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Pamela Gerdes, LPC

Stress, Anxiety Trauma, Abuse Parenting issues Self esteem, Motivation Depression
Video Phone Live Chat Messaging

About me

I am licensed in Idaho with 8 years of professional work experience. My passion is helping people grow and find the healing and wholeness they desire. I have experience in helping clients with trauma and abuse, coping with grief and loss, relationship issues, parenting issues, & motivation, self esteem, and confidence. In addition, I have experience working with Foster and Adoptive families as well as personally being a foster and adoptive mom. In addition, as a Christian, I offer faith based and Biblically based counseling for those who want counseling from that prespective. I also understand there is a lot of church hurt and people struggling with areas in their faith. I provide a safe place to work through and heal from those hurts as well.

I work with my clients to create an open and safe environment where thoughts and feelings can be shared without fear of judgment. I believe that you are the expert of your story and I take an approach of meeting you where you are. I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, solution focused and client centered strength based approach to help you make the forward movement in the direction you want to go.

Professional experience

8yrs in practice
Stress, Anxiety Trauma, Abuse Parenting issues Self esteem, Motivation Depression

Additional areas of focus: Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Anger management, Career difficulties, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Adoption and foster care, Aging and geriatric issues, Attachment issues, Blended family issues, Caregiver issues and stress, Communication problems, Divorce and separation, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Isolation / loneliness, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Postpartum depression, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Self-love, Social anxiety and phobia, Women's issues, Young adult issues

Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy

Services offered

Video
Phone
Live Chat
Messaging

License information

ID LPC LPC-6130

Reviews

These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Pamela Gerdes. 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.

Pamela is a kind and caring therapist. She has the knowledge to offer different ways of handling stresses life throws at me. She is willing to help guide me to my own understandings. I look forward to my session and come away feeling renewed.

Written on Nov 20, 2024 after therapy with Pamela for 1 year and 2 months on issues concerning depression, and stress, anxiety

She is very in tune with what’s happening with me. She has very helpful advice and backs it up with studies and other proven methods

Written on Nov 11, 2024 after therapy with Pamela for 2 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, grief, self esteem, anger management, and depression

I have loved receiving therapy from Pamela. She has such good insight and really cares about her clients. She is so easy to talk to.

Written on Oct 24, 2024 after therapy with Pamela for 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue

Listens well. Keeps me focused on my goals and what is the best choice i can make.

Written on Oct 14, 2024 after therapy with Pamela for 9 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, eating disorders, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue

She was the best

Written on Oct 03, 2024 after therapy with Pamela for 3 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, addictions, lgbt, relationship issues, and family conflicts

Pam has changed my way of thinking in so many wonderful ways! She has helped change my life and my issues with anxiety are so much better.

Written on Oct 01, 2024 after therapy with Pamela for 6 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, grief, and coping with life changes