Pam Hamilton, LCSW LSCSW

Engaging, informative and applicable describe Pam’s trainings and approach as a therapist. She has invested her life in people, assisting them in overcoming life challenges through her work as a pastor, life coach, therapist and speaker.  In the early 2000’s her work in the DBT department with court ordered clients and people with severe mental illness opened her eyes to our common vulnerabilities and strengths. Pam believes in a wholistic, solution focused and strength- based approach to healing and encourages clients to integrate a variety disciplines into the therapy process. Her practice is located in Very Well KC, a Healing Arts Collective.

Pam’s expertise in trauma and resiliency inform her practice and presentations. She is the lead consultant throughout Missouri to Children’s Division staff experiencing burnout and secondary stress and has written curricula on resiliency, secondary stress, and human trafficking. Pam served on the Missouri Attorney General’s Human Trafficking Task Force through 2020 and is on the Training and Education Committee for HEAL Trafficking, an international organization addressing trafficking in the healthcare profession.

Pam is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a Certified Compassion Fatigue Professional. She has been certified by Columbia University’s Complicated Grief Program, has frequently receives training by the International Association of Trauma Professionals and NICABM, The National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine. Pam is a strong believer in Polyvagal Theory and has watched clients thrive as they apply practices from this understanding.

Pam specializes in anxiety, trauma, grief and loss, divorce recovery and resiliency. She loves the outdoors, prefers water over land, is an avid pickleball player, delights in her grandchildren and most importantly hopes she will make a difference in someone’s life through her work. She and her fabulous wife, Mary, live in Overland Park Kansas.