Pamela Grove Gougelman, LCSW - Therapist in Florida

Emotionally-Focused Therapy
Stress and anxiety
Grief and trauma

About Pamela

Pamela Grove Gougelman is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Florida with 30 years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, and life changes. Pamela also addresses relationship and family concerns, sleep problems, parenting strain, anger, career questions, and compassion fatigue.

Her practice emphasizes emotional experience and attachment patterns. She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) alongside other approaches to help people name hard emotions and notice patterns that keep causing pain. Pamela also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Client-Centered methods, and Attachment-Based Therapy to offer different tools when they fit.

Sessions focus on clear, practical steps as well as exploring emotions. Pamela helps people develop better communication skills, handle difficult feelings, and build problem-solving routines. She works with issues such as abandonment, codependency, body image, chronic illness or pain, and blended family stress.

Her long practice includes supporting people through midlife and aging concerns, caregiver stress, and complicated grief. Pamela combines talk-based work with skill teaching so clients can use what they learn between sessions. She accepts clients who are outside the United States and holds her practice in Florida.

To begin, visitors are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Costs vary by location and sessions operate on a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How EFT and related approaches translate to online work

Emotionally-Focused Therapy focuses on identifying and working with core emotions and interaction patterns that keep people stuck. EFT helps when relationships or attachment wounds make emotions hard to name or when cycles of blame and withdrawal repeat.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches noticing thoughts and feelings without getting overwhelmed and choosing actions that align with personal values. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at early patterns of connection and how they shape current relationships and emotional responses.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Pamela will collaborate with clients to decide whether EFT, ACT, CBT, or a client-centered path best fits their needs, goals, and preferences. That choice can shift as progress is made.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people join from different time zones when international work is arranged. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and emotion-focused conversations to remote sessions so clients keep practicing between meetings.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Trauma and abuse Self esteem Depression Coping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issues Blended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependency Commitment issues Communication problems Control issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separation Domestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelity Isolation / loneliness Jealousy Life purpose Midlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depression Post-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based Therapy Client-Centered Therapy Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Hypnotherapy Mindfulness Therapy Motivational Interviewing Narrative Therapy Psychodynamic Therapy Solution-Focused Therapy Somatic Therapy Trauma-Focused Therapy Internal Family Systems

Experience

30+ years

Listed in

Florida

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she help people with?

Pamela works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, relationship and family issues, sleep problems, parenting strain, anger, career questions, and compassion fatigue.

What is her therapeutic style?

She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) along with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Client-Centered, and Attachment-Based approaches to address emotions and behavior patterns.

How much experience does she have?

Pamela has 30 years of clinical experience as a practicing therapist in Florida.

What are her credentials and location?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Florida and practices from that state.

Which languages are supported and can international clients work with her?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are offered?

The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

How are fees handled?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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