I'm So Glad You Are Here to Gain Emotional Balance & Free Negative Self-Talk, Worry, Replaying the Past Over & Over Again!
Reclaim Yourself from Narcissistic Abuse, Addiction & Codependency | Recover from Binge Eating Disorders | Integrative Counseling - Women's Specialty Issues | Holistic Therapist for Women's Issues | online & in person | Corpus Christi, Texas Adults from 18 to 64 online and in person!
Empower Her Wellness Counseling Center of Corpus Christi
Hi! I'm Cathy Armstrong MS, LPC-Supervisor & Registered Nurse, Fellow-National Board Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist
I have been involved with the mind, body, spirit connection since I was 17 and have taught yoga, meditation, Lamaze, Hypnobirth, and have both secular & non secular education. I have been trained by the Chopra Institute & am an Ayurveda Consultant and teacher. I am an ordained interfaith minister* PhD (non secular) with a strong background in mystical, contemplative, and comparative religious & spiritual studies.
We offer Hypnobirh, Tranquil Birthing, and Natural Childbirth Classes for hospitals, birth centers, and home births.
Brainbody Connection
Mindfulness • Brain Body Heart Coherene• Hypnosis • Brain spotting • EMDR • Meditation • Therapeutic Breath Work • Somatic & Polyvagal Grounding Skills
I have Advanced Training in: Women's Mental & Physical Health, Complex Grief, Trauma, Birth Trauma, Medical Trauma, Narcissism Abuse, Addictions, Functional & Metabolic Mental Health, Reproductive Mental Health, Infertility, Pregnancy, Birth, Postpartum, Sexual Dysfunction, Sexuality, Sexual Abuse, Texas LPC-Supervisor & Consultant.
Tel: (361) 688-8200
6901 Holly Road, Corpus Christi, Texas 78414
Inner Healing Tranforming
It's Time to Upgrade Pain to Rebirth
Grief & Women's Narcissism Abuse Specialty Counseling for Texas Women to Reclaim Their Selves
I help women like you heal, grow, get unstuck, & move forward.
I help help women of all ages and life stages.
Most of my clients are women who are struggling with:
Grief & Loss|Codependency |Bereavement|Narcissism Abuse | Self Worth |Self Esteem| Imposture Syndrome |Addictions| Domestic Violence |Substance Abuse |Relationship Problems| Mother Daughter Issues |Health Problems| Stress| Pregnancy| Birth |Postpartum| Menopause
Counseling for Women's Issues incorporating various research based therapies + neuroscience-based, body-centered methods that help release stress and trauma stored in the nervous system
MIND• BODY• SPIRIT
As a Psychotherapist, my approach is grounded in neuroscience and guided by a holistic philosophy, I help clients heal through the connection between mind, body, and spirit—building resilience, clarity, and a sense of abundance after loss or life changes and transitions.
6901 Holly Road
Corpus Christi, Texas 78415
📞 Phone: (361) 688-8200
Transformation isn’t mindset—it’s neurobiology + emotional integration. Your story shaped your survival responses. Neurobiology helps us release them.
Neurobiology and Healing
When we experience trauma, the nervous system shifts into survival mode — fight, flight, freeze, or fawn. These responses are governed by the brain’s limbic system, especially the amygdala (which detects threat), the hippocampus (which stores memory), and the prefrontal cortex (which helps us regulate emotions and make decisions).
Trauma can cause the amygdala to become overactive, the hippocampus to misfire, and the prefrontal cortex to go “offline,” leaving us anxious, reactive, or emotionally numb.
Through trauma-informed therapies — like somatic awareness, clinical hypnosis, breathwork, and mindfulness — the body learns that it’s safe again. These practices engage the vagus nerve and activate the parasympathetic nervous system, signaling calm and repair. Over time, this rewires neural pathways, helping the brain integrate past experiences instead of reliving them.
This process is called neuroplasticity — the brain’s ability to change and heal. Each moment of mindful awareness, each deep breath, each compassionate choice strengthens new connections that support emotional balance, resilience, and a renewed sense of inner safety.
Healing from narcissistic abuse or domestic violence means reclaiming your voice, body, and worth. Through trauma-informed therapy and somatic integration, rediscover safety, boundaries, and the wisdom of your authentic self. Heal. Reclaim. Rise.
I help clients break painful emotional patterns and finally heal the root of their unresolved grief and trauma issues - so they can build relationships, identity, and inner stability that lasts.
Transformation is the quiet miracle of becoming.
Like the butterfly emerging from its chrysalis, healing invites us to shed what no longer serves and awaken to the beauty, strength, and freedom of our truest self.
Providing help with anxiety & depression associated with grief and trauma using evidence based counseling and integrative therapy for women & men navigating loss, betrayal, or painful life experiences.
Combining nervous system regulation, trauma reprocessing, clinical hypnotherapy, somatic therapy, depth psychology, and spiritual integration to help women release the patterns that keep them stuck—self-abandonment, trauma bonds, people-pleasing, shame, emotional dysregulation, relational cycles, grief that won’t go away, and the deep fear of not being enough.
Find out who you really are. Connect to your authentic self and your inner child as you gain clarity and purpose. Explore what is is you really want to do.
