long-term psychotherapy. I work with relationship problems, self-esteem issues, stress management, trauma recovery, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, personality disorders, addictions (including unwanted use of internet and pornography), anger problems, and more. I also frequently address religious and spiritual concerns. GLBT friendly.