Crystal Dungan , LPC

Crystal Dungan is a Licensed Professional Counselor with a master’s degree in Community Counseling from Webster University and ten years of clinical experience. She began her career working in a psychiatric hospital where she supported a wide range of people - adults, military personnel and veterans, seniors with behavioral needs, rehabilitation patients, and children and adolescents. That early breadth of experience shaped her ability to work with diverse concerns and life stages.

Today she works primarily with military members and their families, offering short-term, solution-based counseling for individuals and couples. Her practice addresses relationships, stress and anxiety, depression, self-esteem, addictions, grief, parenting and an array of family and attachment issues that often accompany military life.

Her style is approachable and laid back, designed to put people at ease so sessions feel like a conversation rather than a formal interview. She maintains professional boundaries while intentionally reducing the anxiety that can come with beginning therapy. Crystal adapts her methods to fit each person’s needs and preferences, blending structure with flexibility to create practical, goal-oriented work.

Counseling is a lifelong passion for her, and she brings that commitment to every client interaction, striving to offer supportive, tailored care for individuals and couples navigating change and challenge.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating a warm, nonjudgmental space where the client leads the conversation and the therapist offers empathy and support. This approach helps people explore values, build self-awareness, and work through personal concerns at their own pace.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is a practical method that helps identify and change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors. It is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and habit-related concerns by teaching skills for managing reactions and building healthier routines.

The Gottman Method is a structured approach for couples that emphasizes communication skills, conflict management, and building emotional connection. It is useful for partners working through relationship challenges, infidelity, or recurring patterns that undermine closeness.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative part of therapy. Crystal works with each person or couple to assess needs, goals, and preferences, and then tailors interventions accordingly so therapy feels relevant and achievable.

Online sessions offer flexibility - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging - so people can access licensed professionals from different locations and schedules. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to maintain continuity of care when in-person meetings are not possible.