Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Grief
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
How Pamela works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC-MHSP
- Licensed in
- Tennessee
- Years in practice
- 30
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Pamela
Pamela Thompson is a licensed professional counselor in Tennessee with 30 years of clinical experience. She supports adults who are managing stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood challenges, anger, addictions, grief, and related life changes. Pamela treats LGBT concerns and helps people navigating parenting and caregiver stress.
She approaches people with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. Her work begins with listening closely to each person's story. Pamela uses client-centered methods to shape sessions around what matters most to the individual.
Background and approach
She also draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to spot unhelpful thinking and build new coping skills. Mindfulness techniques are woven into sessions when slowing down and noticing reactions helps. Motivational interviewing supports people who want to make changes but feel stuck.
Narrative therapy is used to reframe difficult life events and reduce their power over daily choices. Pamela aims for clear, practical steps between sessions. She will help set short-term goals and simple experiments to try at home.
Conversations focus on what works in real life, not on jargon. Over three decades she has supported people facing chronic medical issues, caregiving burdens, and end-of-life concerns. Pamela adapts her style for different needs and life stages.
She encourages steady progress and honest check-ins about what is helping.
What Pamela works with
Everything Pamela lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Pamela's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Grief
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Pamela lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Pamela’s approaches work in online sessions
Client-centered therapy puts the person's needs and priorities first; the therapist listens, follows the client’s pace, and shapes the work around personal goals. This approach helps when someone needs a safe space to sort feelings or make a plan for change.Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. Online sessions can use CBT exercises and homework to reduce anxiety, manage mood swings, and address anger or addictive patterns. Mindfulness therapy trains attention on the present moment and bodily cues, which can calm reactivity and support better sleep and emotion regulation.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Pamela will talk with each person about their goals and try methods that fit their needs and preferences. She checks in regularly and adjusts plans based on what is helpful.
Online formats offer practical benefits. Video calls let therapists observe nonverbal cues and run guided exercises. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a person prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging suit brief check-ins, ongoing coaching, and people who want written reflections between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and different routines.
Questions people ask about Pamela
What concerns does Pamela often address?
Pamela works with adults around stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood concerns, anger, addictions, grief, and related life changes. She also supports LGBT issues, parenting strain, and caregiver stress.
What kind of therapy style should I expect?
Sessions are grounded in a client-centered approach that prioritizes the person's goals. Pamela also uses cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and narrative methods as needed.
How much experience does this therapist have?
She has 30 years of professional experience working with a wide range of emotional and life challenges. That background informs practical strategies and steady support.
Where is Pamela licensed and based?
Pamela holds the LPC-MHSP credential in Tennessee and practices from that state. Sessions are offered to people within that licensing context.
Which languages are used in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can I work with this therapist from another country?
International clients are not currently accepted; sessions are provided to people within the therapist's licensure region.
What session formats are available online?
Pamela offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. These formats allow shorter check-ins, more flexible timing, or options without video.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Specific pricing is provided during the signup and matching process.