About Crystal Blankenship, MSW, LICSW

Crystal specializes in working with adults experiencing all levels of anxiety and depression, as well as recent and past trauma, grief and life transitions as well as performance goal setting. Through the use of CBT, Solution focused therapy, EMDR, Mindfulness and Motivational Interviewing. Crystal has found that through a combination of Evidence Based treatment modalities improvement of mental health symptoms is possible.

Crystal has been a licensed clinician for over 12 years and worked in several areas of mental health through her career, with the most recent being in the medical setting, offering support through crisis, as well as adapting to life changes. Crystal believes that the person seeking care is an expert in their own life and she enjoys walking beside them to provide a sounding board and offer help  through therapeutic techniques and skill building and education. 

"I find that healthcare has often separated physical health from the mental/emotional aspect of being a human out. When mental health is recognized as being a part of the whole person that is where healing can start. I enjoy coming from a more holistic approach and find that having a working knowledge of our biology and how our mind and body works together can provide us with an opportunity to give ourselves grace and learn ways to feel more balanced and in the driver's seat of our own lives.

I grew up on a working cattle farm in Eastern Washington and spent my time enjoying sports, raising animals, and outdoors activities. I have spent the last 15 years living in Western Washington where I have had the opportunity to raise my son, appreciate the beauty of nature and engage in creative projects. I love setting goals and achieving them, and have experienced the disappointment that can come from having to let go of an unachieved goal and feel stuck. Change is a part of life, yet it can be difficult and there can be a lot of grief that comes with that process. There is always hope. I have learned that asking for help is often very hard, yet necessary. It is a strength! I love working with people to validate and find their more authentic selves."