Women’s Mental Health & Wellness Counseling in Corpus Christi, Texas

Evidence-informed counseling that integrates mental health, nervous system regulation, lifestyle medicine principles, stress + anxiety reduction, mindful eating and healthy nutrition principles to support whole person healing.

Areas We Support:

• Anxiety, Depression & Life Transitions

• Trauma & Nervous System Healing (Brainspotting, EMDR, Somatic Work)

• Relationship & Attachment Struggles

• Clinical Hypnosis for Deep Change

• Chronic Illness & Metabolic Health Support (kidney, hormone, cardiac, autoimmune, diabetes conditions)

• Binge Eating Patterns & Resistant Weight Struggles

Why Work With Me

As both a Licensed Professional Counselor and Registered Nurse, my work integrates mental health care with whole-person wellness. I bring specialized training in women’s wellness counseling and women’s health, and advanced education from Harvard Medical School Women’s Health and the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies Plant-Based Nutrition Program.

Areas We Serve Virtually Across Texas 

Garland | Lubbock | Plano | Corpus Christi | Arlington| El Paso | Fort Worth | Dallas | San Antonio | Houston

Who I Work With 

Your mind, your body, and your daily life were never meant to be treated separately.

Whether it's a hormonal transition, a chronic diagnosis, or a nervous system stuck in overdrive, most women are handed fragmented care — a prescription here, a referral there. This practice treats the whole picture as one conversation.

Whole Person Wellness 

Anxiety doesn’t show up alone. Neither does grief, or a body stuck in fight-or-flight, or a life transition that’s upended everything you thought was steady. This practice meets you wherever you’re standing — here’s what we walk through together:

• Anxiety, fears, phobias

• Trauma recovery, shame, betrayal 

• Grief, Loss, Relationship Breakups 

• Women’s mental health

• Women's Health & Weight Challenges 

• Life transitions, Divorce, Health Problems 

• Hypnosis

• Somatic therapy release  for addictions, anxiety, change

• Binge eating disorders & bulimia

Physical Wellness 

We offer classes, groups, and workshops in Functional medicine nutrition,  principles and the science behind anti inflammatory diets, and plant-based  wellness education.  We offer clinical counseling for individuals navigating medical anxiety & trauma or coping with the internal battles regarding health related stress of: heart disease, autoimmune disorders, kidney disease, and metabolic health is woven together here with support for trauma, chronic stress, weight loss, and obesity — alongside the gut-brain connection, mental health, sleep, breathwork, and the everyday lifestyle habits that support lasting well-being.

Mental Wellbeing

Mindfulness and emotional regulation are the foundation here, paired with the cognitive flexibility and resilience that make it possible to meet life’s hard moments without losing yourself. Self-compassion, healthy relationships, and the steady rebuilding of trust in your own judgment are woven through the work — because mental wellness isn’t just managing symptoms, it’s reclaiming a relationship with yourself that actually feels good.

Spiritual Wellness

Mindfulness and emotional regulation are the foundation here, paired with the cognitive flexibility and resilience that make it possible to meet life’s hard moments without losing yourself. Self-compassion, healthy relationships, and the steady rebuilding of trust in your own judgment are woven through the work — because mental wellness isn’t just managing symptoms, it’s reclaiming a relationship with yourself that actually feels good.

About Cathy

I'm Cathy Armstrong, I work at the intersection of nervous system science, trauma healing, and integrative care, drawing on my background as a therapist, Lifestyle and Wellness Coach and registered nurse to support people whose bodies have been carrying more than their minds can name.

Together we work at the level of the nervous system and the soul, integrating interpersonal neurobiology, somatic movement and breath, Brainspotting, energy psychology, and spiritually grounded care so your mind, body, and spirit are finally on the same team.

Additional Certifications (2026)

Cathy holds advanced certifications in three specialized areas that deepen her work with couples and holistic mental health:

• Holistic Mental Health Certification — An integrative approach to mental wellness encompassing mind, body, and spirit, grounding her clinical work in whole-person healing.

• Relationship Neurobiology & Couples Counseling Certification — Specialized training in the neuroscience of relationships, supporting couples in understanding how the brain and nervous system shape connection, conflict, and repair.

• Couples, Attachment Theory & Trauma Certification — Advanced training in attachment-informed couples work, with a focus on how early relational trauma impacts adult partnerships and pathways to healing.

A specialized path for gentle clinical hypnosis, intuitive inner work, shame release, somatic awareness, and subconscious obstacle removal, heal and reconnect with your authentic self and your soul.

www.sacredselfhypnosis.com 

Growth

Unlock your full potential and embrace transformative change. We guide you through processes of empowerment and personal development.