Crystal Richardson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in the state of Utah. Crystal graduated from the University of Utah with a graduate degree in Social Work and her undergraduate degree in Psychology. She has over 10 years of clinical experience across a variety of settings including outpatient specialty clinics, crisis intervention, structured outpatient programs, inpatient psychiatric. Crystal has provided clinical and administrative supervision to social work student, interns, and professionals. She has a broad range of clinical experience working with individuals and groups across the life span in the following areas:
- Depression and Bipolar Disorder
- Anxiety Disorders
- Behavioral and Discipline Challenges
- Self-Harm Behavior
- Complicated Grief Reactions
- Chronic Pain and Chronic Illness
- Anger and Stress Management
- Trauma and Abuse
- Family and Relationship Issues
- Suicide Assessment and Risk Reduction
- Group Psychotherapy
- Chronic Mental Illness
- Couple’s Conflict
- Self-image and Self-Esteem Issues
Crystal’s approach emphasizes the mutual development of goals for therapy and provision of ongoing evaluation of the therapeutic approach. Services can include individual, couples, family, and group therapy across the lifespan. Crystal is trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, PCIT, Brief cognitive behavioral therapy for Suicide prevention, TFCBT, and Crisis Intervention. She continues to seek ongoing updates to her skills and knowledge base. Crystal is invested in an approach emphasizing a more integrative, dynamic, and holistic approach to mental health. She is particularly concerned with the impact of self-esteem and trauma and improving intervention to support recovery for better emotional, physical and relationship health.
