About Crystal
Crystal Paredes is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 14 years of experience helping people navigate difficult moments. She practices from Texas and brings a practical, goal-focused way of working. Crystal aims to help people find clearer thinking and better coping skills for everyday life.
She uses short-term problem solving alongside longer-term support when it is needed. Sessions focus on real steps - identifying goals, testing small changes, and tracking what works.
Background and approach
That can mean learning ways to manage anxiety, handle strong mood swings, or address substance use patterns. Crystal draws on approaches like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and motivational interviewing to shape sessions. She pairs those methods with mindfulness skills and solution-focused techniques to help people feel less stuck.
The work is collaborative and paced to each person’s needs. Her background includes a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from the University of Wyoming and a Master of Science in mental health counseling from Walden University. She holds LPC licenses in Texas and Oregon.
Crystal also has experience teaching mental health first aid and verbal de-escalation. People who prefer clear direction and practical tools often do well with her style. She supports people facing stress, mood concerns, relationship hurt, grief, parenting strain, addiction challenges, and trauma-related issues.
Crystal works with each person to set realistic goals and build durable coping skills.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Crystal commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy in online sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to reduce symptoms like anxiety, depression, or obsessive thinking. Dialectical Behavior Therapy teaches concrete skills for managing intense emotions, improving distress tolerance, and strengthening relationships.She also integrates mindfulness techniques and motivational interviewing when helpful. Mindfulness practices help people notice thoughts and sensations without judgment, which can reduce reactivity. Motivational interviewing supports people who feel stuck about change by exploring values and building readiness. Crystal works with clients to choose which approaches fit their goals, preferences, and life situation in a collaborative way.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions are useful for in-depth work and skill practice, while phone sessions take less bandwidth and can fit a break at work. Live chat and text messaging allow brief check-ins, homework support, or ongoing coaching between longer appointments. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around busy schedules and travel.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self-harm
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- Wyoming, Texas, Oregon, Washington
- Languages
- English