About Crystal
Crystal Dungan is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas. She has ten years of experience and describes counseling as a conversational, down-to-earth process. Crystal aims to put people at ease so they can talk about hard things without unnecessary pressure.
She earned a master’s degree in community counseling from Webster University. Early work in a psychiatric hospital exposed her to many kinds of concerns and settings, including work with veterans and rehabilitation services.
Background and approach
That background shaped the practical, solution-focused style she uses now. Crystal blends straightforward conversation with evidence-based tools. She uses client-centered methods to listen closely and help people set their own goals.
She also draws on cognitive behavioral strategies to shift thinking and behavior when stress, anxiety, depression, or addictive patterns are getting in the way. Her approach is relaxed but professional. Sessions aim to feel like a calm, guided conversation rather than a formal interrogation.
Crystal adjusts methods to fit each person’s needs and preferences, so therapy stays practical and relevant. People reach out to address a wide range of issues such as relationship strain, anger, self-esteem, grief, parenting stress, career concerns, and compassion fatigue. She also works with concerns around attachment, codependency, blended family issues, and life purpose.
Crystal focuses on helping people find clear next steps and relief from everyday pressures.
Approaches you can use online
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding a person's goals. It helps people feel heard and gain clarity about what they want to change, which supports work on stress, anxiety, and relationship concerns.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors affect feelings. It teaches practical skills to reduce anxiety, shift unhelpful thinking, and change patterns that feed depression or anger.
Mindfulness therapy helps people develop simple awareness skills to manage strong emotions and reduce reactivity. It can be useful for stress, compassion fatigue, and improving focus in daily life.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate to choose or combine methods based on the client's goals, values, and what feels most useful. That partnership helps keep sessions focused on practical steps and personal priorities.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls are useful for full conversations and visual cues, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging support shorter check-ins, quick coping strategies, or times when typing feels more comfortable. These options make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule and keep continuity of care.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
Also listed
- Addictions
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English
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