- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy
About Jennifer
Jennifer Crystle is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania with 15 years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, family conflicts, parenting concerns, and young adult issues. She describes helping clients notice how feelings and behavior connect and build steps toward change.
Her work focuses on practical conversations aimed at clearer thinking and better day-to-day coping. Sessions use a client-centered stance, so the person sets priorities and the pace. She also draws on cognitive behavioral methods to spot unhelpful thoughts and habits. Dialectical behavior techniques are used when learning emotion regulation and interpersonal skills is helpful.
Jennifer has worked across a range of mood and anxiety concerns including panic attacks, social anxiety, seasonal mood shifts, obsessive-compulsive patterns, and broader mood disorders. She also supports people dealing with family problems, blended family issues, communication breakdowns, and the stresses that come with parenting.
Her approach emphasizes straightforward planning and skill practice. Conversations often include identifying specific behaviors to change, practicing new ways to respond, and setting small measurable goals. Sessions can focus on immediate coping strategies as well as longer term patterns.
People often come for help with life transitions such as leaving home, starting a first job, returning to study, or feeling isolated in early adulthood. She works in English and practices in Pennsylvania as an LPC.
How her approaches shape online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and letting the client set priorities. In practice this means sessions begin with what matters now and build from there, which helps with everyday pressures like work, money, or relationship changes.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts influence feelings and behavior. Online CBT sessions often include identifying unhelpful thinking patterns, trying small behavioral experiments, and using worksheets or short practices between meetings to track progress.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches concrete skills for managing intense emotions and improving communication. When used online, DBT is practical - learning breathing and grounding techniques, practicing emotion regulation, and rehearsing new ways to respond in strained conversations.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will review needs, goals, and preferences and collaboratively choose what to try. That may include shorter check-ins for a busy week or fuller sessions for deeper concerns.
The practical upside of remote sessions is flexibility for people balancing study, early career jobs, and life changes. Confirm which session formats she currently offers before booking so you know the available ways to meet. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a weekday break, avoid travel time, or keep sessions brief when needed.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, family and parenting issues, and problems common in young adults such as isolation and life transitions.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is client-centered with practical skill building. She uses clear talk, goal setting, and exercises from CBT and DBT when useful.
How much experience does she have?
She has 15 years of clinical experience working with mood and anxiety concerns and family-related challenges.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Pennsylvania and practices in that state.
Can people use a language other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she see international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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