Pamela Lear, BACP

Pamela Lear is a counsellor with 18 years' experience. She offers a calm, non-judgemental space where people can talk about what matters to them. Sessions are paced to each person, with some people focusing on emotions and others working on practical coping steps.

She draws on Person Centred, Systemic and CBT approaches and mixes these to suit the individual. That means some work will centre on listening and understanding, while other sessions may identify patterns in relationships or try small, testable changes to thoughts and behaviour.

Pamela has experience in corporate and commercial settings, and she has worked with a national bereavement support charity and people who are terminally ill. That background informs how she supports people facing loss, major life changes, or complex stressors.

People come to Pamela for a wide range of concerns, including relationship problems, grief, low self-esteem, anxiety, addictions, trauma and anger. She also supports those coping with career questions, caregiving stress, ageing issues, and chronic illness related worries.

The first sessions typically focus on what the person wants to change and what matters most to them. From there Pamela and the person agree on goals and a way of working. Sessions aim to balance emotional understanding with practical steps that fit everyday life.

Approaches that guide online therapy

Pamela uses Person Centred, Systemic and CBT approaches as the backbone of her work. Person Centred work focuses on understanding and empathy, helping people feel heard and accepted so they can explore their feelings. Systemic work looks at patterns in relationships and interaction, which can reveal recurring problems and new ways of relating. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, breaks down how thoughts, feelings and actions link together, and offers practical techniques to shift unhelpful patterns.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Pamela discusses goals and preferences with each person and adapts methods over time. This collaborative way helps find what actually helps in day-to-day life rather than sticking to a single method from the start.

Please confirm available session formats before booking, as specific online options are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work or family commitments, avoid travel time, and continue work between meetings. It can also allow shorter check-ins when a quick update is useful, or conversations without needing to be on camera if that suits the person better.