Kiana Armstrong, LPC | Therapist | Sentient Path PLLC | Flower Mound, TX

Kiana Armstrong, LPC

EMDR-Trained · CPT Provider

EMDR CPT Trauma PTSD Anxiety Depression Grief

About Kiana

Steady, skilled, and deeply committed to helping people heal from trauma.

Kiana Armstrong is a Licensed Professional Counselor and trauma specialist who brings both clinical expertise and genuine warmth to her work. She is EMDR-trained and a Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) provider — two of the most evidence-supported trauma treatments available — and she uses them with precision and care, always in service of what each client actually needs.

Kiana works with adults and teens navigating trauma, PTSD, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship difficulties. Her clients often describe her as someone who is both steady and real — a clinician who holds space without judgment and helps people move through things they thought they might carry forever.

"Healing from trauma is not about forgetting what happened. It's about changing your relationship to it — so it no longer runs the show."

Kiana's approach is collaborative and client-led. She does not rush the process or apply a rigid framework to every person who walks through the door. Instead, she takes time to understand each client's history, nervous system, and goals — and builds a treatment approach that fits them.

She is particularly skilled at working with clients who have tried therapy before and felt like it did not quite reach the root of things. EMDR and CPT are designed for exactly that — to work at the level where trauma is stored, not just the surface level where it shows up. Kiana helps clients understand that distinction and decide whether that kind of work feels right for them.

Areas of Focus

What Kiana works with

Trauma & PTSD

Kiana specializes in trauma treatment for adults and teens — including single-incident trauma, complex trauma, and PTSD. She uses EMDR and CPT to help clients process traumatic memories and reduce the hold they have on daily life.

Anxiety

Whether it shows up as constant worry, panic, hypervigilance, or a body that never quite settles — Kiana helps clients understand the nervous system roots of their anxiety and build tools to work with it, not just manage it.

Depression

Depression can look different for everyone. Kiana creates space for clients to explore what is underneath the flatness, disconnection, or heaviness — and to begin reconnecting with themselves and what matters to them.

Grief & Loss

Grief does not follow a timeline. Kiana offers a steady, nonjudgmental presence for clients navigating loss — whether that is the death of a loved one, the end of a relationship, or the loss of a life they thought they would have.

Relationship Difficulties

Kiana works with clients navigating patterns in relationships — difficulty with trust, communication, boundaries, or intimacy — often tracing those patterns back to earlier experiences and helping clients build something different.

Life Transitions

Major life changes — career shifts, relationship changes, identity questions, loss of role — can surface anxiety, grief, and uncertainty all at once. Kiana helps clients move through transitions with more clarity and less alone.

How Kiana Works

EMDR-trained. CPT-certified. Trauma-informed to the core.

Kiana's therapeutic approach is grounded in the research on trauma and how the brain and body store and process difficult experiences. She draws on EMDR and CPT as her primary trauma-focused tools, while integrating a trauma-informed, relational framework across all of her work.

She believes that the therapeutic relationship is not just a backdrop to the work — it is part of the work. Before any technique, clients need to feel safe, understood, and respected. Kiana builds that foundation first.

EMDR — Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing

EMDR is an evidence-based trauma treatment that helps the brain process traumatic memories that have become "stuck." Rather than requiring clients to talk through every detail of what happened, EMDR uses bilateral stimulation to support the brain's natural healing process. Kiana is trained in EMDR and uses it with adults and teens.
CPT — Cognitive Processing Therapy

CPT is a structured, evidence-based treatment for PTSD that helps clients examine and shift the beliefs that trauma has created — about themselves, others, and the world. It is particularly effective for clients who have experienced assault, military trauma, or other high-impact events.
Trauma-Informed Relational Therapy

Kiana integrates trauma-informed principles across all of her clinical work — recognizing that safety, trust, and the therapeutic relationship are prerequisites for real healing, not just nice-to-haves.
CBT & Somatic Awareness

Kiana draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and somatic awareness tools to help clients understand the connection between thoughts, body sensations, and behavior — and to build practical skills for regulation and resilience.

Getting Started with Kiana

If you are ready to work with a trauma specialist who brings both skill and steadiness — Kiana may be the right fit.

Kiana is accepting new clients and works with adults and teens navigating trauma, PTSD, anxiety, depression, and grief. She accepts Aetna, BCBS, Cigna, United, and Medicare. In-person in Flower Mound and telehealth across Texas.

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