About Cathy Armstrong MS, Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor, Registered Nurse 

Cathy Armstrong, MS, LPC-S, RN, is a Texas Licensed Professional Counselor–Supervisor and Registered Nurse with a professional approach rooted in clinical depth, ethical care, trauma-informed practice, and meaningful professional development.

Her work integrates evidence-informed counseling practice with an appreciation for the mind-body connection, nervous-system regulation, internal patterns, relational dynamics, and the lived complexity of helping professionals. She is especially committed to helping counselors become supervisors who can offer both accountability and steadiness—creating conditions in which LPC Associates can grow into safe, capable, reflective clinicians.

Integrative and Spiritual Formation Work

In addition to her secular education and clinical training, Cathy has pursued extensive non-secular and integrative studies in theology, energy psychology, Reiki, coaching skills, integrative health and wellness, Yoga Nidra, and other healing arts.
Cathy chose to deepen her spiritual education through doctoral study in theology and religious studies, earning a PhD in Religious Studies. She also maintains a separate spiritual-care practice as an ordained minister. This work is distinct from her professional counseling, nursing, and supervision services.
Through this separate practice, Cathy supports individuals and groups who wish to explore spirituality, meaning, personal values, and religious or cultural traditions in ways that are respectful, grounded, and client-led. Her approach honors each person’s beliefs, background, autonomy, and lived experience.
Services may include:
• Spiritual exploration and support for individuals seeking greater meaning, connection, or alignment with their values
• Support for clients exploring their spiritual beliefs, faith traditions, religious experiences, or earth-based practices
• Facilitation of personalized ceremonies, rituals, and meaningful life-transition practices
• Individual and group Yoga Nidra sessions for deep rest, reflection, and nervous-system regulation
• Integrative wellness and contemplative practices that may support self-awareness, restoration, and personal growth
Participation in spiritual, ceremonial, Reiki, Yoga Nidra, or other integrative offerings is always voluntary and is not a substitute for medical, mental-health, or emergency care.

Certifications & Specialized Training

• Complex Trauma Certification Training: Interventions from EMDR, Parts Work, CPT, and Polyvagal Theory

• Fellow-National Board Certified Clinical Hypnotherapists 

• Somatic Therapy for Complex Trauma Certification Training: Body-Based, Polyvagal & Neurobiological Techniques for Mind-Body Healing

• Advanced Grief Counseling Specialist (CAGCS) Certification: CBT, Somatic, Narrative Strategies & More

• EMDR In Action: A Step-By-Step Master Class with Deany Laliotis

• EMDR: A Rapid, Safe, and Proven Treatment for Trauma

• A Healthcare Professional's Guide to Hormone Imbalance: Nutrition and Lifestyle Solutions to Rebalance Cortisol, Insulin, Thyroid, Estrogen, Progesterone & Testosterone

• Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) and Tapping: Evidence-Based, Mind-Body Treatment Approach to the Anxiety Spectrum Disorders

• Integrative Mental Health Certification Course: Harness the Power of Nutritional and Complementary Medicine to Support Your Client’s Whole Health

• Hypnosis for Trauma & PTSD Certificate Course: Effectively integrating hypnosis, neuroscience, and mind/body approaches in clinical practice

• Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy for Trauma: Essential Insights into Ketamine, MDMA, Psilocybin, & More

• Overcoming Addictions: Certified Addictions-Informed Mental Health Professional (CAIMHP) Training Course

• Ethical Principles in the Practice of Texas Mental Health Professionals

• Certified Clinical Trauma Professional

• Tara Brach on Radical Self-Acceptance: Healing Shame and Fear in Clinical Practice

• A Yoga Practice for Healing Emotional Trauma

• Hakomi-Informed Somatic healing for complete mind-body trauma transformation 

• Brainspotting with David Grand: Integrating the Neuroexperiential Model for Rapid Trauma Healing

• Multicultural Awareness & Diversity

• Holistic Mental Health Specialist : Integrating Somatics, Polyvagal Science & Lifestyle Interventions into Therapy

• The 40 Hour Supervisory Training Course 

• Clinical Supervision Mastery Course: Confidently Address Difficult Issues and Build a Foundation for Success

• Clinical Supervision: Providing Effective Supervision, Navigating Ethical Issues and Managing Risks

• A Guide to the Ethics of Electronic Communication for Mental Health Professionals

• Culturally Responsive Clinical Supervision: Ethical and Trauma-Informed Multicultural Supervision Strategies

• Best Practices in Clinical Supervision: A Blueprint for Providing Effective and Ethical Clinical Supervision

• The Ultimate Clinical Supervision Certificate Course: Preparing Supervisees for Today's Most Critical Issues in Psychotherapy

• Women's Health Certification

• Women's Mental Health Specialist Certificate

• Perinatal OB Care Certificate Course: Strategies for High-Risk Birth Situations and Breastfeeding Success

• Pregnancy and Infant Loss: Effective Strategies to Support Grief and Treat Trauma, Anxiety, and Depression in Bereaved Parents

• CSTS Certification: Eating Disorders, Addictive Eating, Body Shame and More

• Integrative Medicine and Nutrition for PTSD and Complex Trauma Certification Course

• Food as Medicine Clinical Applications for Healthcare Professionals

• Integrative Mental Health Certification Course: Harness the Power of Nutritional and Complementary Medicine to Support Your Client’s Whole Health

• Multicultural Awareness & Diversity: Powerful Strategies to Advance Client Rapport & Cultural Competence

• Attachment Theory in Practice with Dr. Susan Johnson 

 • Narcissistic Abuse and Gaslighting Treatment Course: Help Clients End Emotional Manipulation and Reclaim Their Lives from Toxic Relationships

• Emotionally Focused Therapy: A Step-by-Step Approach to Harnessing The Power of Emotions 

• Integrative Sex and Couples Certification Training with Tammy Nelson: Certified Sex Therapy

• Couples Therapy, Relationship Counseling 

• The 10 Principles of Effective Couples Therapy: What Science Tells Us and Beyond with Julie Schwartz Gottman

Guiding you towards holistic well-being

My doctoral dissertation explored the mind-body-spirit connection in individuals living with cancer, including the potential role of complementary resources such as hypnosis, guided imagery, meditation, nutrition, and community support. I most enjoy working with seekers ready for deep personal growth, and I hope they experience profound inner peace, renewed purpose, and a harmonious balance of heart, body, and spirit.

Today, I bring these different chapters of my professional life together—nursing, counseling, hypnosis, somatic and mind-body approaches, nutrition education, meditation, and spiritually inclusive perspectives—to offer an integrative approach that recognizes the whole person.

Cathy Armstrong MS, LPC-S, RN, CIMHP, Fellow-NBCCH, OIM