Counseling Center of New Smyrna Beach

James Mulrooney

A brief review of my counseling experience with Pamela Accor in New Smyrna Beach, FL: Each day on the way to my session with Pamela, I would think of a great many things to discuss, my petty complaints, major woes, negative thoughts and deeds, and all the many problems I'd encountered in the days since the last session. Standing in the waiting room, I'd ruminate on them further and suffer through the tinny overhead music piercing from the ducting overhead, adding further to my list of complaints and general agitation. I would sense her presence before I looked up and she would smile and lean in and gesture me forward. Sweet relief mixed with a bit of sour as I felt a little guilt for the burden I had collected through the week to dump on her all at once. I would follow her down the hall heavy with that weight. By the time we were seated in her office and she would ask, "How are you?" and I looked into her eyes and bright, smiling face, all of those grievances and guilts and bad thoughts would be gone, replaced by a calm happiness just to see her. I struggled to remember any of my problems. It was because of this that I had to begin adding more to my daily food and activity log to include thoughts and feelings so I could refer to them in our sessions. This was the impetus for the journal I still maintain today, a practice I intend to keep for life. I finally had to send her the log entries directly before each session because I was still too happy to see her to relate to those negative things, as if written by a different person. She looked over my journal entries and picked items to discuss. I was able to reframe them with her from that happy place. I began to want to be open and honest and good. I sought out more ways to help me do those things and be that person. I pursued and embraced nutrition, exercise, meditation, anything that directed me onward to more of good happiness and away from the prior negativity. This is a small example I can share of how Pamela helped counsel me through my darkest days to my healthiest. Thank you, Pamela.

jerry fincher

As a local pastor. the Counseling Center has been an amazing resource for our church family. Shane and his staff have been caring and knowledgeable. I appreciate all that they are doing.

lisa demar

The staff is extremely polite and attentive and Pamela is very skilled and intelligent ,she is amazing at what she does! A true gift …God has created …..to help humans on the level that she does…. I’m blessed to have her help me discover ME…..

Bria Tydor

I had an appointment scheduled with Pamela Friday at 8am. I woke up not feeling well. Sneezing, sore throat, sick to my stomach. I tried for an hour to reach someone with no luck. Finally around 815a the office girl called and informed me that Pamela would be keeping my $80.00 and I'd have to pay if I wanted to come back for another visit. I tested positive for Covid later that day. Subsequently I cancelled all my remaining appointments with this group. There should be practices in place for cancellations due to health issues. I even asked if we could do my visit over the phone this time and was told no. So here I am with Covid, trying to do what is right by not showing up to a public place with symptoms, and my return is a therapist who only cares that she got her money. Personally I feel that that says a lot about a practice and their best interest is not their patients.