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Crystal Cendejas, LCSW

  • Experience5 years
  • LocationCalifornia
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, and Self esteem
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • LanguagesEnglish and Spanish
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About Crystal

Crystal Cendejas is a California-licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with five years of professional experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, and related challenges. She centers clients' own knowledge and strengths, inviting them to explore what matters most while offering structured guidance drawn from evidence-informed methods.

Background and approach

Crystal emphasizes empowerment and practical steps that help clients begin making meaningful change. Her approach blends compassionate listening with skill-building strategies for issues such as self-esteem struggles, grief, ADHD symptoms, intimacy-related concerns, and coping with life transitions.

Crystal also works with matters like attachment wounds, communication problems, control issues, obsessive-compulsive behaviors, and multicultural concerns. Sessions aim to uncover patterns, increase self-awareness, and cultivate tools for managing emotions and relationships in daily life.

Fluent in English and Spanish, she provides services to people located in California. Crystal frames therapy as a collaborative process and supports clients through early steps toward greater well-being, helping them identify goals and practice new ways of responding to old difficulties.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

Internal Family Systems (IFS) invites clients to notice and relate to different parts of themselves, helping people understand inner conflicts and restore a calmer, more cooperative internal balance; this can be helpful for trauma-related responses, self-criticism, and patterns of avoidance. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values, accepting difficult thoughts and feelings, and taking committed action toward meaningful goals, which supports coping with anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy explores relational patterns formed in close relationships and how they shape current connections and emotional regulation, offering tools for improving communication and trust.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of the therapeutic work. Crystal collaborates with each client to identify which approaches fit their needs, goals, and personal preferences, adjusting interventions over time as progress and priorities evolve.

Online therapy with Crystal is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, which can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules and to access support from home. These formats provide flexible ways to practice skills between meetings and maintain continuity of care when in-person visits are not possible.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Crystal commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, self-esteem, ADHD, grief, intimacy-related issues, and coping with life changes among other related concerns.
What is her therapeutic style and approach?
Crystal uses a collaborative, client-centered style that blends listening with practical skills from approaches like Internal Family Systems, ACT, CBT, DBT, and attachment-based work.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings five years of professional experience supporting people through a range of emotional and interpersonal challenges.
What credentials and location apply to her practice?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with the credential CA LCSW 128715 and practices while based in California.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in both English and Spanish to accommodate speakers of either language.
In what session formats can clients meet with her?
Clients can connect via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging according to their preferences.
How are fees and payment structured?
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 therapy?
Prospective clients can select the Start Therapy button, fill out a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseSelf esteemDepressionADHD

Also works with

GriefIntimacy-related issuesCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationForgivenessGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDSelf-loveTrichotillomaniaWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Internal Family Systems

Experience

5+ years

Licensed

California

Languages

English, Spanish