Pamela Doane, M.Ed., LPC

Pamela Doane has been a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) for over 25 years and obtained her master’s degree in counseling psychology from DePaul University. Pamela has obtained certifications in many fields of therapeutic psychology ranging from anxiety, depression disorders, OCD, adjustment disorders, family of origin issues and life transitions.

Pamela has worked in private practice as well as for nonprofit community service programs providing counseling for all age groups to include family, adolescent, children, and couples counseling. Additionally, Pamela has extensive training in suicide prevention and after care having volunteered for the National Suicide Resource & Prevention Center in Atlanta, Georgia.

Pamela is a senior citizen who has faced the challenges of the aging process in a technological world as well as the many issues associated with life losses and life/family adjustments. While she continues to work part-time with children and adolescents in a nonprofit agency, she now embraces the challenge of working with seniors in our community. The depression rates for this age group have been increasing at a tremendous rate since the isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic and suicide rates reached an all-time high in August of 2023 for people aged 61 and over. Pamela would like to continue her work at CICP to improve overall function, emotional health and well-being, happiness, and the art of finding purpose in life by extending counseling services to seniors in our community.

Pamela utilizes an eclectic approach to counseling utilizing cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), positive psychology and solution focused therapy to address the unique emotional needs of her clients, regardless of age group. She is dedicated to empowering clients to live their best lives and to learn coping skills and strategies to manage daily stressors and uncertainty in these challenging times. It is often the small steps, not the giant leaps, that bring about the most lasting and positive change in each of our lives.