Pam Sheldon, LCSW (LISCW)
Welcome. I am a licensed clinical social worker with over 15 years of experience. My goal is to provide you with a non-judgmental platform where you are heard and motivated to achieve your desired goals. It is important to me that we establish a safe and open client/therapist relationship because I firmly believe this to be a determinative factor in achieving your desired success.
I received my Bachelor’s degree from Armstrong Atlantic State University, a Master’s degree in Clinical Social Work from the University of South Carolina, and a Juris Doctorate from New England Law | Boston.
I have practiced in a variety of settings including emergency rooms, acute care hospitals, crisis stabilization hospitals for children and adolescents, and in psychiatric residential treatment facility for children and adolescents.
I specialize in the use of cognitive behavioral therapy, a therapeutic approach that examines how our feelings often lead us to react based on faulty thought processes and/or perceptions. Through empathetic listening and focused journaling exercises, I will help you learn to identify these faulty thought processes and perceptions and replace them with healthier and more positive responses. "Feelings are not Facts!"
My goal is to assist you in viewing your life through a variety of perspectives and in the process empower you to attain a healthier and more meaningful life.
Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to make a difference in your life - lets begin our work together!
Additional areas of focus: Relationship issues, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Aging and Geriatric Issues, Attachment issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Blended Family Issues, Body image, Cancer, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain illness and disability, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Commitment Issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Divorce and separation, Domestic Violence, Drug and Alcohol Addiction, Emptiness, Family of Origin Issues, Family Problems, Fatherhood Issues, First Responder Issues, Hospice and End of Life Counseling, Impulsivity, Isolation / loneliness, Life purpose, Mood disorders , Obsessions, Compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Phobias, Postpartum Depression, Post-traumatic stress, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Workplace issues, Young Adult Issues
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
MA LICSW 119171
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Pamela Sheldon. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
Pam is a caring person who listens to what is happening in my life and is helping me make a plan to get better and be a better person for myself and my children.
Written on Oct 04, 2020 after therapy with Pamela for 2 months on issues concerning relationship issues, trauma and abuse, and intimacy-related issues
Pam is honest and genuinely interested in helping you heal. She is understanding and kind. Some therapists feel the need to spend so much time in your past, it takes forever to get to your current problems that you actually want to work on. Pam lets you guide the conversation so you can be open and target what is the root of your issue(s). I wish therapy was not so expensive so I could delve deeper into my problems. But, at these rates, 8 sessions is about all I can afford.
Written on Sep 01, 2020 after therapy with Pamela for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, and trauma and abuse
Pam has been very responsive and thoughtful in our conversations thus far. Looking forward to working with her more over the coming weeks.
Written on Aug 24, 2020 after therapy with Pamela for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, and addictions
She helped my organize my endless chaotic anxious thoughts into a short list of what I need to focus on and what I need to ignore. She was real but kind.
Written on Jul 24, 2020 after therapy with Pamela for 5 days on issues concerning depression, and relationship issues