As for me, "it would be ride a horse, be with my animals, be in nature and while there paint a picture & take a nap. "
Give me a call when you ready to heal, move forward and transform your life!
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This Could Be You
On the outside, you’re functioning. Showing up. Taking care of everyone else.
But inside? It’s heavy. The anxiety. The overthinking. The ache of grief you can’t explain. The emotional triggers that keep pulling you back into survival mode. You’re tired of repeating the same patterns—holding onto people who hurt you, shrinking yourself to keep the peace, staying silent to avoid conflict, or walking on eggshells in relationships.
Deep down, you know something has to change. You’ve done the self-help books, the podcasts, the positive affirmations—but the pain lives deeper than mindset. It lives in your body, your nervous system, and the parts of you that learned long ago it wasn’t safe to feel, trust, or need anyone.
If you’re ready for a different kind of healing—not quick fixes, but real transformation—you’re in the right place.
Maybe you find yourself caught in the same loops — questioning your worth, carrying grief that never fully settled, or feeling unsettled without quite knowing why. Triggers seem to appear out of nowhere, relationships can feel overwhelming, and beneath it all, there’s a sense of being tired of carrying it alone.
Corpus Christi Support for Anxiety, Fear Release, Grief, Stress, Transformation and Rebirth - Show Up, Do the Work, Heal & Thrive!
• Feeling emotionally “stuck” despite everything you’ve tried
.• Cycles of people-pleasing, overgiving, or self-doubt
• Unprocessed grief or trauma that resurfaces in unexpected moments
• Triggers that seem to appear out of nowhere
• Relationships that leave you confused, drained, or questioning your worth
…supporting others through a wide range of trauma- and grief-related experiences, including childhood wounds, relationship betrayals, medical trauma, sudden loss, and more...I have the clinical experience & the life experience and would love to walk beside you as you reclaim your life and your joy.
• You deserve to feel deeply understood.
• You deserve a space where you’re truly seen and heard.
• You deserve to be met with understanding, not judgment.
• You deserve to be known for who you really are.
I work with individuals who are done with feeling out of control and are ready to step into their power and rewrite their story.
Brain Spotting, Integrative EMDR, EFT/Tapping, Hypnosis, Somatic & Polyvagal grounding techniques, Jungian informed, Internal Family Systems ( IFS) therapies, Cognitive Processing and other trauma researched based therapies and transformational coaching for women and like-minded souls ready to find their center again, heal deeply, and live from a place of authenticity and strength.
As Healing Unfolds, Your True Self Emerges
→ Meeting your emotions with compassion, rather than being swept away by them
→ Coming home to yourself — living with authenticity and gentle self-love
→ Loosening the hold of grief and trauma, and feeling your breath return
→ Releasing old relational patterns and creating space for genuine connection
→ Moving through life with a sense of inner safety, confidence, and renewed hope
Integrated therapy is much like a labyrinth — a path that brings together many approaches into one journey of healing. Each turn offers reflection, depth, and new perspective. The way in is also the way out: toward balance, integration, and wholeness.
Depth Therapy & Soul Work
For men & women, who are ready to reclaim their power and identity
• Jungian Depth Therapy
• Shadow Work & Parts Integration
• Archetypal Healing
• Dreamwork & Symbolic Processing
• Identity healing after trauma and loss
• Meaning, purpose & soulful transformation
Gentle, body-based practices that restore balance between brain, body, and heart. Somatic awareness helps regulate the nervous system and supports emotional resilience.
Evidence-based tools for calming the mind, easing stress, and grounding in the present. Simple practices that bring focus and peace into daily life.
For full-spectrum recovery—mental, emotional, physical,
• Emotional Wellness + Mind-Body Resilience
• Metabolic Mental Health Support
• EFT Tapping + Heart-Brain Coherence
• Hypno-Somatic Integration
• Women’s Empowerment & Trauma Recovery
Medical Grade Hypnosis offers women a gentle yet powerful way to reconnect with inner strength, confidence, and self-worth. Through guided imagery and deep relaxation, the subconscious mind becomes open to new beliefs — releasing old patterns of doubt, guilt, or codependency and awakening a renewed sense of clarity and purpose. This process supports emotional balance, resilience, and the freedom to live from authenticity rather than fear.
Mindfulness and breathwork reduce stress, calm anxiety, and restore balance. In my Corpus Christi counseling practice, I guide clients to use these tools for healing grief, trauma, and everyday challenges.
“Cathy is a wealth of knowledge offering a multitude of professional expertise to meet the needs of clients seeking help for all forms of mental health challenges. I can consult with Cathy on any issue and walk away feeling more confident as a therapist. ”
Sonya Marie Sharron, MS, LPC
"Cathy is a wonderful person and excellent therapist with many years of experience! Her therapy methods are uniques and individualized. I highly respect Cathy as a colleague and friend and recommend her services to better your life journey.”
Stacey Hooper MS, NCC, LPC
"Cathy is a dear friend and trusted colleague. I highly regard her opinion in both professional and personal matters. I whole-heartedly agree with her functional and holistic health approach to healing mind and body.”
Tim Tate MS, LPC
I believe true healing honors both research and soul. My practice blends modern psychology with timeless wisdom traditions, offering care that is both evidence-informed and deeply human.
