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) who holds a Master of Arts degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Regis University 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 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 Deacon with an Eastern Catholic Church and holds a Masters of Theology from the University of Balamand and the St. Stephen’s Diploma in Eastern Theology. He is a Lecturer in Pastoral Counseling at St. John Vianney Theological Seminary, and a regular contributor to Our Sunday Visitor’s The Deacon.

*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.