Therapist
Background:
Blake Armstrong is a nationally certified counselor with a Master’s in counselor Education from Georgia Southern University. He has received his bachelor’s degree in Psychological Sciences from the University of North Georgia in 2020. Blake uses a person-centered counseling approach, meaning you are the expert of yourself, and he works to help empower you on your journey through life.
Approach:
Blake has experience working in a range of settings such as addiction clinics, community service boards, and private practice. He uses motivational interviewing, mindfulness-based techniques, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques to assist in empowering and building insight with individuals. Blake has advanced training in Gottmans’ Couples counseling model and can provide counseling for a range of relationships and partnerships. He believes in acknowledging diversity in all its forms including race, gender, sexuality, age, and ethnicity. Each of these parts of a person’s identity informs who you are as a person and who you are within the therapeutic setting. Blake strives to honor every part of a person and give you a space where you feel comfortable expressing your most true self.
Fun Facts:
Outside of therapy, Blake enjoys staying active and playing with his cat, Mardi. A fun fact about him is that he loves crafts, and this sometimes translates into therapy. He is currently offering virtual therapy services and would love to hold space for you.
Specialties:
* Anger
* Anxiety
* Children
* Couples
* Depression
* Divorce
* Gottmans’ Couples Counseling
* Family therapy
* Family Issues
* Marital/couples therapy
* Play therapy
* Relationship Issues