About Chrystal
Chrystal Westbrook is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Michigan with 13 years of experience. She focuses on practical skills people can use day to day. Her work covers relationship and intimacy concerns as well as stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma-related problems.
Chrystal helps people rebuild communication and trust after relationship challenges. She also addresses sexual concerns such as desire, intimacy, sexual dysfunction, body image, and issues tied to chronic pain or illness.
How Chrystal works
Sessions emphasize straightforward tools and behavioral strategies that clients can practice between meetings. Her approach is collaborative and tailored. She combines elements from cognitive behavioral methods, acceptance-based strategies, emotionally-focused work, and client-centered principles to fit each person’s needs.
The goal is to identify small changes that lead to clearer communication and better daily functioning. Chrystal also supports those coping with grief, addictions, caregiver stress, and multicultural or gender-related concerns. She works with people navigating blended family dynamics, polyamory or non-monogamous relationships, and alternative sex cultures including BDSM and kink.
People who prefer a warm, nonjudgmental space will likely feel comfortable with her style. Sessions focus on clear steps, practical exercises, and building a toolbox of coping skills. She accepts international clients and offers several online formats to make attendance easier.
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What Chrystal works with
The areas below are the ones Chrystal selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 13 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Michigan |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions by shifting attention toward meaningful behavior. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets the thoughts and behaviors that keep problems in place. It uses practical exercises and homework to reduce anxiety, address mood problems, and change coping habits. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people understand and change patterns in close relationships by mapping emotional responses and improving how partners communicate.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Chrystal will discuss the options, try methods that fit the client’s goals, and adjust the plan over time. That collaborative process helps match techniques to what actually helps the person or couple.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video sessions let therapists observe nonverbal cues and practice communication skills together. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or a shorter check-in is needed. Text or chat formats work well for ongoing coaching, brief check-ins, or when someone prefers not to be on camera. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent amid busy schedules and life demands.
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