Crystal Kirschman MA, LCPC, NCC, CEDS-S

This is the place where I have to tell you all about myself, attempt to “wow” you with all of my knowledge and skills, and convince you that I am the perfect therapist for you to invest in. Here’s the trouble: I am NOT perfect. Realistically, I could carefully craft the “perfect” introduction laced with all of the distant, yet warm sentiments that would paint an overall positive view of myself and my profession. But here’s the deal – I’m real. I would not be living my life in accordance to my values of honesty and integrity if I did not do exactly what I am doing here right now, which is showing my true and authentic self. Scary? Yes. But the one thing you will quickly learn about me as a therapist is that I will never ask you to do something that I would not be willing to do myself. So here I am. I absolutely LOVE what I do. If you ask me what my dream job is, this is it. The courage and bravery (some other values near and dear to my heart) that I witness on a daily basis is beyond inspiring. I live in awe of the warriors that face their battle wounds with such fury and passion while in the midst and middle of a very real and raw struggle. You are my heroes. I will be completely invested in you and your recovery. I cannot do the work for you nor can I change you, however, I WILL be down in the trenches with you. You have the fight of your life ahead of you and an evident unfortunate truth is that it gets harder before it gets easier. If it feels difficult, you are exactly where you need to be – you are doing the work. I said I cannot change you, but the truth is that even if I could I would not want this for you. What I want is the emergence and enhancement of your true inner self, the true inner self that the eating disorder has been working so fervently to mask and hide. This is you. During this process, I will walk with you, in front of you, or behind you as needed. You are never alone.