Therapist profile
Pamela Byrd, LCPC
Maryland
Licensed counselor - codependency and addictions
Continue with PamelaWhere Pamela stands
- Credentials
- LCPC
- License
- LCPC, Maryland / LC3506
- NPI
- 1033647268
- Experience
- 25 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Maryland
About
- CBT techniques
- Mindfulness practice
- Motivational interviewing
About Pamela
Pamela Byrd is a licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) in Maryland with 25 years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, addiction, relationship strain, grief, depression, codependency, and other life changes. She also supports concerns like parenting stress, career strain, anger, and issues tied to trauma and identity.
Pamela uses clear, practical methods in sessions. She draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to look at how thoughts shape feelings and actions. She also uses client-centered techniques and mindfulness practices to help people notice patterns and try different responses.
Her background includes a BS, MS, and postgraduate work at Johns Hopkins University. She founded PBMJ Consultants and Associates, L.L.C. in Baltimore in 2012 and has presented and trained both nationally and internationally. Those teaching roles reflect long experience working with other counselors as well as with individuals.
In practice she offers grief counseling, stress and anger management, conflict resolution, and help for gambling and substance concerns. Sessions focus on practical steps people can try between meetings. Pamela blends discussion, skill practice, and reflective exercises so clients can test what works in daily life.
Clients can expect direct feedback and collaborative planning. The work often centers on clearer communication, setting boundaries, and rebuilding routines that support emotional balance. Pamela uses straightforward language and step-by-step strategies rather than abstract theory.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions
Pamela often draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and test small behavioral changes. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and patterns that keep people stuck.She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values and take values-based actions, and she uses Client-Centered Therapy to provide listening and reflection that helps people make sense of their experience. These approaches support work on relationships, codependency patterns, and coping with loss.
Figuring out which approach fits best is part of the work. Pamela treats that as a collaborative process, checking in about what feels useful and adjusting methods based on a person’s goals and preferences.
If you are considering online options, confirm the current session formats before booking. The practical benefits of remote sessions include fitting meetings into a busy day, reducing travel time, and choosing a shorter check-in when time is limited. Therapists can also adapt exercises so they work during the online meeting, such as mindfulness practices or brief behavioral experiments that can be tried between sessions.
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Experience
25+ years
Listed in
Maryland
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she focus on?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, depression, codependency, parenting strain, and related life changes.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Sessions use a practical, straightforward style that blends cognitive behavioral ideas with client-centered listening and mindfulness exercises.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 25 years of professional, academic, and clinical experience, including training and presenting nationally and internationally.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LCPC in Maryland and practices from Baltimore through her practice PBMJ Consultants and Associates, L.L.C.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are sessions scheduled and what do they cost?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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