CCTX Women’s Mental Health & Preventative Care Counseling

• Codependency, narcissism abuse recovery 

• Truama, Complex PTSD

• Postpartum Depression, PCoS, PMDD, Perinatal Grief & Loss

• Birth Trauma 

• Addictive Eating, Nighttime Snacking

CCTX Men's Issues Counseling 

Individuals, Couples, Marriages, Families 

• addictions, communication problems 

• anxiety, anger, depression, obesity 

• gaming, sex addiction

•'reproductive mental health 

• chronic illnesses and autoimmune disorders support 

• marital , relationship, couples issues, commitment & trust issues 

Cathy Armstrong

MS, LPC-S, RN, F-NBCCH

6901 Holly Road 

Corpus Christi, Texas 78414

I specialize in women’s and men's mental health counseling with advanced training in nursing, counseling, and preventative care. My work focuses on psychoeducation, emotional regulation, and mind–body approaches to support men and women navigating grief, anxiety, rejection , weight gain, hormonal changes, infertility, relationship challenges, medical stressors, trauma, PTSD, and life transitions.

 

• Reproductive & hormonal mental health

• Autoimmune Disorders 

• Anxiety & Panic Disorders, Overwhelm, OCD

• Perinatal and postpartum mood disorders

• Infertility-related stress and grief

• Trauma-informed nutrition and body-based coping

• Metabolic and medical stressors affecting mood

• Consciousness Couples Mindfulness Counseling 

• PTSD-informed lifestyle and nervous system regulation

• LPC Supervision 

 

Integrative Counseling Approach

My counseling approach is integrative and client-centered. Sessions may incorporate mindfulness-based strategies, communication skills, building trust in relationships, trauma-informed care, somatic awareness, and other clinically appropriate therapeutic techniques to support emotional regulation, insight, and resilience. All services are provided as professional counseling and tailored to each client’s individual needs and goals.

Areas of Focus

work with men & women experiencing:

• Anxiety, grief, chronic stress, burnout,  and complex trauma

• Grief and loss

• Relationship and attachment concerns

• Reproductive mental health, including emotional support related to fertility challenges, pregnancy loss, postpartum adjustment, and perimenopausal or menopausal transitions

• Emotional support during medical and health crises, including coping with autoimmune conditions, cancer diagnoses, and sudden or unexpected medical conditions such as diabetes or heart disease

• Identity changes and life transitions related to health, caregiving, or aging.

 

Who I Work With

I specialize in supporting women & men across Texas who are:

• emotionally stable and able to maintain daily functioning

• reflective, self-aware, and open to deeper inner work

.• seeking a holistic, integrative approach to healing

• facing health-related emotional changes or medical transitions

• processing grief, anger, betrayal, loss, life transitions, or identity shifts

• wanting to calm their nervous system and reconnect with themselves

Who Is Not a Fit

To ensure safety and appropriate care, my practice does not provide crisis stabilization or intensive trauma processing. I am not able to accept clients who are currently experiencing:

• acute emotional crisis

• significant dissociation or memory disruption

• paranoia or psychosis

• active substance misuse or medication instability

• a need for high-frequency or after-hours contact

• inconsistent attendance or repeated cancellations

Clients needing these services are referred to a higher level of care.

Learn How the Nervous System Shapes Your Healing

When we work together, we focus on helping your nervous system move out of fear, overwhelm, and hypervigilance, and into a state of safety, clarity, and groundedness. Many people notice that when their nervous system settles, their “energy” shifts — their thoughts become calmer, relationships feel lighter, emotions regulate more easily, and they’re able to release old patterns that kept them stuck.

Different traditions around the world describe this experience in different ways, but the underlying process is the same:

when your body and mind return to balance, you naturally release fear, tension, and emotional burdens.

In therapy, this is supported through:

• somatic grounding techniques

• breathwork that regulates the vagus nerve

• mindfulness and contemplative practices

• guided visualization and relaxation

• evidence-based nervous system regulation

• trauma-informed integrative approaches

These practices help you create an internal sense of safety.

As your system comes back into balance, you may feel a greater sense of release, clarity, emotional freedom, or “letting go” of old attachments, fears, or stressors.

This may feel spiritual, energetic, or simply deeply peaceful — and all of those experiences are valid. My approach honors both the science of the nervous system and the wisdom of your inner healing process.

A Holistic - Integrative Approach to Trauma and Emotional Healing for Women & Men Across Texas Virtually or In Person

Helping You Connect With the “Inner Healer” During Grief, Anxiety, Stress, Overthinking, Trauma or Fear

In times of crisis or emotional turmoil, your body and soul know the way forward.

 

I help you learn how to access:

• grounding in the present moment

• the voice of truth beneath the fear

• the wisdom within you

• the steady, resilient self that cannot be broken

Healing is not about becoming someone new —

it is remembering who you already are.

When You Are Ready, We Begin

Whether you’re navigating anxiety, trauma, grief, transitions, or searching for deeper meaning, this is a space where:

 

• ✨your faith is honored

• ✨ your inner wisdom is awakened

• ✨ your story is welcomed

• ✨ your healing is possible

Reach out when you’re ready.

Your path home to yourself is waiting.

Mind–Body–Nervous System Psychotherapy

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Disclaimer

I provide counseling services for adults in Texas 18 to 64. I do not provide emergency or crisis services. If you are in danger or need immediate help, call 911 or the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.