Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
How Crystal works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- Hawaii, Arizona, District of Columbia
- Years in practice
- 30
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Crystal
Crystal Scurr is a licensed marriage and family therapist who focuses on helping people manage stress, anger, anxiety, and life transitions. She keeps things direct and practical so clients can use tools right away. She recognizes each person brings strengths and life experience to the room and builds on those strengths.
With three decades of clinical work, Crystal offers straightforward strategies for everyday problems. She helps people sharpen coping skills, improve communication, and rebuild confidence after difficult experiences.
Background and approach
Sessions often include clear steps to manage strong emotions and reduce reactive behavior. Her approach mixes evidence-based methods with mindfulness and present-focused work. That means clients learn ways to notice thoughts and feelings without getting swept away.
Crystal also uses solution-focused techniques to set small, achievable goals and track progress week to week. People who come for help with anger, relationship strain, grief, or career stress find practical tools to try between sessions. She also supports those dealing with trauma, adoption or foster care questions, caregiving stress, and issues tied to family of origin.
Work on intimacy-related concerns, parenting challenges, ADHD, and compassion fatigue is available too. Crystal is licensed in Hawaii as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - LMFT. She offers conversations that are calm, direct, and aimed at helping people move from feeling stuck to taking manageable steps forward.
What Crystal works with
Everything Crystal lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Crystal's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Crystal lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches for online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice thoughts and feelings and choose actions that match their values. It is useful for stress, anger, and when someone feels stuck in unhelpful patterns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, focuses on identifying thought patterns that feed anxiety or low mood and replacing them with more helpful behaviors. CBT often includes practical exercises to try between sessions to build new habits. Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. Crystal will listen to your goals and daily challenges, then suggest techniques that fit your needs. Over time she adjusts the plan based on what is working and what is not, so therapy stays focused on progress that matters to you. Online sessions offer flexible ways to meet when life is busy. Video calls let you read facial cues and work more directly during exercises. Phone sessions can be simpler when you prefer not to use video or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easy to check in between appointments or get brief support on a tough day. These options help people fit therapy into work, parenting, or caregiving schedules while keeping sessions practical and goal oriented.Questions people ask about Crystal
What kinds of problems does she address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, anger, grief, relationship strain, career concerns, and other life changes. Additional focus areas include adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, and family of origin issues.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is practical and goal oriented with a calm tone. Sessions mix mindfulness, behavioral skills, and solution-focused steps clients can try between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
She brings 30 years of professional experience working in clinical settings. That experience informs a steady, practical approach to common life challenges.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - LMFT licensed in Hawaii and works from that location. Credentials listed include HI LMFT and DC LMFT.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available online?
Sessions can be held by video call, phone session, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model. The subscription can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a time based on therapist availability.