Hi, I'm Crystal! I'm a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, and I have a passion for working with adults 18 and over in developing skills to effectively manage depression, anxiety, stress, ADHD, anger issues, trauma, life transitions, relationship issues, substance abuse, and grief & loss. I understand from personal experience many of the challenges that come with these issues and strongly believe that holistic well-being involves balance of mind, body, & spirit. My clinical approach utilizes a strengths-based foundation and incorporates a variety of therapeutic techniques to help clients understand deeper their own beliefs, thoughts, values, strengths, challenges, self-worth, and goals – especially those not yet discovered! My goal is to walk with you along your journey and creatively help you learn how to invest in your own mental well-being and practice new skills to enter into a more hopeful, self-compassionate, and empowered life.
In our first session together, we'll start with brief introductions, then dive into the specific challenges you're facing. This will help me create a tailored plan for us to work through in follow-up sessions
I'm very down to earth and work to create an environment where clients can talk and open up easily. I like to use humor, self-disclosure, encouragement, and transparency to create a genuine and authentic vibe.
I have the most experience working with adults 18 and over, both individual and couples
Relationship issues, communication and interpersonal deficits, attachment style discovery, love languages, apology languages, Gottman techniques
Cognitive distortions, irrational thoughts, cognitive reframing, emotion-though-behavior chain, behavior tracking and modification
Values exploration, facilitating motivation to change, change talk, stages of change, exploring ambivalence, recognizing barriers to change
Emotional regulation, distress tolerance, mindfulness, interpersonal skills, radical acceptance, wise mind
Stages of grief, grief narrative, reconstructing meaning and identity after loss