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Pamela S. Willsey LICSW, BCD, PCC

About

Pam Willsey is a licensed psychotherapist, certified life coach, and author of Packing For Success: A Thrival Guide For Young Women Navigating Life’s Transitions.

Her work has also been featured in the Boston Business Journal and Boston Voyager Magazine, as well as on UniversityParent.com, TeenLife.com, and PreppedAndPolished.com.

Willsey Connections provides individually tailored support for girls prior to, and throughout, their college or gap year experience in person and virtually. Her Boston-based company specializes in bridging the gap between surviving and thriving by equipping young women to navigate adolescence and the transition to college by teaching evidence-based strategies and tools.

Books by Pamela S. Willsey LICSW, BCD, PCC
Recent Posts
Why Group Life Coaching Works
What is group life coaching? A safe place to share, be seen and heard, and grow. Groups allow for strong individual growth that you may not achieve alone.
4 Steps to Reduce Your Overwhelm
Packing your schedule might help curb your past two years of FOMO, but setting intentions and boundaries will give you the summer you really want.
Holding On While Letting Go

Parents have taught their children from birth to gain independence, but the transition to adulthood can be challenging for both parents and their emerging adult children.

Parents have taught their children from birth to gain independence, but the transition to adulthood can be challenging for both parents and their emerging adult children.

How to Calm Your COVID Stress

Mandated quarantines are an additional stressor on top of an already stressful time. Mindfully preparing an SOS List can help you calm yourself in anxious moments.

Mandated quarantines are an additional stressor on top of an already stressful time. Mindfully preparing an SOS List can help you calm yourself in anxious moments.

The Essential Piece You Need This Holiday Season

Don't let the negative wear you down during the holiday season. Here's the one thing you might be missing this year.

Don't let the negative wear you down during the holiday season. Here's the one thing you might be missing this year.

Why Going Home Is Hard

Are you conflicted about going home for the holidays? A holiday homecoming doesn't have to be difficult. Try these quick tips to make trips home everything you want them to be.

Are you conflicted about going home for the holidays? A holiday homecoming doesn't have to be difficult. Try these quick tips to make trips home everything you want them to be.

Creating Authentic Connections

Set your facade aside. Being genuine and vulnerable can give your life a deeper sense of meaning.

Set your facade aside. Being genuine and vulnerable can give your life a deeper sense of meaning.

What Parents Need to Know Before Their Teen Starts College

The transition from high school to college can be difficult. Knowing what to expect and how to plan for this challenging time can make a teen's freshman year more successful.

The transition from high school to college can be difficult. Knowing what to expect and how to plan for this challenging time can make a teen's freshman year more successful.