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Crystal Scurr

Insightful marriage and family therapist with 30 years experience

LMFT Hawaii

Experience
30 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Self esteem
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages
English
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About Crystal

Crystal Scurr is an experienced licensed marriage and family therapist who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, low self-esteem, life transitions, grief, trauma, and career or parenting concerns.

Background and approach

With three decades of clinical practice and training in Hawaii, she draws on a wide set of tools to support clients working through intimacy issues, anger, compassion fatigue, ADHD-related concerns, and a range of family and fertility matters. Crystal emphasizes clients' existing strengths and perspectives as the foundation for change.

Her approach blends practical, evidence-informed methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with acceptance-based and mindfulness practices, plus solution-focused strategies and emotion regulation skills from dialectical behavior therapy. She encourages clients to view themselves as the experts of their own life story while offering guidance, skills, and coaching to help navigate difficult decisions and painful emotions.

Crystal holds the LMFT credential and maintains licensure in Hawaii and Washington DC, bringing a patient, strengths-oriented stance to clinical work aimed at meaningful, achievable progress.

Evidence-Informed Approaches for Online Work



Crystal uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; CBT often focuses on practical strategies for reducing anxiety, improving mood, and addressing relationship patterns. She also integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which combines acceptance and mindfulness with values-based action to help people live in alignment with what matters despite difficult emotions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are drawn on when emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness are priorities for a client.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Crystal collaborates with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. She frames therapy as a partnership that blends the client's expertise about their life with clinical tools and coaching to create achievable steps forward.

Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and fit therapy into busy schedules. These formats make it possible to maintain continuity of care while accommodating work, family, and geographical constraints, allowing clients to access consistent support in ways that work for them.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly address?
She works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, self-esteem, trauma and grief, parenting and career difficulties, as well as intimacy-related and family problems.
What therapeutic style can I expect in sessions?
The practice combines practical, skill-based methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with acceptance, mindfulness, and solution-focused approaches to help clients develop coping skills and clarify goals.
How much experience does the therapist have?
The clinician brings 30 years of professional experience to her work with clients and has developed a strengths-oriented, coaching-informed approach over that time.
What are the therapist's credentials and where are they based?
She is an LMFT licensed in Hawaii and Washington DC with license details recorded as HI LMFT MFT-146 and DC LMFT LMFT200001289 and is based in Hawaii.
Does the therapist offer services in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English only, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available for online work?
Clients can meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference and availability.
How are costs handled for therapy sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are needed to begin working together?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesSelf esteemCoping with life changesCoaching

Also works with

Family conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesDepressionCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsDivorce and separationEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife 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

Licensed

Hawaii, Arizona, District of Columbia

Languages

English