Counseling For Pregnancy
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The Chrysalis Center is a Corpus Christi leader in the study, advancement, and clinical practice of mind/body medicine for Fertility and Pregnancy Management for The Coastal Bend. We offer both educational classes and counseling sesssions for pregnant teens and adults.Preparing your body, mind, and spirit is vital to creating a positive atmosphere that will encourage the healthiest physical, emotional, and psychological development of your child. Through pregnancy and parenting, infant development and perinatal mental health education, we are here to help you experience, understand, and enjoy the jouney into motherhood. We are on most insurance plans. OB Patients with high risk pregnancies can attend a 5 week, 2 hour program or attend weekly 45 minute outpatient counseling sessions to learn to make better decisions, positively manage stress, develop new coping skills, learn relaxation techniques and gain better control over personal and family stress that have a negative impact on their health and emotional wellbeing. We see OB Patients for anxiety, depression, sleep disorders, and stress assciated with pregnacy related health complications.
About Dr. ArmstrongDr. Cathy Armstrong is a pregnancy counselor and maternal/child nurse, and perinatal wellness consultant. She has been working in the field of maternal/child care since 1974. She was trained and certified by the HypnoBirthing Institue and The LeClaire Method of Hypnosis for Childbirth. She is board certified as a Clinical Hypnotherapist, Registered Nurse and Licensed Professional Counselor. She became an Ordained Non-Denominational Minister when her many of her patients were reaching for Spiritual Guidence. Her educational background is in holistic studies, theology, nursing education, counseling education, and clinical hypnotherapy. Her disseration examined outcomes of chronic illness when using various Holistic Life Counseling models of therapy as an adjunt to medical care. She was a school nurse for pregnancy teens for many years and found her work with teen moms satisfying.Pregnancy Services Cathy Armstrong, RN, PhD is a psychotherapist that sees clients for prenatal and postpartum counseling and support in Corpus Christi, Texas. She trains interns and other mental health professionals in prenatal, postpartum, and infertility counseling. She created her own model for an easier childbirth experience and teaches natural childbirth classes at Bay Area Hospital in Corpus Christi, Texas. She has offered continuing education hours for mental health professionals on the emotional needs of women and couples during the childbearing year. She has written articles for South Texas Woman’s World on pregnancy and childbirth. Dr. Armstrong is a board certified clinical hypnotherapist and sees women during pregnancy for issues as: morning sickness, breech baby turning, imagery for natural labor induction, and hypnosis birthing. Pregnancy IssuesWe many pregnant, postpartum, and new families for concerns such as: birth trauma, grief and infant loss, fear and acceptance of pregnancy, pre-birth bonding issues, teen pregnancy and parenting, relationship issues, parenting concerns, baby blues and postpartum depression. Infant LossBaby Angels provides support, counseling and education though the both the Grief Recovery Program and The Chrysalis Center. |
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