Crystal Vilen

LICSW
Accepting Clients

Trauma and narcissistic abuse therapist with calm, open minded, and

Addictions Counselor in White Bear Lake, MN

About My Clients

Feeling ready to move past the trouble managing overwhelming symptoms stemming from past trauma including ongoing intense emotional dysregulation, unhealthy coping, relationships struggle, and severe negative self-beliefs. These struggles are impacting your career, social life, and overall functioning in daily life and not sure what to do while feeling a desire for healing? Together, we will explore your specific issues, needs and goals in a safe, non-judgmental space.

My Background and Approach

Establishing a sense of safety and rapport, developing sustainable calming, emotion regulation, and distress tolerance using a combination of mindfulness, grounding techniques and psychoeducation. Challenge the negative self-narratives by changing negative self-beliefs rooted in past trauma. Separate identity from experiences and foster resilience. Life can be difficult at times. My goal is to providing compassionate care to inspire hope, growth, and peace through empowering lives and building resilience ensuring you feel empowered and in control throughout your healing journey. Please reach out to start focusing on your strengths and resilience, reintegrate your story transformation in life.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

I believe we are always changing, transforming and growing throughout life. Everyone can change and grow at anytime and there is no limit to what we can each do. I feel many mental health issues step from a lived experience that left a lasting mark, and we have adapted unhealthy learning behaviors or coping that we have picked up along the way to help us cope with those feelings. Anyone can put the work in and transform their lives to where they want it with support, guidance, and determination. I have also had my own experiences where I have needed to put the work in to have control over how my past and emotions impact me instead of it controlling me. I do not discriminate against anyone. If you want to learn more about how I can help, shoot me a message.

Insurance Plans Accepted
  • Out of Network
  • Aetna
  • Cigna
  • Medicare
  • Medicaid
  • Optum
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS)
  • UMR
  • Health Partners
  • UCare
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota and Blue Plus (Blue Cross) members
I offer online counseling in the following states:

At A Glance

  • Experience: 3 years of practice
  • Rate: $200 - 240/session

Info

Email Crystal
4756 Banning Ave Suite 210
White Bear Lake, MN 55127

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