Meet your therapist

Nice to meet you!

I’m Crystal Smith-Morgan

Licensed Professional Counselor

⭐ About Crystal

I am a New Jersey native with over 20 years of experience providing mental health services to individuals, families, and couples. I am dually licensed as an LPC and LMFT, with approved supervisor credentials in both disciplines. My expertise spans mental health, education, research, advocacy, and community development.

🙂 Style

  • Warm, empowering, genuine

👍 Fun facts about Crystal

  • Childhood fave for life 📺
     I still enjoy classic animations like Looney Tunes—they bring a sense of nostalgia and allow me to carry the joy of childhood into my journey.

  • Favorite activities 💪
    I enjoy writing, fitness, spending time with people close to me, and watching a good movie.

  • A surprising fact 😮
    I've always been inspired by DJs and fantasized about becoming one. One night, I finally got my chance—for five unforgettable minutes. Turns out, that was all I needed!

📚 Specialities

  • Acculturation Stress, Adjustment, Anxiety, Coparenting Conflict, Couple's Therapy (relating to parenting), Depression, Divorce / Transition, Identity Development, Parent-Child Conflict, PTSD, School Issues, Sibling Conflict, Trauma

👥 Approach

  • Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)

  • Family Systems

  • Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT)

  • Narrative Therapy

  • Trauma-Focused CBT

🤝 Works with

  • Ages 10-17+ and parents

🎓 Credentials

  • Available in NJ

  • Psychological Counseling - Monmouth University

  • Professional Psychology & Family Therapy - Seton Hall University, PhD

  • Counselor Education - Kean University (ABD - in progress)

➕ More about Crystal

  • I’m currently pursuing a doctoral degree in Counselor Education & Supervision.

  • My professional experience includes working in community-based organizations, private practice, higher education, K-12 schools, government agencies, and governance organizations, where I have served as a clinician, leader, educator, supervisor, adjunct professor, and mental health first aid instructor.

  • My work remains rooted in fostering accessible, informed, and impactful mental health support across diverse communities.