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Solution focused counseling focused on growth in mental health, relationships, families, and careers

Licensed Professional Counselor
Licensed Marriage Family Therapist
Clinical hypnotherapist
EMDR trained

08/16/2020

Thankful for this opportunity to speak with the City of Southlake a few weeks ago! Check out the recording here!

04/01/2020

My credit card company just contacted me to do a “wellness check.” They said they were concerned because they noticed I had not been to any restaurants or malls. They knew something was seriously wrong when my only purchases were from grocery stores! Happy April Fool’s Day!

My favorite holiday of all time for my entire life is happening today. Even my professional website lists “playing practical jokes” as my only hobby. I tried sewing but the last piece I designed was “hot pants” in the 8th grade for Home Economics. And I did not make an A.

So why the big push to play tricks on those you love? It seems kind of mean.
Or maybe you just MEAN to be kind by showing a friend you care enough to make her laugh.

Whether it’s sending a singing Gorilla in a pink tutu on your friend’s birthday (twice) or shaping a Snicker fun size bar into something left on the toilet seat, it at least makes YOU laugh!

Nothing cracks me up more than secretly moving a family member’s car at a shopping center as they frantically search for it when they come out. They will ask for their key back though. There is no telling how many “fake plastic roaches” I have flushed down my toilet from someone who loves me!

Care enough to make someone laugh today and every day. Laughter reduces stress and anxiety. And we’ve never needed that more than we do now! Laughter reduces pain, both physically and emotionally. You just feel better. And you’re blessing someone else who has got to be laughing too.

God has a sense of humor. I remember this every day that I look into the mirror. You have your own sense of humor. Be creative, be funny and be a surprise!

Love someone today enough to make them laugh, feel special and thought of because it is April Fool’s Day! Besides... It’s really fun to mess with people!

03/23/2020

Mental Health Tips for Living
Weeks At Home With Those You Love

1. Be nice (so people can stand you!). Pretend there is a camera crew shooting a reality show of your family sequestered together. Look like the normal one in the group because the audience is watching.

2. Do not sing unless you have been recently paid as a professional entertainer. Nobody wants to hear you at home or in the car. The only exception is that you may sing in the shower because any annoyance that creates can be exited from.

3. Speaking of showers, take one. And do it every day. These people have to look at you every day for who knows how long. Don’t make them smell you as well.

4. Be optimistic. Nobody wants to hear you complain about the same things they are feeling but not complaining about. Complaining doesn’t even help you. You don’t feel better. It just reinforces the negativity. Become the person you would want to be around. Would you want to hang with yourself for days, weeks, or who knows how long?

5. Reach out to someone who needs help more than you do. If you call or text yourself you may need actual professional help! Think of someone you could bless by an encouraging text or message. Tell that person how special they are to you or share a positive attribute the person possesses.

6. Put effort and attention into your relationships. Initiate intentional conversation. Show appreciation even when you are sick of seeing their stupid face.

7. Finally- If you feel stress, fear and panic building, quit watching the news for hours. Find a positive spiritual speaker to listen to or watch a Jim Gaffigan Comedy show. Get some (socially distant) air. And remember it’s okay to talk to yourself. It’s okay to listen to yourself. It’s just when you ask, “What did you say?” that there may a problem.

05/08/2019

Today is my birthday. It got me to thinking about how different a day is when it’s your birthday. It feels different. You feel special, you feel happy, and hopefully you feel valued. You probably feel older because you are, but that’s a good thing. And if you think, “I don’t want my picture taken because I don’t look as good as I did 10 years ago,” then think about this:

Consider how great you look now as opposed to what you will look like 10 years from now!
Birthdays are about appreciating what blessings you have. Treat every day like it’s your special day because it is.

03/12/2019

Single people think could be happy if they just got married. Many married people believe they would be happier if they were single again. I’ve heard it numerous times in counseling sessions.

Why does your situation need to change in order to change your level of happiness? Getting a new person or rid of a person in your life is no guarantee of anything!

Unless you’re in an abusive situation, work to be content in the place you are. Work on yourself to develop the best version you can be. Peace and joy can be found in ways you have not even thought of!

03/08/2019

“I never know what my expectations are until they aren’t met.”
-Chuck Lorre, Television Writer

How many times do we set up people we are in relationships with because they aren’t living up to our expectations? You tell someone, “Oh you don’t need to get me a birthday present!” And then you’re mad, hurt and disappointed when your suggestion is taken. All conflict is rooted in unmet expectations.

So communicate honestly with one another! Be sincere about how you really feel. No one can read your mind, or maybe you would have gotten that birthday present after all!

03/06/2019

Too Blessed to be Stressed...

Have you ever seen that on a coffee cup or a bumper sticker and wanted to knock the cup off the table and the car off the road? Well not literally but sometimes it’s just not that easy to deal with stress.

You want to feel blessed, but you’re too stressed out. Someone making you feel bad about it just raises the stress. Have you ever felt guilty for being stressed to the max when you realize that you have a pretty good life?

So what’s wrong? Stress is real. It can affect you physically and emotionally. Find positive solutions to cope with stress. Exercise, relaxation techniques and even hypnosis for stress management can be extremely helpful. Lengthen the years of your life by eliminating stress. It starts with you.

02/26/2019

What if everything you said became a reality?
“I’m so sick I could die.”
“I will never be happy.”
“I am a loser and worthless.”

Your subconscious mind cannot determine the difference between fantasy and reality. When you verbalize anything, your mind hears it and responds to it.

Proverbs 18:21 says, “Death and life are in the power of the tongue.”

Death and life? That is powerful. Change your life around by changing your words. Speak only what you want to be true. Do this and you’re not going to believe what’s about to happen!

02/21/2019

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02/18/2019

Most drivers turn their stereo to music while heading to their destinations. I listen to Sirius comedy stations because I need to laugh a lot on a daily basis. Find what brings you laughter. I have hilarious friends and relatives that crack me up!

Read humorous books or articles. Watch entertaining shows that bring you joy. Learn to laugh at yourself. I worked as a Crisis Stabilization Counselor in the Emergency Room of a local county Trauma Center, and this is what happened one day.

Two paramedics approached me in the ER and shared nervously that they had brought in “the craziest patient we’ve ever seen! We are actually afraid of this one!” I responded with, “Why? What’s wrong with him?” Scared to death, they reported, “He thinks he’s invisible! Be careful Pam. He’s in Trauma 3 room.”

I slowly move the drape open that surrounded the man’s bed and THERE IS NO ONE IN THERE! And for a moment I thought, “He really IS invisible!” And then I turn around to a hall full of paramedics, doctors, nurses, techs and janitors laughing hysterically. I definitely laughed at myself that day.

Laughter is healing, makes you feel good, and is a distraction from life’s problems. Find what provides humor for you and pursue it everyday. You’ll live longer and will enjoy the journey.

02/16/2019

Many people treat close, important relationships with as little care as they do their household plants. As with the first plant, it was neglected. Little care was given to it. It was stressed. It was literally dying for attention and water.

Maybe you feel like that, or maybe someone you love does. Just when you think the relationship can’t survive anymore, out of desperation, you drench it. Miraculously it makes it, but what a tough way to live.

Give care, love, attention, and encouragement every day to those you love. The second plant perked up in just 5 hours! Now the key is consistency.

Address

6222 Colleyville Boulevard #A
Colleyville, TX
76034

Telephone

+18174165867

Website

http://Pamelabolen.com/

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