Pamela Grove Gougelman, LCSW

Pamela Grove Gougelman is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and major life changes. She has three decades of experience and focuses on practical steps that make daily life easier for people feeling overwhelmed.

She listens for what matters most to each person and tailors sessions around those priorities. Sessions emphasize clearer thinking, better coping skills, and skills to handle intense feelings. Pamela uses approaches like cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful patterns and change them over time.

Her work also draws on acceptance and commitment ideas to help people make room for difficult emotions while moving toward what they value. Attachment-informed perspectives guide conversations about relationship patterns and how past experiences shape current connections. Dialectical behavior strategies are used when stronger emotion regulation skills are needed.

Pamela has worked with a wide range of concerns, including addiction, sleep problems, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and career strain. She also addresses issues such as body image, codependency, abandonment, and communication problems. Her experience includes helping people cope after disasters and with co-occurring conditions.

Clients can expect a straightforward, compassionate approach that blends problem-solving with emotional support. Pamela aims to help people build tools they can use between sessions and to work at a pace that fits each person's life.

How Pamela’s Approaches Translate to Online Therapy

CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; online sessions use practical exercises and homework to build new habits and reduce anxiety and depression symptoms. ACT, or acceptance and commitment therapy, helps people notice painful thoughts without getting stuck and then take steps toward values-based actions, which can be practiced between remote sessions.

Attachment-based work looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and communication; online conversations explore those patterns and rehearse new ways of relating. Pamela treats finding the right approach as a joint process. She will talk with each person about goals, try strategies, and adjust the plan based on what helps most so the work stays relevant and manageable.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for skill teaching and role-play. Phone sessions can fit into a busy day or when bandwidth is limited. Messaging and live chat make it possible to check in between sessions or receive brief coaching and reminders. These options offer flexibility to match therapy to daily life and rhythms.