Nina Newman PHD

About:

Dr. Nina Newman is a clinical psychologist cross-trained in relationship-based psychotherapy and neuropsychology. She has extensive experience working with a wide range of adults – individuals, parents, caregivers, professionals – and organizations. She comes from a reflective perspective, taking into account the integration of body, brain and mind, as well as relationships, individual differences, trauma, culture, neurodiversity, histories, and lived experiences, all within the context of development across the lifespan. 

In addition to being a psychotherapist, she is a mental health consultant, trainer, and supervisor for interdisciplinary professionals and develops and implements professional trainings locally and nationally.  She is faculty in an interdisciplinary early childhood development doctoral program focused on mental health, developmental disorders, reflective practice, and DIR™. She has co-developed perinatal mental health training programs aimed at supporting better health outcomes, as well as developed several workshops related to individual wellbeing,  emotional and regulatory issues, parents, families, and children, mood disorders, and behavioral challenges. She also worked for several years on a pediatric traumatic brain injury research project, focused on the interconnection between TBI, mental health, and overall health and wellbeing outcomes.  

Education and Other:

Dr. Newman earned her PhD degree in Clinical Psychology from Fielding Graduate University and completed a formal practicum in Neuropsychology at UCLA. She is trained and certified in the Neurorelational Framework (NFR™) and has a foundation in DIR™. She is a certified DEI search advocate, has authored and co-authored articles and books chapters. She is a member of APA, the World Association of Infant Mental Health, Profectum, and professional study groups.