Allison Armstrong, LMHC, NCC, DVM, MA

EMDR Certified Practitioner (EMDRIA)

Allison Armstrong is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and EMDR Certified Practitioner who helps adults heal from trauma and painful experiences through compassionate, evidence-based care.

Allison has twice changed the course of her career to meet a need she saw in her community. As a veterinarian, she noticed how much cats benefited from feline-specific care, so she opened her own practice to give cats and their people the best possible experience. During the pandemic, she saw how hard it was for people to find a counselor, so she went back to school to care for her human neighbors as well.

Allison earned her Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Liberty University and has been counseling since 2023. She has been a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Florida since September 2024, is a National Certified Counselor, and is certified through EMDRIA in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), an evidence-based treatment for trauma and distressing experiences.

Her years in veterinary medicine gave her a firsthand understanding of the demands of healthcare careers and of grief and loss, including the loss of a beloved pet.

Allison works with adults, with an emphasis on EMDR. She is also certified in SYMBIS, a framework for premarital and couples counseling.

Allison has been married for 33 years and has three young adult sons, the oldest of whom has Down syndrome. Hers is a proud military family, with the Army, Air Force, and Navy represented across three generations.

Allison is a Christian and gladly brings faith into counseling when a client wants it. She is available most Mondays, Saturdays, and weekday evenings, and offers online sessions as well.