Questions & Answers:
Q: Does Shadow Love Therapy accept insurance?
A: Shadow Love Therapy does not accept insurance and is an Out-of-Network Provider. If you have PPO insurance with OON benefits for virtual psychotherapy in WA, CA, MT, OR, UT or ID, then you may be able to submit a monthly "Superbill" to your insurance company for possible reimbursement. Note: Veronica Newsom, LMFT only accept some insurance plans through RULA (formerly PATH) and Innerwell.
Q: What is the age range for clients at Shadow Love Therapy?
A: Adults (18+) for individual therapy or couples/poly partners therapy.
Q: Does Veronica Newsom, LMFT speak any other languages besides English?
A: No, not fluently. Vee is only able to provide therapy in English.
Q: How often will I be expected to schedule therapy sessions?
A: There is no policy at Shadow Love Therapy that requires a weekly appointment scheduled on the same day and/or time each week. Instead, you will schedule your own sessions online, based on your availability and the session times currently available (unless you contact me in advance and request that I book a session for you). Any clinical recommendations for appointment frequency are based on your level of need, which can fluctuate over time.
Q: What is Veronica Newsom's licensing background?
A: Veronica was first independently licensed as an MFT in California on August 6, 2015 and became a Qualified Clinical Supervisor in October 2017. Vee became an LMFT in Washington on October 13, 2020 and a Qualified Clinical Supervisor in October 2022. Vee became an LMFT in Montana on August 1, 2022 and in Oregon on October 28, 2022. Veronica was licensed as an LMFT in Utah on April 25, 2023 and in Idaho (telehealth only) on May 3, 2024. The business license for Veronica J Newsom LMFT dba Shadow Love Therapy is current and maintained in Spokane, WA.
Q: What is Vee's educational background?
A: Vee graduated from UCLA (B.A. Anthropology) in Spring 2004 and from Antioch University Los Angeles (M.A. Clinical Psychology with Specialization in Marriage and Family and Child Counseling) in Fall 2008. Veronica attended 4 years of postgraduate doctoral study at Saybrook University from 2009-2014.
Q: What is Vee's psychotherapy orientation? What is "Psychodynamic-Existential Therapy"?
A: "Psychodynamic" describes the therapy model and existentialism is the philosophy framing that approach. Psychodynamic-Existential Therapy analyzes the interplay between the unconscious and conscious mind: while awake, dreaming and in altered states. This therapy framework considers how patterns created in the past are influencing what is happening now, seeking to deepen insight and increase awareness in order to facilitate change through the client's own free will. Many existential themes arise during a person's search for meaning; this therapy type can help the client work through their concerns and make sense of their place in the world.
Q: What kind of Couples/Poly Partners Therapy does Veronica practice?
A: Veronica integrates techniques from CBT, DBT, Existential and Structural Family therapy as clinically appropriate. What this looks like in practice is Veronica "joins" with you and/or your partners for the duration of treatment, in the role of a catalyst for healthy changes. The idea is that change happens more effectively from the inside-out, instead of imposed from the perspective of outside-in. This therapy style can be more interactive than other therapy approaches. Note: There is a No-Secrets Policy for couples/partners choosing to participate in therapy.
Q: Are there other types of therapy that Vee uses in clinical practice? What about "evidence-based practices"?
A: Veronica integrates Trauma-Informed, LGBTQ-Affirmative, Existential, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Dialectical-Behavioral Therapy, Structural Family Therapy and/or Psychodynamic, Transference-Focused Psychotherapy techniques into sessions as clinically appropriate. Veronica's foundational modality and clinical training is Psychodynamic.
Q: What is Vee's position on medication-assisted treatment and/or psychedelic-assisted therapy?
A: Veronica can support clients with a harm reduction or abstinence-based perspective depending on the client's treatment goals. Vee does not require sobriety for outpatient therapy but may give clinical recommendations for substance use treatment, if clinically indicated. Vee supports medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and psychedelic medicine-assisted treatment with integration therapy (e.g. KAP) when provided by qualified, fully-licensed practitioners to clients appropriate for the treatment.
Q: What is the history of the Shadow Love Therapy offices?
A: The first office, opened in December 2015, was shared and about two blocks from the Santa Monica pier. The next office, opened in March 2018, was a solo private practice in Valley Glen, San Fernando Valley. Then in May 2019, Vee shifted Shadow Love Therapy to a fully virtual office and moved to the Pacific Northwest. Shadow Love Therapy remains virtual and has expanded offerings to clients living in multiple states.
Q: Where does the practice name "Shadow Love Therapy" come from?
A: Vee dreamt of the phrase "Shadow Love Therapy" one night in 2014. Carl Jung's work on The Shadow was the main influence at the time.
Q: Did Veronica ever change last names?
A: Current full legal name is Veronica Jade Newsom, MA, LMFT (since May 2019).
