Pamela (Pam) Skon , LICSW, LCSW

Pamela (Pam) Skon is a licensed social worker who supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship challenges, and life transitions. She offers a warm, interactive counseling style that emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion while helping clients identify strengths and practical steps toward a more fulfilling life.

She works collaboratively to find the therapeutic approach that best fits each person, drawing on cognitive-behavioral, humanistic, and psychodynamic influences to tailor care to individual needs. Over the course of her career she has helped people manage self-esteem concerns, addictions, career challenges, grief, and the effects of physical or emotional trauma.

Skon earned a Master’s Degree in Social Work with an emphasis in counseling in 2009 and holds LICSW and LCSW credentials. LICSW stands for Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker and LCSW stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker - both indicate advanced clinical training and licensure in social work. With 12 years of clinical experience, she focuses on creating a collaborative, strengths-based environment that empowers clients to explore change and build resilience.

Clients who work with her can expect a supportive professional who values clear communication and practical, individualized strategies to address immediate concerns and longer-term goals.

Approaches That Guide Online Care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify their values and commit to actions that create a meaningful life, even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present. It is often useful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions by emphasizing acceptance and committed action to move forward.

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns of relating and connection formed in early relationships. It can help people understand attachment needs, improve relationship dynamics, and heal from abandonment or attachment-related wounds.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) examines the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills to shift unhelpful patterns. It is commonly used for anxiety, depression, sleep concerns, and coping with everyday stressors.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Pamela works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods align with their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting strategies over time to maximize what feels most helpful.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging - so people can fit care into busy schedules and access support from wherever they are. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care and to try different formats to discover what works best for an individual's life and needs.