Pamela Grove Gougelman, LCSW
Licensed in Florida · 30 years in practice
Pamela Grove Gougelman offers calm, steady support for people facing anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, or major life changes.
License and registration
- LCSW, Florida
- SW8383 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1366563728 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 30
- Languages
- English
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About Pamela
Pamela Grove Gougelman offers calm, steady support for people facing anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, or major life changes. She is a licensed clinical social worker with 30 years of practice in Florida. Her manner is direct and compassionate, aimed at helping people find workable steps forward.
Pamela listens for what matters most and helps clients sort through overwhelming feelings. Sessions focus on practical tools to manage stress, sleep problems, anger, and relationship worries.
Background and approach
She also addresses concerns like low self-esteem, compassion fatigue, and the challenges of chronic illness. Her style blends evidence-based methods with a person-centered attitude. She works collaboratively to improve coping skills, communication, and emotion regulation.
That often means trying simple behavioral changes and talking through patterns that get in the way of daily life. Many clients come for help after trauma, loss, or big life shifts. Pamela pays attention to attachment and past wounds that keep people stuck.
Over time she helps people build routines and habits that support steadier moods and clearer thinking. Sessions emphasize small, realistic goals and steady progress. Pamela explains concepts plainly and practices skills in the session so clients can use them between meetings.
Her goal is to help people regain a sense of control and purpose.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Pamela lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
Approaches Pamela names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Hypnotherapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Approaches that translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice painful thoughts without getting ruled by them and focuses on values-based action to move forward. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches concrete tools to change unhelpful patterns; it often helps with anxiety, depression, sleep, and anger. Attachment-Based Therapy explores connection patterns from early relationships to understand how they affect current reactions and relationship problems, helping people shift long-standing interaction styles.Choosing an approach is a team effort. Pamela will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and how symptoms show up day to day. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow a face-to-face conversation when a longer session is needed. Phone sessions work well when cameras are not practical or bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text-based messaging can be used for shorter check-ins, skill practice, or when fitting therapy into a busy schedule. These options make it easier to keep continuity of care and to use skills between sessions.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, addiction, and coping with life changes, among other concerns.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style combines person-centered listening with practical techniques from approaches like CBT and DBT to build coping skills and improve communication.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 30 years of experience as a practicing clinician in mental health settings.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Florida LCSW, which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and practices in Florida.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
Which session formats are available?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as formats for therapy.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
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