
Reggi Armes, MEd (she/her)
Reggi Armes, M.Ed., is a pre-licensed, master’s-level counselor trained in Addiction and Clinical Mental Health Counseling.
Reggi works with adolescents, young adults, and adults presenting with substance use concerns, anxiety, depression, trauma-related symptoms, identity exploration, and major life transitions. She has specialized experience in group facilitation, relapse prevention, crisis intervention, and recovery-oriented care. Reggi has extensive experience across clinical, residential, medical, and university settings.
Creating a safe and collaborative therapy space is critical for Reggi. She ensures that her clients feel respected, supported, and encouraged to explore growth at their own pace.
She draws from various evidence-based treatment models such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing (MI), mindfulness-based interventions, and strengths-based counseling to help her clients increase insight, emotional regulation, and adaptive coping. Her work is informed by developmental, systemic, and biopsychosocial frameworks, recognizing the complex interplay between mental health, substance use, identity, environment, and lived experience.
Reggi is committed to culturally responsive and LGBTQIA+ affirming practice and integrates cultural humility, equity, and social context into all aspects of treatment. Drawing from her background in mindfulness and meditation facilitation, she also incorporates somatic awareness and grounding strategies to support nervous system regulation and whole-person healing.
Reggi Armes holds a Master of Education from Duquesne University and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with minors in Nursing and Women and Gender Studies.
