Pamela Shultz , LPC

Pamela Shultz is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Louisiana who focuses on stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship strain, parenting concerns, and coping with big life changes. She draws on her background as a Navy veteran and as a parent to relate to busy lives and heavy responsibilities. Pamela keeps language simple and practical so people can move from feeling stuck to making small, steady changes.

In sessions she listens without judgment and helps people notice patterns that keep problems active. She uses straightforward tools to manage anxiety, reduce substance use, and improve communication. Clients work on skills they can practice between sessions, such as grounding techniques, behavior changes, and clearer ways to ask for support.

Pamela combines person-focused listening with structured techniques when they help. She blends Client-Centered approaches with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and motivational strategies to encourage realistic steps toward goals. Mindfulness ideas and existential questions are used when people want to find more meaning or calm in difficult situations.

Her counseling style is calm and direct. Pamela encourages small experiments in day-to-day life so progress is measurable. She pays attention to how relationships, past attachments, and life transitions affect current struggles.

After a short intake, she and the person set clear goals and track progress. Sessions may include talk, skill coaching, and brief exercises to practice between meetings. Pamela aims to help people build steady coping skills and clearer direction for the future.

Approaches suited to online care and life stress

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and creating a respectful space where clients choose the direction of their work. This helps people who need time to sort priorities or who want a nonjudgmental place to talk about stress, parenting, or relationship strain. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and actions affect feelings and teaches clear skills for anxiety, addiction patterns, and coping with life changes. Motivational Interviewing is a brief, collaborative style that helps people find internal reasons to change behaviors such as substance use and to set realistic next steps.

Choosing the right approach is part of therapy. Pamela treats this as a joint process: she will talk with each person about goals, try techniques that fit, and adjust plans based on what works. That collaborative process helps clarify whether more skill-based work, gentle exploration, or short motivational coaching is best.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and screen-sharing for worksheets. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging work well for shorter updates, brief coaching, or when writing feels more comfortable than speaking. These options make it easier to fit sessions into work, family, or medical schedules.