Basil Ryan Balke

Basil Ryan currently holds licensure as a Professional Counselor (LPC) in Colorado, Oregon, Wyoming, South Carolina & Ohio as well as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Washington State and Iowa. He is also a Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC-1725173), and clinical member of the America Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (270402), He is a member of the Canadian Counselling Association (11262397), and is able to see clients in most provinces and territories.

He holds a Master of Arts degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Regis University (2016) and advanced training in marriage and family therapy. He is a Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS) with the National Board for Clinical Counselors (NBCC). ACS-4954

He has experience working with individuals, couples, families and groups in a variety of contexts. Basil Ryan specializes in working with a number of issues including anxiety, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, existential issues, religious abuse and clerical life issues.

He utilizes Existential, Acceptance and Commitment, Cognitive-Behavioral, Logotheraputic, Gottman, Emotionally Focused and EMDR approaches. He also offers Clinical Supervision towards licensure and consultation in Colorado, Iowa & Washington.

In addition to being a therapist, Basil Ryan is a married Orthodox Deacon and holds a Masters of Theology in Orthodox Theology from the University of Balamand (2018) and the St. Stephen’s Diploma in Eastern Theology (2015).  He is currently seeking his Masters of Divinity from St. Sophia Ukrainian Orthodox Theological Seminary, as well as being a Lecturer in Pastoral Counseling at multiple institutions at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. His theology interests are at the intersection of clinical psychology and Egyptian Desert Spirituality.

*Basil Ryan often uses his religious name Basil as well as his secular name Ryan. Official licensing and insurance information should use the name Ryan Balke as that is his legal name.