Pamela Lear, BACP

Pamela Lear is a counsellor with 18 years' experience working across organisations and voluntary services. She offers a calm, non-judgemental space where people can talk about difficult feelings and practical problems. Pamela meets each person at their own pace and helps them find ways to cope and move forward.

Her background includes time in corporate and commercial settings and work with a national bereavement support charity. She has also supported people facing terminal illness, which has informed her approach to loss and life changes.

Pamela draws on Person Centred, Systemic and CBT approaches in her sessions. She combines elements from these methods to suit the person in front of her, sometimes focusing on emotions and sometimes on practical strategies and goals.

People come for help with relationship problems, grief, low self-esteem and anxiety. She also works with stress, addiction concerns, trauma and anger, and supports people navigating career shifts and major life transitions.

Other areas she frequently addresses include attachment and abandonment concerns, caregiving stress, communication and commitment issues, and coping after bereavement or separation. Pamela aims for clear purpose in sessions so clients leave with concrete ideas to try between meetings.

How therapeutic approaches shape online work

Pamela uses two main approaches to guide conversations. Person Centred work focuses on listening and helping people make sense of their feelings. It suits those who want a gentle space to reflect and be heard.

She also draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, which looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. CBT is useful when someone wants clear strategies to change unhelpful thinking patterns and try different behaviours.

Finding the right approach is part of the journey. Pamela will discuss goals and preferences and together decide which methods to use. That collaborative process makes it easier to try techniques that fit the person's needs and day-to-day life.

Session options are not listed here, so please confirm the available formats before booking. Many people choose online sessions because they can fit appointments around work and family, avoid travel time, and have shorter check-ins when needed. Pamela aims to make therapy practical and workable within everyday schedules.