Dr. Carole Gilmore

Welcome to Authentic Balance Counseling, PLLC. We are a team of licensed counselors who walk alongside adults and couples through some of the hardest seasons of their lives. More than anything, we would love to support you on your journey to achieving authentic balance.

Our practice was founded by Dr. Carole Gilmore, a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor in Texas with over thirteen years of experience. Carole came to this work after raising her children, and she can only describe it as a calling. That same spirit guides every member of our team. When someone chooses us as the people they'll be honest with, the people they'll bring their heaviest things to, we consider that an honor of the highest order. We don't take it lightly.

Because no two journeys look the same, we offer a variety of practitioners so you can find the right fit for your needs. Our team is trained in approaches including:

• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
• Emotional Transformation Therapy (ETT)
• Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
• Narrative Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

To meet our practitioners and find the one who feels right for you, visit us at www.authenticbalancecounseling.com.

Most of the people who come to Authentic Balance Counseling are carrying anxiety, perfectionism, depression, OCD, or the weight of a relationship that has been shaken by betrayal or distance. If you're exhausted from holding it all together, or you and your partner have stopped knowing how to reach each other, you're in good company here.

Our counselors meet you where you are, not where you think you should be. Some weeks that means digging into the hard stuff, and some weeks it means catching your breath. Across our practice, our approach is warm and collaborative, and we'll also be honest with you, because we believe that's what real support looks like.

Our team draws on a range of approaches, including CBT, DBT, Narrative Therapy, the Gottman Method, solution-focused work, and mindfulness. For the moments when we need to go deeper, we also offer EMDR and Emotional Transformation Therapy, including care from Dr. Carole Gilmore, a Master Certified Emotional Transformation Therapist.

Visit www.authenticbalancecounseling.com to learn more about each of our practitioners and find the right fit for you.

It's completely normal to feel nervous walking into that first appointment, and you don't need to have your story organized or your thoughts polished. Your first session is mostly about your counselor getting to know you. You'll talk about what brought you here, what's been weighing on you, and what your life looks like right now. If you're coming in as a couple, your counselor will want to hear from both of you.

Your counselor will ask some questions about your history and background, but you're always in control of how much you share and when. Everything doesn't have to come out on day one.

By the end, you'll talk together about what you're hoping for and how you might get there. You'll leave with a sense of what your work could look like, and no pressure to have it all figured out. Therapy is a process, and we will build on it one step at a time.

Not sure which counselor is right for you? Visit www.authenticbalancecounseling.com to meet our team and find the best fit for your needs.