Q: Does Shadow Love Therapy accept insurance?
A: Shadow Love Therapy does not accept insurance and is an Out-of-Network Provider. If you have PPO insurance with OON benefits for virtual psychotherapy in WA, CA, MT, OR, UT or ID, then you may be able to submit a monthly "Superbill" to your insurance company for possible reimbursement. Note: Veronica Newsom, LMFT only accept some insurance plans through RULA (formerly PATH) and Innerwell.
Q: What is the age range for clients at Shadow Love Therapy?
A: Adults (18+) for individual therapy or couples/poly partners therapy.
Q: Does Veronica Newsom, LMFT speak any other languages besides English?
A: No, not fluently. Vee is only able to provide therapy in English.
Q: How often will I be expected to schedule therapy sessions?
A: There is no policy at Shadow Love Therapy that requires a weekly appointment scheduled on the same day and/or time each week. Instead, you will schedule your own sessions online, based on your availability and the session times currently available (unless you contact me in advance and request that I book a session for you). Any clinical recommendations for appointment frequency are based on your level of need, which can fluctuate over time.
Q: What is Veronica Newsom's licensing background?
A: Veronica was first independently licensed as an MFT in California on August 6, 2015 and became a Qualified Clinical Supervisor in October 2017. Vee became an LMFT in Washington on October 13, 2020 and a Qualified Clinical Supervisor in October 2022. Vee became an LMFT in Montana on August 1, 2022 and in Oregon on October 28, 2022. Veronica was licensed as an LMFT in Utah on April 25, 2023 and in Idaho (telehealth only) on May 3, 2024. The business license for Veronica J Newsom LMFT dba Shadow Love Therapy is current and maintained in Spokane, WA.
Q: What is Vee's educational background?
A: Vee graduated from UCLA (B.A. Anthropology) in Spring 2004 and from Antioch University Los Angeles (M.A. Clinical Psychology with Specialization in Marriage and Family and Child Counseling) in Fall 2008. Veronica attended 4 years of postgraduate doctoral study at Saybrook University from 2009-2014.
Q: What is Vee's psychotherapy orientation? What is "Psychodynamic-Existential Therapy"?
A: "Psychodynamic" describes the therapy model and existentialism is the philosophy framing that approach. Psychodynamic-Existential Therapy analyzes the interplay between the unconscious and conscious mind: while awake, dreaming and in altered states. This therapy framework considers how patterns created in the past are influencing what is happening now, seeking to deepen insight and increase awareness in order to facilitate change through the client's own free will. Many existential themes arise during a person's search for meaning; this therapy type can help the client work through their concerns and make sense of their place in the world.
Q: What kind of Couples/Poly Partners Therapy does Veronica practice?
A: Veronica integrates techniques from CBT, DBT, Existential and Structural Family therapy as clinically appropriate. What this looks like in practice is Veronica "joins" with you and/or your partners for the duration of treatment, in the role of a catalyst for healthy changes. The idea is that change happens more effectively from the inside-out, instead of imposed from the perspective of outside-in. This therapy style can be more interactive than other therapy approaches. Note: There is a No-Secrets Policy for couples/partners choosing to participate in therapy.
Q: Are there other types of therapy that Vee uses in clinical practice? What about "evidence-based practices"?
A: Veronica integrates Trauma-Informed, LGBTQ-Affirmative, Existential, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Dialectical-Behavioral Therapy, Structural Family Therapy and/or Psychodynamic, Transference-Focused Psychotherapy techniques into sessions as clinically appropriate. Veronica's foundational modality and clinical training is Psychodynamic.
Q: What is Vee's position on medication-assisted treatment and/or psychedelic-assisted therapy?
A: Veronica can support clients with a harm reduction or abstinence-based perspective depending on the client's treatment goals. Vee does not require sobriety for outpatient therapy but may give clinical recommendations for substance use treatment, if clinically indicated. Vee supports medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and psychedelic medicine-assisted treatment with integration therapy (e.g. KAP) when provided by qualified, fully-licensed practitioners to clients appropriate for the treatment.
Q: What is the history of the Shadow Love Therapy offices?
A: The first office, opened in December 2015, was shared and about two blocks from the Santa Monica pier. The next office, opened in March 2018, was a solo private practice in Valley Glen, San Fernando Valley. Then in May 2019, Vee shifted Shadow Love Therapy to a fully virtual office and moved to the Pacific Northwest. Shadow Love Therapy remains virtual and has expanded offerings to clients living in multiple states.
Q: Where does the practice name "Shadow Love Therapy" come from?
A: Vee dreamt of the phrase "Shadow Love Therapy" one night in 2014. Carl Jung's work on The Shadow was the main influence at the time.
Q: Did Veronica ever change last names?
A: Current full legal name is Veronica Jade Newsom, MA, LMFT (since May 2019).
