About Crystal
Crystal Cendejas is a licensed clinical social worker in California with five years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and challenges with self-esteem. Crystal speaks English and Spanish and works with people who want practical support for life changes.
She approaches therapy with an emphasis on strengths. She treats each person as the expert on their life and helps them build on what already works.
How Crystal works
Sessions are aimed at small, doable steps that lead to clearer thinking and more steady coping. Crystal blends evidence-based methods to fit each person's needs. She uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to shift unhelpful thinking.
She also draws on acceptance and commitment therapy to clarify values and guide action. She pays attention to relationships and attachment patterns when they matter. Emotionally focused and attachment-based ideas inform how she helps people understand long-standing patterns.
Dialectical behavior techniques are used when people need skills for emotional regulation and distress tolerance. In sessions Crystal focuses on clear communication and practical skill-building. She helps with issues such as ADHD, intimacy-related concerns, trauma and abuse, obsessive-compulsive behaviors, and struggles with guilt or shame.
Her work also addresses multicultural concerns, life purpose, and women's issues. Crystal offers a calm, direct style and supports people who want steady, pragmatic help. She encourages doable goals and ongoing collaboration so clients can notice progress between sessions.
Crystal lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Crystal works with
The areas below are the ones Crystal selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Self-love
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
Using therapy approaches that fit your life online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify what matters most to them and take steps toward those values even when emotions are strong. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on changing the thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teaches concrete skills for coping with worry and low mood. Emotionally-Focused Therapy looks at how emotions shape relationships and helps people notice and change interaction patterns that cause distress.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals, preferences, and the issues they bring. That process may shift over time as needs change and new skills are learned.
Online therapy offers practical options for busy lives. Video calls let you meet face to face for full conversations. Phone sessions work well if video would use too much bandwidth or you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for quick check-ins, shorter reflections, or turning over thoughts between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a schedule and to keep momentum while working on change.
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