About Pamela
Pamela Lear has worked as a counsellor since 2003 and brings 18 years of experience to her practice. She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). Pamela offers a calm, non-judgemental space where people can talk through difficult feelings and practical problems.
She adapts her pacing to each person, sometimes focusing on coping strategies and goals, and at other times staying with emotion and meaning. Sessions are shaped around what the individual needs in that moment.
How Pamela works
Pamela draws on a mix of approaches to make sense of problems and to build clarity about what would help. Pamela's background includes work in corporate and commercial settings. She has provided bereavement support through a national charity and supported people who were terminally ill.
That experience informs her approach to grief, loss and life-limiting illness. Her main concerns include relationship problems, grief, low self-esteem, stress and anxiety, addictions and trauma. She also supports people dealing with anger, career difficulties, bipolar disorder, depression and major life changes.
Additional focus areas include abandonment, attachment issues, caregiving stress, cancer-related concerns, divorce and communication problems. Pamela aims for clear, mutual understanding so people leave sessions with a sense of direction.
What Pamela works with
The areas below are the ones Pamela selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 18 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Approaches that guide online counselling
Many of Pamela's methods focus on understanding feelings and practical steps forward. Person-centred work emphasises listening and empathy, helping people feel heard while they make sense of strong emotions. Cognitive-behavioural ideas look at how thoughts and behaviours keep problems going and offer simple exercises to try between sessions.She also brings a systemic perspective that considers relationships and wider life contexts when thinking about problems. These approaches are used together to match what the person needs in a given session rather than following a single fixed plan. Pamela will work with the client to choose which way of working feels most helpful for their goals and preferences.
Online therapy offers flexibility that can fit around busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that helps, phone sessions can be quicker and need less bandwidth, and live chat or text messaging suit shorter check-ins or when writing feels easier. These options make it simpler to keep a therapy routine and to access support from the United Kingdom without travel.
Start online instead of waiting
Our partner service asks a few questions about what you are looking for and matches you with a therapist for sessions from home.
Book with PamelaWe will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you.
Common questions
What concerns can Pamela help with?
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
What is her professional background?
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
Which languages are sessions offered in?
What session formats are available?
How are sessions charged?
How do I begin therapy with Pamela?
A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
We will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you. Entries are not assessed or endorsed by this directory.
Other entries for relationship
Supportive LCSW helping people build strength and clarity
Practical, trauma-aware therapy for everyday life
Practical, relational therapy for life transitions