Licensed to practice in Florida and accepts 23 insurances. Specializes in Addiction, Anxiety, Depression and 8 more.
Are you feeling overwhelmed with life? Anxiety – Stress – Worry? Self critical? Not wanting to face the day? Feeling sadness, disappointment and trouble focusing? As a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, I have over 10 years working with a variety of people seeking help for anxiety, depression, substance abuse, trauma, grief, and life transitions. A little bit about my style – My goal is to create a non-judgmental environment, that is safe, and supportive where you will feel heard. My approach is a mosaic of techniques to help people to focus on their strengths, developing skills to manage life challenges and get unstuck. Relocation, grief and loss, relationship struggles, childhood experiences, trauma, codependency, and addiction are sometimes slow to develop or can occur unexpectedly. My style utilizes evidenced based techniques to address thinking patterns and incorporates mindfulness, and media to spark discussion. “So grateful I found her. Pamela is extremely supportive, especially when I am having hard days. She is very encouraging and has been instrumental in helping me to manage my anxiety.” V.I. 4/27/2022
My professional goal is to have clients leave the first session with a sense of hope that they can be successful. We will explore what brings you to therapy and how I can help. Exploration of what is a good fit for you will be included in suggestions.
As a seasoned professional, my strengths are offering compassion and instilling hope, teaching skills, and being direct for challenging clients for action. With a handful of self calming techniques you can start to face the challenges from a point of strength. I am able to utilized Dialectical Behavior therapy, EMDR, Positive Psychology, and Mindfulness. . We face many transitions in our lives. I have helped clients who are relocating, facing career stressors, having onset of chronic pain or illness or experiencing grief and loss. I am an expert Addiction Counselor and also support family member as they struggle. They move beyond the challenges to find hope and take the steps towards productive change and finding peace.
The clients who respond best to my support are both men and women who feel that people, situations in their life are out of their control. Often, they are angry or sad. Whether you are facing chronic pain, grief and loss or family dysfunction, I can help you. You cannot shock me. After years of working in residential substance about, I have heard it all!
Cash - $125 per session
Aetna
Aetna - Allied Benefits
Aetna - ASR Health Benefits
Aetna - Luminare
Aetna - Moda
Aetna - WebTPA
Aetna – HealthEZ
Ambetter Health
Amerihealth Administrators
Anthem
Arlo
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Centivo
Cigna
Cigna - HealthEZ
EAP:Cigna
EAP:Evernorth
Evernorth
Florida Blue
GTEB
Independence Administrators
Independence Blue Cross
Tufts Health/Cigna
My technique is a mosaic of using different types of styles and evidence based techniques that are proven to be effective. We may start at exploring your thought patterns, utilizing cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavioral therapy. Once able to address your immediate concerns, we can look deeper, utilizing EMDR if you wish. Positive psychology is a great practice to help individuals find happiness and joy.