Hi, I’m Pam, and I’m so happy that you are here. I’d like to share with you a bit about myself both personally and professionally.
I have wanted to be a therapist for as long as I can remember. When I was a little girl, I would envision myself sitting in a chair and counseling people. I don’t even know how I knew about the field as young as I did, I just knew. And I have never looked back. I love my work, and I’m so grateful to have been able to follow my passion.
Over the past 20-years, I have had the privilege of working with many people with a variety of challenges. Although I work with a variety of life issues that are presented to me in therapy, my passion and strong area of interest is to understand the vast complexities of all relationships, spouses, parent/child, friendships, work relationships…the list goes on. I believe that “relationships often are the key to many of the difficulties that we encounter in our lives. I further believe that when we thrive in our relationships, we thrive in our life.”
I view therapy as investment that you make for you. It is an experience that provides you with a stronger sense self-awareness, insight, healing, and overall personal growth. And I love going on that journey with you.
My interest in relationships began when someone asked me, when I was a just beginning my work as a therapist, what it was that mostly came through my door. Meaning, what was it that people were struggling with in their life? I gave that question a great deal of thought and it occurred to me that what people struggled the most with was their relationships. Not just romantic ones, it was work relationships, friendships, parent/child relationships which might be raising your own child and/or your relationship with your parents. I began to learn and understand that people with anxiety, depression, trauma, marital challenges and so on – much of it stemmed from the challenges that they faced in their relationships.
I was fortunate to continue my studies at Fielding University which was particularly enjoyable because I was able to focus on my area of interest – relationships! I was able to design much of my curriculum to study and understand the vast complexities of our relationships.
Also, much of my learning is experiential in that I am always learning from my relationships, all of them! I would say thought that much of my learning came from (and continues) my marriage. I know firsthand that marriage has its many challenges however, my philosophy has always been to attempt to understand and learn from my experiences in my life. I have learned the most from my painful experiences however, I am grateful to share what I learn with others.
Additionally, I am licensed as a professional counselor. I taught at Cedar Crest College for 20 plus years. Teaching was not something that I ever imagined myself doing. However, I loved it! Teaching assisted me in my work as a therapist because as I continued to learn in all areas that I taught; I was able to utilize what I learned in my work as a therapist! I taught Human Development, Family Dynamics, Sex and Gender: Critical Facts and Myths and Psychology in Current Events.
Currently I have shifted from teaching in the classroom to creating my own online courses to bring to anyone on my website! It is my hope to share with you all that I can to help you live the best possible life that you deserve.