Blake Passmore is a licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) practicing in Montana with 33 years of experience. He focuses on relationships, self esteem, depression, and coping with life changes. Blake brings life experience and a practical approach to sessions, aiming to help people feel heard and make steady progress.
Blake uses clear, down-to-earth language during sessions. He helps people talk through relationship struggles, regain confidence, and manage anger or grief. He also supports those navigating parenting challenges, adoption and foster care concerns, and issues around fatherhood and midlife change.
His work frequently draws on client-centered principles, meeting each person where they are and listening first. He pairs that approach with problem-focused techniques to help people identify small, meaningful steps toward change. Cognitive behavioral ideas are used when thoughts and behaviors need shifting to improve mood and motivation.
Blake aims to create an open, nonjudgmental space where thoughts and feelings can be discussed honestly. He encourages practical goals, whether that means improving communication, handling a separation, or finding a clearer life purpose. He also brings coaching skills to help clients set and pursue concrete next steps.
Clients who choose him can expect a straightforward style and emphasis on collaboration. He recognizes that starting therapy takes courage and tries to make the process as manageable as possible.
How Blake's approaches translate to online care
Blake works from client-centered, cognitive behavioral, and solution-focused perspectives. Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and reflecting so the person feels understood and can explore their priorities. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at how thoughts and behaviors affect mood and motivation and offers practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns. Solution-focused therapy concentrates on small, concrete steps and on identifying existing strengths to reach specific goals.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Blake collaborates with each person to choose methods that fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and adjusts the plan as progress is made. He treats the work as a partnership where goals are set together and reviewed regularly.
If you are considering online sessions, confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into daily life, for example by reducing travel time or allowing shorter check-ins during a busy day. It can also make it simpler to continue sessions through life changes. Ask about available formats when you sign up so scheduling matches your routine.