Meet Our Team

Crystal Rea, MS, LMFT

Clinical Supervisor and LMFT

License Number: LMFT96493

Crystal Rea is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist currently practicing therapy and providing clinical supervision in the state of California. She earned her Bachelors of Science degree in Psychology at the University of San Diego, and later earned her Masters of Science in Counseling with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy at California State University, Long Beach.

Crystal received extensive training in trauma related work where she supported victims of crime and trauma. This included working with survivors of human trafficking, domestic violence, child abuse, and assault. She has more than ten years of experience working with the military and first responders. Crystal also worked in suicide prevention, where she conducted workshops to raise awareness of suicide and other mental health issues such as anxiety, depression, eating disorders, self-harm, and substance abuse. In this role, she facilitated and coordinated outreach events and workshops.

Crystal specializes in working with children and adolescents but also has extensive experience working with adults. She works from the perspective that everyone is unique and resilient in their own way. She helps her clients to elicit current strengths that they later build on in their work together to help overcome current challenges. She tailors her therapeutic approach to meet the needs of the individuals and families she works with. She is trained in evidence based practices including Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TFCBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET), and Prolonged Exposure (PE). She uses these treatment approaches along with other theoretical orientations to treat various mental health symptoms.