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Pamela Thorp

Therapist
29 years of experience
  • Virtual
  • Substance use / addiction, Anxiety, Depression, Stress management, Identity issues
  • Individual therapy

Great to meet you!

I work with adults navigating anxiety, depression, substance use challenges, emotional overwhelm, and difficult life transitions. Many of the clients I support feel exhausted from carrying stress, self-doubt, unhealthy coping patterns, or the emotional weight of trying to manage everything on their own.

My goal is to provide a supportive, nonjudgmental space where you feel safe, heard, and respected. Together, we’ll work toward understanding what’s keeping you stuck, strengthening healthier coping skills, and creating meaningful, lasting change that supports your emotional wellbeing and everyday life.

My approach to therapy

My approach is compassionate, collaborative, and focused on practical growth and healing. I use evidence-based approaches to help clients better understand emotional patterns, manage anxiety and depression, improve coping skills, and navigate substance use recovery with greater self-awareness and confidence.

Together, we’ll identify goals that feel realistic and meaningful while building healthier ways to manage stress, relationships, emotions, and daily challenges. My goal is to help you feel empowered, supported, and capable of moving forward at a pace that feels right for you.

What you can expect from me

The first session is a supportive space where we begin getting to know each other and exploring what challenges feel most important right now. We’ll discuss what’s been weighing on you, what goals you hope to work toward, and what support would feel most helpful moving forward.

There’s no pressure to share everything all at once. My goal is for you to leave feeling heard, comfortable, and hopeful about the process ahead.

About me

  • I identify as
    Caucasian, Woman
  • My style is
    Solution Oriented, Open Minded, Energetic

Qualification and insurance

  • Years of experience
    29 years of experience
  • Training
    MSW (Master of Social Work) at University of Kansas
  • License type
    LSCSW (Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker) (Kansas), LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) (Missouri)
  • Licensed in
  • Insurance accepted
    Aetna, Ascension, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City, Carelon Behavioral Health, Cigna

Cost

Care details

  • Top specialties
    Substance use / addiction, Anxiety, Depression, Stress management, Identity issues
  • More specialties
    Cultural & ethnic issues, Grief or loss, Relationship issues
  • Therapy methods
    Exposure Response Prevention, Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Cognitive Processing (CPT)
  • Care types
    Individual therapy
  • Ages served
    Adolescents, Adults, Children
  • Languages
    English
  • Location
    222 West Gregory Boulevard Ste 228
    Kansas City, MO 64114