damon l pemberton, lcsw

Born to two prominent psychotherapist parents in Atlanta, Georgia; both Damon and his brother followed in their footsteps. Damon likes to say that psychotherapy is in his blood. Unofficially, Damon fell in love with the helping profession as a young child rescuing and rehabilitating wounded animals in the woods behind his house. Officially, Damon began his career at the F.D. Roosevelt Wilderness Camp, where he was a senior counselor at the adventure based, residential treatment facility. While at this Outdoor Therapeutic Program, Damon was responsible for supervising  a team of counselors, organizing adventure based trips, and facilitating therapeutic change for adjudicated youth, parents, and families.

Damon moved to Anchorage in 2003 to attend the University of Alaska’s Master’s in Social Work graduate program. While working to obtain his MSW, Damon worked as a therapeutic foster parent for two emotionally disturbed youth. Damon later became the owner and administrator of a therapeutic assisted living facility when these young men aged out of the foster care system. In addition to working with these emotionally disturbed young men, Damon worked for 6 years at the Providence Alaska Medical Center as a medical social worker, providing services to patients in the hospital, as well as to those in the emergency room. As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Damon has worked as a psychotherapist for Bridges Counseling LLC, Fuller Diagnostics LLC, and now for himself at PYC.

Today, Damon focuses his clinical practice on using evidence based treatments to treat adolescent and adult clients with a wide range of emotional, behavioral and adjustment challenges. Damon believes in providing tools, education, and perspective to empower his client’s to make positive changes in their lives. Damon strives to assist clients in working through the issues that they face including:  anxiety, stress, depression, OCD, social struggles, trauma, family discord and relationship problems. Damon utilizes a client-centered, personalized, and supportive intervention strategy to help clients overcome the specific challenges in their lives. Damon believes it is a tremendous privilege to have the trust of his clients and to support their growth as they begin to make gains that will help them improve their quality of life and attain fulfillment.

Contact Damon: damon@pemyoung.com