Krystal Thornton

Krystal Thornton is a licensed professional counselor and certified school counselor who provides individual and pre-marital counseling. Her specialty includes working with women who have been impacted by trauma and suffer with anxiety and life transitions. Krystal’s approach to counseling is cognitive behavioral therapy; focusing on helping you connect your thought patterns to your action and behaviors. You will learn techniques for coping with stressful life situations in identifying ways to manage emotions, resolve relationship conflicts and learn better ways to communicate. You will become a personal problem solver and have access to a new perspective on how to live, think, and feel your best. Krystal brings a wealth of experience from social services, school counseling and the mental health counseling field. Her passion is to help others overcome obstacles that is preventing their potential growth and improve their daily lives and abilities to make positive choices for themselves. Her expertise through her counseling education and experience is to support, coach, and guide you as you gain back control of your life. Krystal is originally from Louisiana and has lived in Dallas for over 16 years. She received her undergraduate degree from Southern University A&M College in Baton Rouge, La and her Master's degree in Counseling from Texas A&M University-Commerce. She has received specialized training in Trauma informed Care and Child and Adolescent Needs and Strength Assessments to support decision making in treatment planning for children and adolescents in foster care. Krystal is also al certified Premarital Prepare and Enrich Facilitator. She helps couples identify their relationship strengths, gain understanding about the underlying dynamics that influence their communication, and to help couples develop skills to improve the health of their relationship and areas of growth. Krystal has spent more than 12 years working with adults, youth and families who are experiencing crisis from situational stressors to teenage pregnancy, homelessness, child abuse and neglect, substance abuse and mental health issues. She has worked in a behavioral psychiatric health hospital, and the Department of Family and Protective services servicing children and families who were victims of abuse and neglect. Krystal’s diverse experience gives her a unique understanding of education, community, and social services.