Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Depression
How Chrystal works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Michigan
- Years in practice
- 13
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Chrystal
Chrystal Westbrook is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Michigan with 13 years of clinical experience. She helps people build practical skills for everyday life. Her work includes supporting people through stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, addiction, and anger.
She draws on several evidence-informed approaches and tailors sessions to each person's needs. In practice she uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to change unhelpful thinking and behavior. She also brings Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas to help people clarify values and take meaningful steps.
Background and approach
Emotionally-Focused Therapy guides her work around attachment and closeness. Chrystal often addresses sexual and intimacy concerns, body image, and the effects of chronic pain or illness on relationships. She also supports people working through trauma, domestic violence, and complicated grief.
Communication problems, infidelity, blended family issues, and non-monogamous relationship dynamics are among the topics she has experience with. Her sessions aim to be warm and nonjudgmental. People can expect practical tools they can use between sessions, and a focus on small changes that add up over time.
She adapts techniques based on what a person needs in the moment. Chrystal offers online options including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. International clients who prefer English are supported.
To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a time that works for them.
What Chrystal works with
Everything Chrystal lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Chrystal's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Gender dysphoria
- Infidelity
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Chrystal lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How these approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on identifying what matters to a person and taking committed action toward those values. Online sessions can use ACT exercises to notice difficult thoughts and make small, values-driven steps between meetings.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions, then practices new ways of thinking and behaving. In video or chat sessions, CBT techniques like thought records and behavioral experiments are assigned and reviewed together.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people understand patterns in their relationships and build emotional connection. Even in remote sessions, the therapist can guide conversations that reveal attachment patterns and practice new responses with a partner or individually.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, preferences, and life situation. That choice can shift over time as needs change and progress is tracked.
Online therapy offers flexibility and practical options. Video calls let the therapist use visual cues and screen-share worksheets. Phone sessions can be a good fit when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging allow shorter check-ins, journaling-style exchanges, or ongoing support between longer sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to continue work consistently.
Questions people ask about Chrystal
What concerns does Chrystal help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, trauma, grief, and related concerns listed in her specialties.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and nonjudgmental, with an emphasis on practical skills. Sessions focus on tools and small changes that can be used in daily life.
What is her professional background?
Chrystal has 13 years of experience working in mental health in Michigan and has supported people with trauma, domestic violence, chronic illness, and relationship concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, practicing in Michigan.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients who prefer English.
What session formats does she offer?
She works via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Session cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.