Crystal Dungan, LPC

Crystal Dungan is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas with ten years of clinical experience. She holds a master’s degree in Community Counseling from Webster University and has worked across a range of settings, beginning in a psychiatric hospital where she supported adults, military personnel and veterans, seniors with behavioral needs, rehabilitation patients, and children and adolescents.

Today she focuses on serving the military and their families, offering short-term, solution-based counseling for individuals as well as couples work. Her practice addresses a wide spectrum of concerns including stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, anger, self-esteem, depression, addictions, grief, intimacy issues, parenting and blended family dynamics, career concerns, bipolar disorder, compassion fatigue, and a variety of attachment and family-of-origin issues.

Crystal adopts a relaxed, conversational style that aims to make people feel at ease while maintaining clear professional boundaries. She tailors her approach to each person, drawing from methods such as Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, the Gottman Method, Mindfulness Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing to meet individual goals. Therapy is treated as a collaborative process and she approaches each case with flexibility and a practical orientation toward meaningful change.

Her work is driven by a long-standing commitment to counseling and a desire to support clients as they navigate life transitions and healing.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care with Crystal Dungan

Crystal often combines Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to tailor care to each person. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy, active listening, and supporting clients to explore their own goals and values; it is helpful for building self-esteem, processing grief, and navigating relationship or identity concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors, and it is effective for symptoms of anxiety, depression, stress, and certain addictive behaviors.

She also integrates principles from the Gottman Method when working with couples, using practical tools to improve communication, manage conflict, and rebuild trust in relationships. These approaches are presented in accessible, goal-oriented ways that fit short-term and longer-term needs.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Crystal collaborates with each client to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan as progress is made.

Online therapy with Crystal is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, allowing flexibility to fit work, family, and military schedules. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, attend sessions from different locations within the allowed service area, and choose the communication style that feels most comfortable.