Pam Bolarinho

Pam Bolarinho is a licensed clinical social worker (LICSW) with two decades of experience in social work and clinical leadership. She focuses on helping people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, eating and food-related struggles, addiction, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, and parenting challenges. Pam speaks English and Portuguese and brings a calm, patient-centered approach to conversations.

She began her career in home visiting with the Healthy Families Program and later worked for the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families. Pam earned a Master of Arts in Social Work from Bridgewater State University and served as class representative for her MSW cohort. Her clinical background includes roles as Clinical Director at an inpatient psychiatric facility and Social Work Manager at an acute medical hospital.

In recent years Pam has led programs aimed at diverting people from emergency departments to community-based care. She helped start a co-response program with a local police department that connected hundreds of people to community services and reduced unnecessary emergency room visits. She has also collaborated with suicide prevention groups, opioid task forces, and human trafficking response teams.

Pam uses a patient-centered, strength-based stance in sessions and draws on a range of therapeutic methods to match each person's needs. She has worked with people affected by trauma, foster care and adoption issues, attachment concerns, reactive attachment disorder, and long-term mental health and addiction challenges. Her style emphasizes listening, practical problem solving, and helping people build on existing strengths.

People who want a compassionate, experienced social worker to talk through life changes, caregiving stress, body image or family-origin issues may find her approach approachable and practical. Prospective clients should confirm current session options before booking.

Approaches that guide online conversations

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to each person's priorities, helping people feel heard and supported while they set their own goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect and offers practical steps to change unhelpful patterns; it can be useful for anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work together with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know what formats are available. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into everyday life by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and offering options that suit different communication needs. Licensed professionals can use these methods to help with trauma, mood concerns, eating and food-related struggles, caregiving stress, and relationship issues while focusing on practical steps and strengths.