Pam Bolarinho, LICSW

Pam Bolarinho is a LICSW (Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker) with 20 years of experience in social work and clinical leadership in Massachusetts. She has worked across child welfare, inpatient psychiatric care, and acute medical hospital settings. Her practice addresses concerns such as stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, grief, parenting pressures, and anger.

She began her career with the Healthy Families Program and served as a social worker for the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families. Pam earned her Master’s Degree in Social Work from Bridgewater State University and later moved into leadership roles including clinical director and social work manager. More recently she has held a VP-level position overseeing Acute Care Services.

Pam has collaborated closely with community groups and public agencies on crisis response and diversion from emergency departments. She helped start a co-response program with a local police department that has provided hundreds of community encounters and reduced emergency room use for many people. Her work also involves partnerships with suicide prevention, opioid taskforce, and human trafficking response partners.

In clinical practice she favors a patient-centered, strength-based stance. That approach focuses on people’s capabilities and practical steps they can take. She has worked with trauma survivors, people in foster care and adoption situations, individuals with addiction, and those living with ongoing mental health conditions.

Pam is Portuguese American and offers sessions in English and Portuguese. She draws on years of direct clinical work and systems-level experience when helping people sort through problems and find clearer next steps.

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