About Crystal
Crystal Hackett is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) based in Minnesota. She brings 16 years of clinical experience to sessions and focuses on helping people manage relationship and family strain. She also supports those coping with trauma, mood concerns, and everyday stress.
Her approach is practical and down-to-earth. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice patterns and try small changes that can shift mood and behavior.
How Crystal works
She blends in Mindfulness to teach calming skills, and Emotionally-Focused and Gottman ideas when relationship emotions and communication are central. Crystal has worked in both residential and outpatient settings. That background means she is familiar with intense trauma histories as well as daily life stressors.
She aims to be easy to talk to and creates a calm space for people to speak honestly. Sessions focus on clear goals and simple tools. People learn ways to cope with anxiety, sleep problems, anger, grief, and changes like separation or career shifts.
She also addresses parenting concerns, blended family stress, caregiver strain, and co-occurring mood issues. Her style is validating and nonjudgmental. She helps people take the first steps, set realistic actions, and build better communication and emotional understanding.
Crystal describes therapy as a collaborative journey toward feeling more comfortable in life and relationships.
Crystal lists 9 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.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Grief
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Stress, Anxiety
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 16 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Minnesota |
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Online support options
Using evidence-based approaches in online sessions
Crystal often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and try small, practical changes. CBT can be useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and mood regulation. She also draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help partners and individuals understand core emotions and improve connection during relationship work.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match goals, comfort level, and the specific concern. Together they set goals, try strategies, and adjust the plan based on what helps most.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can fit into a tight schedule or use less bandwidth, and chat or messaging is useful for brief check-ins, homework, or people who prefer typing. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into daily life while keeping focus on progress and skills practice.
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