Crystal Dungan
Experienced counselor focused on practical change
LPC Texas
- Experience
- 10 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Anger
- Approaches
- Gottman Method, Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Crystal
Crystal Dungan is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas with ten years of clinical experience. She began her career in a psychiatric hospital where she worked with adults, military members, veterans, seniors, and adolescents.
Background and approach
Crystal now focuses on short-term, solution-oriented counseling and offers support for individuals and couples. Her style is relaxed and conversational so people often feel at ease quickly.
She keeps clear professional boundaries while aiming to reduce the stress of starting therapy. Sessions tend to feel practical and down-to-earth rather than formal or clinical.
Crystal adapts her methods to fit each person's needs. She draws on approaches like the Gottman Method for relationship work, cognitive behavioral techniques for thinking and behavior patterns, and client-centered methods to follow the person’s pace.
Mindfulness and motivational interviewing tools are also used as needed. Common concerns she addresses include stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, grief, addiction, relationship strains, and parenting challenges.
She also supports people facing caregiver stress, blended family dynamics, codependency, infidelity, and career or life-purpose questions. Sessions are offered in English and are delivered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
Crystal works with the practical side of change - setting small goals, practicing new skills, and checking progress over time.
Therapeutic approaches for online relationship and stress work
Crystal commonly uses the Gottman Method to guide conversations about relationships. This approach focuses on communication patterns, managing conflict, and building shared routines that support connection. It can help when couples want clearer ways to handle disagreements and strengthen everyday interactions.She also uses Client-Centered Therapy to follow the person’s pace and priorities. This means the therapist listens closely, reflects what is said, and helps the client find their own solutions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is another tool she draws on to identify unhelpful thoughts and try practical behavior changes for problems like anxiety or depression.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Crystal collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, preferences, and comfort level. She adjusts the mix of techniques as progress is made and as challenges change.
Online therapy offers flexible options including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful when visual cues matter, phone sessions can fit a work break or low-bandwidth situation, chat works for shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These formats make it easier to keep therapy consistent around daily life commitments.
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Experience
10+ years
Licensed in
Texas
Languages
English