Mount Tabor Counseling Texas

10/26/2022

Struggle with Scrupulosity, here are some tips.

Do you struggle with scrupulosity? Remember, this is a trap set by the devil to lead you to despair of the possibility of your salvation!

01/23/2021

Therapuppy Strider reporting for duty! Strider is in training for his next occupation as a therapy dog! He’s going to be helping Cherie on the weekends. Message us to find out more!

08/04/2020

More about trauma therapy.

Therapy and the Brain It seems ironic that after Freud, as a neurologist, abandoned his studies on brain functioning to replace them with the studies of the unconscious -- and that he actually

07/30/2020

Here’s a great article on what to expect when coming in for trauma therapy. It’s different than most conceptions of what therapy looks like.

Freud called psychoanalysis the third impossible profession (the other two being education and government). It may be as valid to say that psychotherapy is another impossible profession. Many

07/27/2020

We at Mount Tabor Counseling follow the research to best serve our clients, and sometimes find ourselves quite surprised by the findings!

Reminder that each therapist at Mount Tabor Counseling is equipped to provide online tele counseling for anyone who wants or needs it.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/sunday/audio/2018756594/therapy-delivered-online-more-effective-than-face-to-face

New research out of McMaster University has found that cognitive behavioural therapy delivered electronically to treat people with depression is more effective than face to face. Dr. Zena Samaan is the corresponding author of the study.

06/23/2020

Try to get outside at least once today. Look around, look at the sky, find awe in something, take in a flower, the feel of the breeze, take a breath in it. Reflect on where you are at in the great vastness of this world.

06/12/2020

Grounding exercises are very helpful to decrease anxiety and when we are flooded with different emotions. Try practicing it today in times of transition. When you first sit at your desk, sit to drink your coffee, get in your car, sit on the couch. It's important to be familiar with it so it's more of an automatic in times of great need. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Enjoy being grounded!

06/11/2020

Take those expectations and throw them out the window. It's not a time for expectations. You can only do and be so much. Taking care of yourself is first priority before you can be anything to anyone else.

06/10/2020

If you are looking to finally change a habit, start on a new project, want to stop procrastinating, better a relationship, make new friends, go for a new job or career, lose weight, all the things that you want to be different. The first thing you need to do is forgive yourself. Forgive yourself for all the things you have done that have kept you from achieving these things and forgive yourself for the things you haven't done yet.

06/09/2020

If you feel a need to compare yourself with someone, compare yourself to the person you were yesterday.... comparison to others only leads to say that their uniqueness is better than yours. You are unique in your own way, live your truth and be your best self.

06/08/2020

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It's important to remember the basics of taking it one moment, step, instance at a time.

06/02/2020

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05/26/2020

My short video to demonstrate how you feel about something changes with where you look. "Where you look affects how you feel" - David Grand.

Quote by David Grand developer of brainspotting. A quick activity to help you experiment and experience the concept of how you feel changes with where you look.

05/26/2020

Take a moment to just notice how your body feels, any thoughts that arise, memories, and emotions. It’s hard not to get fixated on thoughts or emotions that pop up. Be curious and gentle with yourself.

05/22/2020

New webinar coming! How to find Sprouts burnout by our very own Deacon Basil Balke.

Have you ever noticed that it is hard to pray in the middle of the day? or perhaps have you ever gotten to a point where you just feel emotionally exhausted that you actually end up hating prayer. The Rosary, or even Sunday Mass become a burden, and your parish seems to be full of people who have lost charity?

These symptoms are actually a spiritual sickness called Acedia. Since the time of the late Sixth Century, the spiritual sickness of Spiritual Burnout has been almost completely lost to in the vocabulary of Western Christians. This is a tragedy, because the modern world is filled and plagued with this “noon-day Demon”. Thankfully the Desert Father’s knew this demon all to well, and knew exactly how to combat it. Their teachings can be the road to fighting one of the most destructive sickness in the spiritual life.

EVENT DETAILS:

Who: Dcn. Basil Balke MA, MTh. Hold a Masters in Counseling Psychology and a Masters of Theology in Eastern Christian Theology. He is a specialist in the application of ancient spirituality to modern times and issues. The founder of Mount Tabor Counseling, a Catholic counseling practice in Colorado. The Founder of the Center for InMinistry Development, a columnist for Our Sunday Visitor’s “The Deacon” publication, and most importantly a Husband, Father of three daughters, and a Deacon in Ministry within the Ruthenian Byzantine Catholic Church and Russian Greek Catholic Church.

What:

ONLINE WEBINAR – The seminar will be a 1 hour zoom Webinar. 30 minutes of presentation and 30 minutes of questions.

When: First four Tuesdays in June at 7:00pm (exact dates: June 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23th)

Where: Online from your desk- or wherever you’re at!

OTHER DETAILS

Cost for Webinar I: The Webinar is free, though donations are accepted. Space is limited so sign up today!

05/19/2020

Learn how to deal with difficult emotions.

How to notice and respond to four elements of emotions.

05/12/2020

One of my favorite books on relationship summed up in a different way, but honest. Give it a read!