The Development Center

Who We Are - Affiliates

Pamela Lape, MS, NCPsyA, LA
Psychoanalyst

Pamela Lape is a psychoanalyst in Darien Connecticut. For 30 years, she has successfully worked with adults, couples, families and children who are facing personal and career challenges. She works from a psychodynamic point of view while taking into account the unique family and personal situations as well as cultural influences. This may involve strengthening a long-term marriage, developing better self esteem, or creating more harmony in families. Ms. Lape facilitated groups for The American Cancer Society.

Therapy groups and personal growth workshops Ms. Lape has led include:

For Adults

Women and Self Esteem
Men's Experience of Women's Emerging Empowerment
Rebuilding When Your Relationship Ends
Being Responsible for Aging Parents & Children Simultaneously
Women in Transition
Patients and Families: Coping with Cancer

For Youth

Preventing Suicide
Mental Health Counselor

Licenses and Credentials

Licenses: Psychoanalyst, Mental Health Counselor
Certification: Psychoanalyst by the National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis

Education and Training:

Westchester Institute for Training in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy. Graduate of four-year postgraduate program in psychoanalysis. Institute holds an absolute charter from New York State.

University of Bridgeport, M.S. in Clinical Psychology

University of Bridgeport, B.S. in Fine Arts