Therapist profile
Pamela Gerdes, LPC
Idaho
Licensed Professional Counselor - Anger and Relationships
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- CredentialsLPC
- LicenseLPC, Idaho / LPC-6130
- NPI1265887392
- Experience10 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationIdaho
About
- CBT and solution focused
- Mindfulness and EFT
- Faith informed options
About Pamela
Pamela Gerdes is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Idaho with 10 years of experience. She focuses on practical, down-to-earth help for people dealing with stress, anxiety, anger, relationships, parenting issues, and grief. Pamela also supports clients coping with trauma and abuse, self-esteem struggles, career shifts, and life changes.
Her approach is straightforward and client-centered. She treats the person in front of her as the expert on their life and works together with them to set goals. Pamela uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and solution-focused methods to identify patterns and try new ways of responding to difficult situations.
Pamela includes emotion-focused work and mindfulness practices when useful. These tools are used to help people notice feelings, track what leads to intense reactions, and build steady habits for responding rather than snapping or holding resentment. She also draws on motivational interviewing to support practical behavior change.
She has personal experience with foster and adoptive family dynamics and offers faith-based counseling for clients who request a Biblical perspective. Pamela acknowledges that faith can be a source of healing for some and a source of pain for others, and she addresses both respectfully.
Sessions aim to be concrete and action-oriented. Typical conversations include setting small goals, practicing new skills, and checking what works in everyday life. Pamela helps people make gradual shifts so they can handle stress, anger, and relationship strain with more control and clarity.
How sessions work
How Pamela’s approaches work in online sessions
Client-centered work focuses on the client's priorities and perspective. The therapist asks questions, reflects what she hears, and helps people decide what matters most for change. This approach fits issues like relationship strain, parenting challenges, and career decisions where the person's goals guide the work.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify thoughts and behaviors that keep a problem going. In practice this means tracking situations that trigger anger or anxiety, testing small changes, and building new habits that reduce reactive responses. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) is about noticing and naming feelings and how they affect interactions, which can be useful for intimacy-related issues and recurring conflicts.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Pamela will work collaboratively to decide which methods fit a person's needs, goals, and preferences. That may mean combining CBT with mindfulness exercises or using motivational interviewing to support concrete steps.
Confirm current session options before booking since formats were not specified in the biography. Online work can help fit therapy into a busy life by reducing travel time and making it easier to schedule brief check-ins, weekday sessions, or appointments around work and childcare. Ask about specific session lengths and formats when you complete the matching questionnaire.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Idaho
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Pamela works with stress, anxiety, anger, relationship strain, parenting concerns, grief, trauma and related issues listed on her profile.
What is her therapy style like?
She takes a client-centered, practical approach that uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and solution-focused methods to set goals and try new responses.
How much experience does she have?
Pamela has 10 years of professional experience as an LPC working with a range of concerns including trauma, parenting, and motivation.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Idaho and offers services aligned with that credential.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and services. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin scheduling a session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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