Crystal Scurr, LMFT

Therapist in Hawaii

Practical therapy that builds confidence and coping skills

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30 years of experience listed

LMFT professional credentials

English languages

Self esteem focus
Collaborative approach
Evidence-based methods

About Crystal

Crystal Scurr is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 30 years of experience who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, and low self esteem. She works with people who are struggling with life transitions, motivation, confidence, grief, trauma, parenting strains, and career or caregiving stress. Crystal speaks directly and kindly, and encourages clients to see their own strengths as part of the work.

She approaches therapy as a collaborative process. Crystal believes the client is the expert on their story and brings that perspective into each conversation. Sessions aim to build skills you can use between meetings, while also naming and working through difficult emotions.

Her practice draws from several evidence-based approaches, including acceptance and commitment ideas, cognitive behavioral work, dialectical behavior strategies, mindfulness techniques, and solution-focused exercises. Those tools are used to help with everyday stress, patterns that sap confidence, anxiety, and relationship communication problems.

Over three decades she has helped people navigate complicated life events like grief, separation, adoption and foster care concerns, fertility and family-of-origin issues, and caregiver burnout. Crystal often supports people dealing with anger, codependency, guilt, shame, and intimacy-related struggles.

Crystal is licensed as an LMFT in Hawaii and Washington DC. She offers sessions in English for adults wanting practical, steady support while they change how they cope and relate to others. To begin, follow the site's Start Therapy flow and complete the short matching questionnaire.

Approaches that translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people focus on values and take small committed steps toward them while learning to notice painful thoughts without getting stuck. It can be useful for anxiety, low self esteem, and making life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at thoughts, behaviors, and the links between them, teaching practical techniques to reduce anxiety and improve mood. It often helps with stress, depression, and confidence by changing unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors. Dialectical Behavior Therapy emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clear communication skills; it can be helpful when intense emotions and relationship conflicts are frequent.

Finding the right approach is often part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and together decide which methods to try first. That collaborative process lets the approach be adjusted over time based on what helps most.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm available options before booking. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by removing travel time and allowing shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also let people join from different locations within the therapist's licensed region, and it supports using worksheets, mindfulness exercises, and behavior assignments between meetings to reinforce progress.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesSelf esteem Coping with life changesCoaching

Also works with

Family conflictsTrauma and abuseGrief Intimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesDepressionCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problems Divorce and separationEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesForgiveness Guilt and shameInfidelityIsolation / loneliness Life purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

30+ years

Credentials

Hawaii, Arizona, District of Columbia

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she work with?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, and issues around self esteem. Additional areas include grief, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, career and caregiver stress, and intimacy-related problems.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is collaborative and straightforward. She focuses on practical skills, noticing strengths, and combining conversation with exercises you can use in daily life.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 30 years of professional experience working with a wide range of concerns and life transitions.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds the LMFT credential and is licensed in Hawaii and Washington DC. Her practice location is listed as Hawaii.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people from other countries work with her?

International clients are not currently accepted, so sessions are limited to clients located where licensing allows.

How are sessions paid for?

Cost varies by location and therapist availability, and sessions are billed through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the first steps to begin?

Click the continue button on this profile, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.