Chrystal provides crisis interventions, integrated assessments, psychotherapy for individuals, families and groups, and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy.
Chrystal follows a holistic approach to healing, with a focus on healing trauma and motivational interviewing. She works to help others discover their own strengths and promote positive change. She is an advocate for social justice and equality.
Chrystal earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Social Work from the University of Alaska Anchorage.
The Kenaitze Indian Tribe’s traditional values and mission align with Chrystal’s personal values and career path. In fact, the Tribe was Chrystal’s first formal employer, and she started out working in the garden. Later, the Tribe supported her in furthering her education.
When she’s not serving un’ina, “those who come to us,” Chrystal enjoys spending time with her children, hiking, fishing, gathering berries, hunting, exploring, and practicing Alaska Native traditions.