Mabank Counseling Solutions

02/15/2026

Happy Valentine’s Day from Parker the Therapy Dog and all of us at Mabank Counseling Solutions!♥️

02/15/2026

Love lives in more places than we often notice: in small acts of kindness, in consistency, in showing up for one another over time.

This Valentine’s Day, we’re thankful for our community and the ways you create connection through care, honesty, and support. Whether today feels joyful, heavy, or somewhere in between, you belong here.

We’re grateful to walk alongside you.🤍🩵

02/14/2026

Boundaries aren’t ultimatums or walls, they’re guidelines for how to stay connected without losing yourself. In healthy relationships, clear boundaries actually reduce resentment and increase emotional safety over time.

If setting boundaries feels uncomfortable or “selfish,” that often comes from learning that closeness required giving past your capacity or silence. Those patterns can be unlearned.

Healthy connection includes room for both closeness and individuality.
Support is available if you’re working toward that balance.
Call us at 903-309-2563 or visit our website www.mabankcounselingsolutions.com

02/12/2026

We talk a lot about red flags, but healthy patterns can be quieter and easier to miss.
Green flags often look like consistency over time, emotional safety, respect for boundaries, and the ability to repair after conflict. These patterns create stability and trust in relationships.
If steadiness feels unfamiliar, it doesn’t mean something is wrong with you. Sometimes our nervous system just hasn’t had many safe examples to learn from yet.
Support is available if you’re wanting to build healthier connection patterns.
Call us at 903-309-2563 or go to our website at www.mabankcounselingsolutions.com

02/11/2026

Your Brain on Connection:

Connection isn’t just emotional, it’s biological. The brain releases chemicals like oxytocin, dopamine, and serotonin in the presence of safe and supportive relationships, which help with in a plethora of areas such as: regulating mood, stress, and overall emotional wellbeing.

Past relationships an affect how your nervous system feels in current ones. When past relationships have not felt safe, the nervous system may stay in protection mode even when closeness is desired. That response is learned, and it can be unlearned with support and time.
If connection feels hard right now, you’re not alone.
Call 903-309-2563 or visit our website at www.mabankcounselingsolutions.com

02/10/2026

Healthy love isn’t about emotional intensity or constant highs.
From a clinical perspective, healthy connection is rooted in emotional safety, consistency, and repair after conflict.

When relationships feel secure, the nervous system is able to move out of survival mode and into connection. This supports emotional regulation, trust, and long-term wellbeing.

If your past experiences have made relationships feel stressful or unsafe, you’re not broken; your nervous system may have learned to associate closeness with threat.

Therapy can help create new, healthier patterns of connection.
Want support in building healthier relationships?
Call 903-309-2563 or visit our website at www.mabankcounselingsolutions.com

02/06/2026

Meet our Team! With a range of experience and specialties, our team is equipped and ready to help you experience hope, healing and change in your life!
If you want to set up an appointment with one of our therapist or counseling interns you can contact us at 903-309-2563 or go to our website at www.mabankcounselingsolutions.com!! We can't wait to see you!

02/05/2026

✨It’s DAY THREE of National School Counselors’ Week, and we are blessed to have several current and former school counselors in our ranks. A huge THANK YOU to these amazing therapists for bringing your Mental Health expertise to our schools and for serving our community so well! 💚✨

02/03/2026

We had the honor of joining a South Texas school district for a video podcast focused on supporting teen mental health. 💛

In this conversation, we talk about:
✨ Mindfulness & Gratitude for teens
🎯 Healthy goal-setting
🚩 Mental health red flags for parents to notice

We’re grateful for the opportunity to partner with schools and families to help teens thrive emotionally and mentally.

🎥 Watch here:

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02/03/2026

Shout out to Mabank Counseling Solutions very own Nicole Killian for absolutely rocking it at the Texas School Counselor Association conference!! Well done advocating for the mental health of our young people in schools!!💥💥💥
Texas Counseling Association

02/01/2026

Sometimes the most regulating thing we can do is pause.
A few slow breaths can help shift your nervous system out of survival mode and back into the present moment.
You don’t have to earn rest, you’re allowed to take it.

01/30/2026

Let's talk about Attachment styles. Attachment styles influence how we show up in relationships; both romantic and platonic relationships. The four main attachment styles are: secure, anxious, avoidant, and disorganized.

Secure:
Feels comfortable with closeness and space.
Example: Can miss someone without panicking or pulling away.

Anxious:
Seeks reassurance and fears distance.
Example: Worries when texts aren’t answered quickly.

Avoidant:
Values independence and emotional space.
Example: Pulls back when things start to feel “too close.”

Disorganized:
Wants connection but also feels afraid of it.
Example: Craves closeness, then suddenly shuts down.

✨ These patterns aren’t flaws, they’re learned behaviors that can change over time and through work and intentionality. If you would want to do some work with attachment styles and discover what it may be, call us at 903-309-2563 or go to our website at www.mabankcounselingsolutions.com to make an appointment!