About Pamela
Pamela Merritt, LCSW, CSW, helps people who are coping with anxiety, depression, anger, relationship strain, parenting stress, ADHD, and related concerns. She aims for practical, steady progress and talks plainly about what can change and how. Pamela keeps sessions focused and respectful so people can talk through urgent problems and plan next steps.
She has 12 years of experience in counseling and social work and holds both a Bachelor and Master of Social Work.
Background and approach
Pamela blends several approaches to meet each person where they are instead of using a one-size-fits-all method. Sessions move at a pace chosen by the person in therapy. Pamela uses Client-Centered methods to follow each person's priorities and build trust.
She pairs that with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot unhelpful thinking and try different ways of responding. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are added when people need tools for emotion regulation and managing intense moments. Her style is direct but compassionate.
Pamela sets clear goals, practices skills in session, and assigns manageable steps to try between meetings. She also uses mindfulness exercises when people want ways to steady attention and reduce reactivity. People who come to Pamela often want help with relationships, career stress, identity questions, or managing burnout and compassion fatigue.
She works to make therapy practical and relevant to everyday life in Georgia.
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the person's priorities. Online sessions use that approach to let people set the agenda, share what matters most, and move at a comfortable pace. This is helpful for relationship concerns, identity questions, and parenting stress.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, involves identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes. In video or phone sessions Pamela helps people practice new responses and plans take-home exercises to try during the week. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, and ADHD-related challenges.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, provides concrete skills for managing strong emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness. Online sessions can teach grounding, distress-tolerance, and emotion-regulation skills that people can use in real time when situations feel intense.
Finding the right mix of methods is part of the first few sessions. The therapist collaborates with each person to pick approaches that match their goals, needs, and preferences, and adjusts the plan based on what works.
Practically, online therapy offers flexibility. Video calls let people see facial cues and practice skills together. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging can be used for shorter check-ins, coaching-style support, or when a written format feels easier to process. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Anger management
Also listed
- ADHD
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Depression
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- Georgia
- Languages
- English
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