Crystal Stokes, M.A., LMFT
#121354
Licensed Psychotherapist | Anxiety + OCD + Veterinary Mental Health |
Harvard + Cornell Organizational Performance Leadership Coach
Veterinary
Mental Health
As a passionate animal lover and human-psychology-performance professional, Crystal honored the intersection of her interests through specialization on working with veterinary professionals:
- For all types of veterinary staff (leadership, DVM, technician, reception, etc)
- Burnout
- Compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma, and secondary trauma
- Anxiety & stress
- Depression & apathy
- Substance use disorder
- Career and life transitions
- Relationships and interpersonal conflicts
- Work/life balance
- Boundaries
Crystal also provides veterinary wellness and leadership coaching which can be found at Full Circle Lab:
Anxiety & OCD
Treatment
Crystal specializes in treating the following Anxiety & OCD challenges:
- Generalized anxiety
- Health anxiety
- Phobias
- Panic
- OCD & subtypes (harm, contamination, relationships, religious, perfection, sexual/gender, and more)
Contact Crystal to find out if she can help you with your anxiety and OCD challenges.
Education & Training
History
Crystal combines a broad range of psychotherapy education and certifications to effectively address her clients’ challenges:
- California Licensed Psychotherapist LMFT, License #121354
- Extensive training in Exposure and Response Prevention, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Anxiety and OCD
- EMDR Basic Training by the EMDR Institute, Inc.
- Intensive Workshop in Prolonged Exposure Therapy for PTSD, UPenn
- Certified Clinical Trauma Specialist
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy Certificate
- Clinical Applications of the Polyvagal Theory Certificate
- Certified Enneagram Coach and Trainer
- Harvard, Organizational Leadership Certificate
- CoActive Coaching Certificate, CTI
- Cornell, High-Performance Leadership Certification
- Certified Medical Exercise Specialist, American Council on Exercise
- CPR certified, National CPR Foundation
VetMed Wellness & Leadership Podcast
Neurodiversity in the Veterinary Industry with Ron Sosa
Neurodiverse and undiagnosed neurodiverse individuals often experience difficulty fitting into the traditional system of an operation. Ron Sosa is a 20-year veterinary profession veteran, he joins me today to discuss his adult diagnosis, how this opened many doors in his life, and his ideas for creating more support for neurodiverse individuals in the field. If you’re wondering about your own struggles or you’re in management and looking for ways you can be of support, listen in for some really great tips.
Power is NOT a Dirty Word with Steve Scheier
Power shouldn’t make you nervous. Leadership cultivator and bestselling author, Steve Scheier is bringing his passion for powerful leaders with a ton of tips and advice. Steve shares about his recent book, Power Up: Essential Tools for Committed Cannabusiness Leaders and breaking the stigma around the scary word, Power.
Wellbeing in the Veterinary Industry with Tianna Crane
The veterinary industry has experienced a lot of growth and with that some big challenges. Leaders in a company can make or break the culture, staff wellbeing, and overall productivity of the business. Tianna Crane, a certified veterinary technician in the field for over 20 years shares about these challenges and how leadership at her small animal hospital is making changes.
Streamlining Communication and Organization For Your Business with Sheera Bursch
Are you feeling overwhelmed with the challenges in your organization? Sheera Bursch joins me today to give her insights on business challenges, how to handle your biggest pain points like ineffective communication or lack of organization, as well as great tips for finding your ideal employee to not only add to your company culture but help your company grow. Sheera has developed and implemented these processes and guides for her business and is eager to share!
Seizing Your Second Act with Bonnie C. Schutz
For Bonnie Schutz, the second act of her life has been about seizing opportunities and embodying the leader she always needed. As an entrepreneur with a corporate background Bonnie shares insight on transitioning to the right job or position for you, leaning on a community of support, and the challenges that come with a leadership role. She leads with her heart and her advice is perfect for those in need of a nurturing leadership style.
Listening to Your Internal Coach with Nick Egan
There is something to be said about chemistry and alignment with your coach. Nick Egan, executive coach and author, is on the podcast to share his interesting background and just how that has informed his coaching practice today. Nick shares his insight on the importance of journey when working with clients and the immense power of your own internal coach.
Authenticity and Leadership Style with Ben Bellamy
Are you leading through your strengths? Ben Bellamy, founder and CEO of Chi Studios, and I talk today about authenticity and leadership styles. We discuss how the challenges of not following your individual gifts can lead your organization in the wrong direction. Ben also shares some golden advice for other leaders!
How You Are Perceived and How You Show Up with Katrina Busselle
Leadership relies a lot on perception and what you do with it. Katrina Busselle is all about getting things done. Today we talk about personality skills and how they mix with leadership and the ways we lead in everyday life. Katrina is the mother of twin teenagers and we discuss just how parenting and leadership collide.
Discovering Your Natural Leadership with Sharon Sperry
In this first episode of Get Stoked, I chat with the founder of Better Nature of Work, Sharon Sperry. In this interview Sharon shares her insights on what it means to be led well and the mistakes made by leaders who don’t lead well. You will also learn about the 5 dimensions of Co-Active Leaderships and how that leans into Sharon’s philosophy of finding your own natural leadership style.
Questions?
Call, text, or email Crystal to set up a free consultation to explore working together.
Contact
Call or Text
+1 (805) 699-5502
questions@crystalstokes.com
Let’s Meet
Crystal lives in sunny Santa Barbara, CA and works with clients all over the world via telehealth. For those of you local Santa Barbara, Crystal can meet in person as well.