Pamela (Pam) Skon

Pamela (Pam) Skon is a licensed social worker who helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and major life changes. She speaks plain language and offers a warm, interactive approach so people can talk through what matters most. Pam aims to help clients build clearer goals and practical steps toward a more satisfying life.

With 12 years of clinical experience, she blends mindfulness-based techniques with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and cognitive-behavioral strategies. Her work also draws on attachment-focused and client-centered methods to strengthen relationships with self and others. Sessions focus on realistic skills you can use between meetings, such as grounding, values-based action, and thought-challenging.

Pam earned a Master’s Degree in Social Work with an emphasis in counseling in 2009 and holds a Washington LICSW and an Idaho LCSW. She has supported people coping with trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, grief, sleep problems, parenting strain, workplace stress, and compassion fatigue. She also works with concerns related to adoption and foster care, attachment issues, autism and Asperger syndrome, and chronic illness.

Her style is compassionate and direct. She encourages people to notice strengths that are already present and to take small, steady steps toward change. Sessions combine reflection, practical exercises, and collaborative planning so clients leave with clear next steps.

Pam practices in Idaho and offers therapy in English. If you are ready to explore options and set goals, she guides the process and helps shape a plan that fits daily life.

How Pam’s approaches translate to online therapy

Mindfulness Therapy helps people notice bodily sensations and thoughts without judgment and build simple daily practices to reduce reactivity and improve sleep and focus. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, emphasizes clarifying values and taking small actions that move a person toward a meaningful life despite difficult thoughts or feelings. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and supports people in forming more secure ways of relating and communicating.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Pam works with each person to see which methods fit their goals and preferences, and she adjusts techniques based on what helps in day-to-day life. The plan is shaped together, so clients know why particular exercises are chosen and how to use them between sessions.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten check-ins when needed, or avoid travel time. It can also allow for practices that happen between meetings, such as brief mindfulness exercises, values-based assignments, and practical planning tailored to daily routines.