Pamela J. Ginsberg, PhD
Consulting Psychologist
Highlights
- LBBC Medical Advisory Board member since 2023
- Speaker, 2024 Conference on Metastatic Breast Cancer
- More than 35 years of experience working with women with cancer at all stages
Pamela J. Ginsberg, PhD, is a psychologist who recently retired from her clinical practice. She spent her career focusing on women’s health and psycho-oncology.
With over 35 years of experience, Dr. Ginsberg has worked with women with cancer at all stages, specializing in working with women with breast cancer. She had also worked with women with a variety of other health challenges, life balance, grief and bereavement, stress management, decision-making, parenting, and relationship issues, and is a frequent speaker for national and local organizations.
Dr. Ginsberg is a former staff psychologist for Doylestown Hospital and is on the medical advisory boards of the Cancer Support Community of Greater Philadelphia and Living Beyond Breast Cancer.
Experience & accolades
Expertise
- Psychology and cancer
- Grief and bereavement
Education
- Ball State University
- Doctor of philosophy, counseling psychology
- Radford University
- Masters in counseling psychology
- Stockton State College
- Bachelors in general psychology
Experience
- Consultant and speaker (2023-Present)
- Pamela J. Ginsberg, PhD, P.C. (1999-2023)
- Private practice psychologist
- Chestnut Hill College (1995-2001)
- Adjunct professor of graduate studies
- InterChange Behavioral Health (1995-1999)
- Associate director
- Lillian D. Scheiner Psychological Associates (1993-1995)
- Psychology associate
- Berkshire Medical Center (1992-1993)
- Doctoral intern, department of psychiatry
- Journal of Mental Health Counseling (1990-1992)
- Editorial assistant
- OPTIFAST of Ball Memorial Hospital (1991-1992)
- Group counselor
- Ball State University Counseling Clinic (1989-1992)
- Counselor
- Supervisor
- Department of Counseling Psychology, Ball State University (1989-1991)
- Instructor
- Department of Psychology, Radford University (1987-1989)
- Instructor
- Personnel Research Associates (1988-1989)
- Career consultant
- Atlantic County Office of Youth Services (1986-1987)
- Family crisis counselor
- Counseling intern
Professional memberships & board positions
- American Psychological Association (until 2022)
- Pennsylvania Psychological Association (until 2023)
- American Psychosocial Oncology Society (until 2023)
- Cancer Support Community Greater Philadelphia (2009-2019)
- Board member (2009-2019)
- Chair, medical advisory board (2019-2020)
- KNOWoncology, The Oncology Association of Naturopathic Physicians Research Database (until 2022)
- Medical advisory board member
- Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce
- Co-Chair, Health and Wellness Committee
- Parenting and Family Committee
- Women in Business Committee
- LeTip of Doylestown
- Past President, Past Vice President, Secretary
- Women’s Business Forum of Bucks County
- Member, Mentoring Committee
Publications
- Healthcare Heroes: The Medical Careers Guide. Sigel Press, 2019
- “A suicidal client: The limits of power and control,” Journal of Family Systems Medicine, 1995
- “Publication patterns in the AMHCA Journal and the Journal of Mental Health Counseling,” Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 1994
- “Personality simulation as a response set on the MMPI,” Applied H.R.M. Research, 1991
- “The potential for difficulties with Jewish intermarriage: Interventions and implications for the mental health counselor,” Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 1990
