About Pamela
Pamela Thompson is a licensed professional counselor who offers calm, steady support for people feeling overwhelmed. She has three decades of experience helping those facing stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, grief, and challenges related to ADHD and chronic medical issues. Pamela aims to meet clients where they are and listen without judgment.
She works with each person to create a plan that fits their life and goals. Conversations are shaped around what matters most to the client, and practical steps are suggested when helpful.
Background and approach
Pamela draws on body-focused somatic ideas alongside talk-based methods to address both feelings and physical reactions. Her approach blends client-centered listening with tools from cognitive behavioral and mindfulness work. Motivational interviewing and narrative ideas are used to help people find direction and reframe difficult experiences.
Sessions often include breathing, grounding, and simple exercises to ease intensity. With many years of practice in Tennessee, Pamela is familiar with a wide range of life situations. She pays attention to stress from caregiving, health conditions, aging, and relationship strains.
Pamela respects differences in identity and supports people dealing with LGBT-related concerns. Therapy with her is a step-by-step process. She encourages small, achievable changes and checks in about what is working.
The goal is clearer thinking, calmer bodies, and more workable day-to-day coping skills.
How Pamela Uses Approaches Online
Somatic-informed work looks at how stress shows up in the body and offers simple grounding and breathing practices to reduce physical tension. This can help when anxiety, trauma reactions, or sleep troubles are linked to bodily sensations and automatic reactions.Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding your goals. A therapist follows your lead, reflects what you say, and helps you find your own solutions - useful for building trust and clarity when life feels confusing.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers practical steps to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It often includes short exercises and homework that people can use between sessions to manage mood, anger, or eating and sleeping problems.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Pamela collaborates with each person to decide what feels best based on goals and preferences, and she adjusts methods as progress unfolds.
Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules. These options make it easier to try techniques from somatic work, CBT, and mindfulness at home and follow up in ways that suit day-to-day life. The format aims to increase access and flexibility while keeping the focus on practical steps and steady support.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed
- Tennessee
- Languages
- English