Crystal Dungan, LPC

Crystal Dungan is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas with ten years of clinical experience. She earned a master’s degree in Community Counseling from Webster University and began her career in a psychiatric hospital setting. Crystal has worked across a range of populations, including adults, military members and veterans, seniors, rehabilitation services, and youth. She currently focuses on short-term, solution-based counseling with military personnel and their families, and also provides work with individuals and couples.

Her style is intentionally relaxed and conversational. Sessions are meant to feel like talking with a calm, attentive person while the therapist keeps professional boundaries. Crystal aims to reduce the worry people sometimes feel about starting therapy and to create a steadier, approachable atmosphere.

She uses a flexible set of methods to match what each person needs. That can include practical skills from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness practices to reduce anxious thinking and manage stress. She also draws on client-centered techniques and motivational interviewing to support decision making and personal direction.

Crystal works with a wide range of concerns, including stress and anxiety, relationships and intimacy issues, depression, self-esteem, grief, addictions, and caregiver or compassion fatigue. She also addresses family-of-origin issues, blended family and parenting stresses, first responder and veteran-related concerns, and questions about life purpose and commitment.

Parents who are worried about a child's behavior or a strained household can expect clear, calm guidance and a focus on workable steps. Crystal aims to help people build skills they can use between sessions and to tailor pacing to each person's situation.

Approaches that translate well to online sessions

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what matters to the person. It helps build trust and clarity about goals by keeping the client's perspective central. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thinking and behavior and teaches concrete skills for coping with anxiety, stress, and low mood. The Gottman Method offers structured tools for improving communication and managing conflict in relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That may mean trying one approach for a few sessions and adjusting based on what helps most.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are offered. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and remove travel time so appointments are simpler to keep. Licensed professionals can also use online sessions to continue steady progress when schedules or locations change.