- Client-centered focus
- Practical strategies
- Experienced clinician
About Blake
Blake Passmore is a licensed clinician in Montana with 33 years of professional experience. He blends practical life coaching with talk therapy to help people untangle relationship strain, low self-esteem, depression, and big life changes. He aims to make beginning therapy a straightforward step for anyone feeling stuck or overwhelmed.
Blake draws on client-centered methods that put a person's experience and priorities first. He listens for what matters most, then works with the client to set clear goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ideas are used to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and test new ways of responding.
Solution-Focused Therapy informs his short-term planning. He helps people identify small, doable steps that move them toward their goals. This approach often appeals to those who want practical strategies they can try between sessions.
Blake has supported people through grief, parenting stress, fatherhood challenges, and intimacy-related concerns. He also addresses adoption and foster care topics as part of his broader focus areas. His work includes communication problems, control issues, and midlife or purpose questions.
Sessions are designed to be judgment-free and collaborative. Blake encourages clients to name what they want to change and to work at a pace that fits their life. He reminds new clients that taking the first step is meaningful and worth recognizing.
How Blake’s approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the client's own priorities and experience. In practice this means the therapist listens carefully, reflects what he hears, and helps the person set goals that feel meaningful. This approach supports concerns like relationship strain, grief, and self-esteem issues.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact. Sessions may include identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to see what changes. This can help with depression, anger, and coping with life changes.
Solution-Focused Therapy emphasizes small, forward steps. The therapist asks about past successes and workable next steps so clients can try concrete strategies between meetings. That method often helps people who want practical results without a long timeline.
Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with the client about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they decide which mix of methods to try and adjust the plan as needed.
Confirm current session options before booking so you know what formats are available. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or reduce commuting time. Many people find that remote sessions make it simpler to balance therapy with daily responsibilities while still using the same therapeutic tools discussed above.
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Experience
33+ years
Credentials
Montana
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems can be addressed?
He helps with relationship strain, self-esteem, depression, anger, grief, parenting concerns, intimacy issues, and other life transitions. Adoption and foster care topics are also listed among his focus areas.
What is his therapeutic style like?
He uses a client-centered style that prioritizes the person's concerns and goals. Practical tools from cognitive behavioral and solution-focused approaches are added when helpful.
How long has he practiced?
He has 33 years of professional experience working in counseling and coaching roles. That background shapes a practical, down-to-earth approach to sessions.
Where is he based and what credential does he hold?
He practices in Montana and holds the credential MT LCPC, which stands for Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in Montana.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can people outside the U.S. work with him?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a therapeutic relationship?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.