Therapist profile
Crystal Dungan, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor - Family and parenting topics
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- Client-centered work
- CBT techniques
- Gottman-informed skills
About Crystal
Crystal Dungan is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas with ten years of experience. She began her career in a psychiatric hospital and has since worked with a wide range of people, including military and veteran populations. Her listed concerns include stress, anxiety, relationships, parenting, grief, addictions, and other family-related issues.
Crystal keeps sessions low-pressure and conversational. She aims for a relaxed tone while keeping professional boundaries. She uses several approaches such as client-centered techniques, cognitive behavioral strategies, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and elements of the Gottman Method as appropriate.
In practical terms she focuses on short-term, solution-oriented work when that fits the need. That can mean breaking problems into small steps, practicing new communication habits, or trying brief behavioral changes to ease day-to-day strain. She also lists interest in attachment, blended family concerns, caregiver stress, and codependency among other focused topics.
Crystal’s background includes work with adults, veterans, and people in rehabilitation settings. Her hospital experience gave her exposure to varied behavioral health needs. She now applies that experience in counseling that centers on clear goals and usable tools for life at home and work.
Her style is adaptable. She will discuss what approaches might help and adjust as progress and preferences become clearer. Readers are encouraged to confirm session options and scheduling details before booking.
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Therapeutic approaches and working online
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s own perspective. The therapist listens, reflects, and helps clients clarify what matters most to them. This approach suits people who want a conversational space to sort priorities and feelings.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses clear steps and exercises to change unhelpful patterns and can be useful for anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems. The Gottman Method adds practical communication and relationship skills drawn from research; it helps people practice specific ways to reduce conflict and rebuild trust in close relationships.
Crystal will work collaboratively to find which approaches fit a client’s goals and preferences. She adjusts methods as progress becomes clear and invites discussion about what is and isn’t working so the plan can be changed together.
The biography does not list specific online session formats. Confirm the available session options before booking so you know how sessions will be held. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy household, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, or avoid travel time so time off work is smaller. Licensed professionals can use a range of methods to help clients apply skills in everyday life, whether through conversation, structured exercises, or homework between meetings.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
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What kinds of concerns does she address?
She lists stress, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting challenges, grief, addictions, depression, and related family issues among her focus areas.
How does she approach therapy?
Her style is conversational and laid back while keeping professional boundaries. She blends client-centered work with CBT, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and Gottman-informed skills.
How much experience does she have?
She has ten years of clinical experience, including time working in a psychiatric hospital and with military and veteran populations.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas.
Does she work in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Confirm current session options before booking to be sure of how sessions are delivered.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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