Welcome to Selah Counseling Centers blog, Chronicles of Selah. This is a treasured place where you can get informed about various subjects related to mental health that occur in our society and across the world. Our authors vary in the expertise of their respected field and are contributing in your growth by sharing their knowledge and advice. We want to have an honest conversation, reduce the mental health stigma, normalize the integration of faith based counseling, and share real life testimonies. This is not a replacement of therapy and its process. Although we are professionals, we are not an exemption to the human experience and suffering. We’re here to encourage you along your healing journey and receive an uplifting message. Our hope is that you are empowered to be filled with love, comfort, peace and grace.
Origins of Selah
Selah is a Hebrew word that is found in the 74 times in the old testament. The pronunciation of Selah varies in each region. There are several interpretations to Selah (סֶֽלָה). These are some examples:
Hebrew words: s_lah, “to praise” and s_lal, “to lift up.”
A musical instruction
An interlude in preparation for the next verse
To pause and reflect
Selah Counseling Center (SCC) was founded in 2020 at the onset of a world crisis. The pandemic caused harm across the globe and led for a season to pause and reflect. Our routine suddenly halts so that we attend what was in the mere present. It tested our strength, our faith, our values, relationships, our physical health, crisis management, and more. In the midst of a trying season, SCC was founded with the purpose of providing a therapeutic space for healing.
Pause & Reflect
For in depth support, we motivate you to connect with a therapist at SCC and dive in deeper to help heal wounds at its root and connect with a healthy version of yourself. Your well-being matters and learning to engage in self-care is important towards your wellness. The therapeutic process is like that of a having garden.
What does your garden or landscape look like? Maybe there are weeds that need to get cut from its root? Is your soil dry or overwatered? Has your seed gone deep enough to have good roots? Are there parts that are in rot? Is it in the right environment? Know that a tree or plant starts as a seed in the dirt and it changes its form as it grows in a process as it reaches what its destined to be. Seeds are buried deep and uniquely cared for. With the appropriate care, the seed becomes undone, navigates its way in various directions (sides, down and up) to become what it is destined to be; transformed! The ongoing care helped it bloom and voilà.
There is Hope
Romans 12:2 teaches us that by renewing our minds, we can be transformed. I encourage you to take a moment for Selah; meditate on the condition of your garden.
"As I work on the garden, the garden works on me.” Gayla Trail