Rated 5.0 stars out of 5, 5 ratings

Crystal Venegas

LMFT, 9 years of experience

Direct
Warm
Authentic
Virtual
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About me

Human beings contain multitudes – we’re complex spiritual and intellectual beings. To create lasting positive change, it’s so important to witness and heal all parts of ourselves! This belief guides my work as a licensed marriage and family therapist. My holistic approach blends evidence-based techniques and time-tested spiritual wisdom to uniquely treat the whole, true self. My clients have big hearts and big dreams, but when they come to me, they’re often drowning in stress, anxiety, or burnout. They feel like they’re on a hamster wheel they can’t sustain, but they don’t want to give up on their vision, either! I take a holistic therapeutic approach to help them balance the complexity within and take steps toward a life of deep fulfillment – a life where their biggest dreams and simplest joys can peacefully coexist.

Get to know me

In our first session together, here's what you can expect

Collaboration: You’re the only expert on your own life! I trust you know the best ways to apply my suggestions to your reality – I use feedback to personalize sessions to individual needs. Always explain “why:” I never recommend a cognitive technique or lifestyle change without explaining the neuroscience or spiritual philosophy behind it – usually, there’s a bit of both! Creating a safe space: Therapy can be confronting, and your trust is an honor. I’m committed to creating a space that makes you feel safe to bring every facet of yourself, and I’ll always bring my listening ear.

The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions

My clients describe me as open, honest, authentic, calm, peaceful – a little more spiritual than most therapists, but also eager to share helpful science-based tools.

The clients I'm best positioned to serve

My clients are typically younger adults or students. You have big goals, but you feel like you’re stuck on an unsustainable hamster wheel of stress, anxiety, or even burnout! You dream of a life where your biggest dreams and simplest joys can peacefully coexist, but you sometimes doubt if that’s possible.

Specialties

Top specialties

Other specialties

Self EsteemTrauma and PTSD

I identify as

Serves ages

My treatment methods

Acceptance and commitment (ACT)

ACT allows for a highly individualized therapy experience, as one of the main components is personal values, which allows me to tailor my approach to what's most relevant for you as an individual

Dialectical Behavior (DBT)

DBT is great for skill building (emotional regulation skills, mindfulness skills, distress tolerance skills, and interpersonal skills)

Location

Offers in-person in 820 N Mountain Ave, Upland, CA 91786, Suite 225Virtual

Licensed in

Rated 5.0 stars out of 5, 5 ratings

1 rating with written reviews

June 13, 2025

Crystal has helped me through so much. More than words can describe. I love how she has guided me and helped me. She's honest, offering a lot of tough love, but kind at the same time. I feel like she really sees me, which is vulnerable and scary, but has helped me through a lot. I can't recommend her enough!

Verified client, age 18-24

Review shared after session 16 with Crystal