Today we’d like to introduce you to Pam Flint.
Hi Pam, please kick things off for us with an introduction to yourself and your story.
I was born in Cowtown but lived most of my adult life in the Dallas area. I started in nursing working at JPS hospital. Then moved to Dallas to work at Presbyterian hospital on Walnut Hill. After starting my family, I stayed home until I was ready to return to school at UTD to pursue psychology degree. I went to graduate at UNT and worked there over 20 years. One of my favorite things about my job was that my boss let me start the first animal assisted therapy program at our student counseling center in 2000. My Labradors have brought much joy to students, staff and visitors.
I wrote a fictional children’s book about my first therapy dog. Unfortunately, it was ready to go as COVID hit so I was unable to do in person marketing at the time and my mom had a life altering stroke and came to live with my husband and me.
I worked as the first nurse for a group of psychiatrists in North Dallas while going to graduate school. The group still exists under a new name with some new doctors as many have retired.
I’ve had a private practice for over 20 years. I started with the psychiatric group but then moved out on my own. I still have a private practice in Frisco working part time. I do some part-time work for UNT.
I’m excited about the possibility of volunteering with the World Cup this year. I tried out in December.
I’m also invited in volunteer activities at my church. In 2025, we started a creation care ministry to implement efforts to reduce reuse recycle at church and home.
I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
No, divorced in early graduate school. I had financial challenges after divorce until I could get on my feet later in my career, and time management complications with three children. Working at a counseling center at the time was low pay, but I enjoyed the work. I taught classes quarter time as part of my position. It was challenging to do course prep and speak in front of medium to large groups as a new psychologist. I was not treated fairly in terms of course assignments early in my career. I had to learn to advocate for myself. Nursing was similar when working in an operating room. As a young woman I was treated poorly in ways that are illegal today.
Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your business?
Most of my career focused on counseling young adults in a college setting. I throughly enjoyed my work with college students forming their adult identities. A few years ago, after retiring from the student counseling center, I became a Medicare provider. With my years experience as a caregiver for my mother, I feel I can offer needed support for caregivers as well as senior adults. I’m on Medicare myself, so I know first hand what it is like aging in America. I continue to provide therapy for all ages of adults.
Do you have recommendations for books, apps, blogs, etc?
I most enjoy reading fiction as a way to experience life through someone else’s eyes. The last book I read was All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker.
My current nonfiction read is The Path Between Us- An Enneagram Journey to Healthy Relationships by Suzanne Stabile (a Dallasite)
Contact Info:
- Website: http://drpamflint.com/
Image Credits
Lisa Flint for professional photo
