Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
How Pam works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LICSW
- Licensed in
- Massachusetts
- Years in practice
- 20
- Languages
- English, Portuguese
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Pam
Pam Bolarinho, LICSW, helps people manage strong emotions and stressful life changes. She brings twenty years of social work experience to each conversation and speaks English and Portuguese. Her style is straightforward and person-focused so parents and caregivers can get practical help quickly.
Pam has led clinical teams in hospitals and inpatient psychiatric settings. She also worked with the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families and began her career in a home visiting program.
Background and approach
That mix of direct practice and leadership shaped how she balances hands-on problem solving with clear planning. Her work often addresses anger, stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction, and relationship strain. She supports people dealing with grief, caregiving stress, body image concerns, and the ripple effects of adoption or foster care.
She also helps with career shifts and coping after big life changes. Pam uses approaches that focus on the person, practical thinking, and short-term goal work. Sessions emphasize identifying specific actions, talking through patterns, and building skills that can be tried between meetings.
She pairs that clinical work with experience collaborating with community providers and first responders. Clients can expect clear, practical steps and honest conversations about progress. Pam aims to make therapy useful from the first sessions and to adapt plans as people learn what works for them.
What Pam works with
Everything Pam lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Pam's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Paranoia
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Workplace issues
Approaches Pam lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to what matters to the person. It helps people feel heard and shapes goals around their priorities, which is useful for issues like grief, caregiver stress, and relationship concerns.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thought and behavior and teaches practical skills to change them. This approach is often used for anxiety, depression, anger, and coping with life transitions because it gives clear exercises to try between sessions.
Motivational Interviewing helps people find their own reasons to change and build commitment in small steps. It pairs well with work on addictions, behavior change, or career and life adjustments.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to pick methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That plan can change as progress is made and new priorities emerge.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when deeper interaction is helpful. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a busy day. Live chat and text-based messaging let people check in between sessions or have shorter, focused conversations. These options make it easier to keep momentum and try skills in real time.
Questions people ask about Pam
What concerns does Pam commonly address?
She works with stress, anger, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting and family challenges, and related concerns like body image and caregiver stress.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Pam uses a person-centered and strengths-based style with practical techniques. She combines solution-focused and cognitive tools to set clear goals and try doable skills between sessions.
What is her professional background?
She has over 20 years in social work, including roles in inpatient psychiatry, acute medical hospitals, child welfare, and community program leadership.
What credentials and region are listed for this therapist?
She is listed as MA LICSW and practices from Massachusetts.
In which languages can sessions be held?
Sessions are offered in English and Portuguese.
Which session formats are available?
Therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How does payment and cost work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.