- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
About Pam
Pam Bolarinho is a LICSW - Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker with more than 20 years of social work experience in Massachusetts. She helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, grief, relationship issues, parenting strain, and anger. She speaks English and Portuguese and brings both clinical and leadership experience to sessions.
Pam began her career in home visiting with the Healthy Families Program and later worked for the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families. She holds a Master’s Degree in Social Work from Bridgewater State University and has held several leadership roles in acute care settings. Her background includes work as a clinical director for an inpatient psychiatric facility and social work manager at an acute medical hospital.
In recent years she has led community-focused projects, including developing a co-response program with a local police department that provided community-based care to hundreds of people. That work emphasized keeping many individuals at home rather than diverting them to emergency departments. She has partnered with suicide prevention and opioid task forces and other community agencies to reduce unnecessary emergency care for behavioral health concerns.
Pam describes her clinical style as patient-centered and strength-based. She uses practical, goal-oriented approaches in sessions and helps people identify concrete steps to manage intense emotions and daily stressors. Her work includes supporting people with adoption and foster care histories, attachment concerns, body image and caregiving stress.
People who reach out can expect a straightforward, collaborative approach that connects practical coping tools with the wider supports Pam has developed across community systems. Her combined clinical and systems experience informs how she frames options and next steps for people managing anger and related struggles.
How Pam’s approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building on a person’s own strengths. In practice this means the therapist follows the client’s pace, reflects what is said, and helps the person notice their own resources. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and teaches concrete skills to change them. CBT is useful for anger, anxiety, depression, and stress because it provides step-by-step tools to try between sessions. Motivational Interviewing helps people clarify what matters to them and find internal reasons to change. It is commonly used when someone is ambivalent about changing behaviors or wants support moving toward a goal.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Pam will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That decision is practical and revisited as progress is made or priorities shift.
The biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy weeks, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and offer options when being on camera is difficult. Licensed professionals and therapists can use these options to help people practice coping skills, plan behavioral experiments, and review progress between visits.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Massachusetts
Languages
English, Portuguese
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, grief, relationship and parenting concerns, anger, and related issues such as attachment and caregiver stress.
Which therapeutic styles does she use?
Her approaches include Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy. She uses these methods to help people set goals and try practical strategies.
How long has she been practicing?
She has over 20 years of experience in social work, including clinical roles and leadership positions in acute care services.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a LICSW - Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker based in Massachusetts.
Can I work with her if I don’t live in the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and Portuguese, but she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Session formats are not specified in the biography. Confirm current session options before booking to know which formats are offered.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.