“ATD Therapy provides a comprehensive look into your relationship with the goal of fostering lasting love.”
A boutique Therapy Practice NYC
ATD Therapy provides a collaborative, nonjudgmental space for couples to redefine their relationship and to work toward the life they have always envisioned. We empower the modern couple to break the cycle of societal expectations and to focus on their unique, individual needs.
Crystal McCreary
Clinical Fellow
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Crystal supports individuals, couples, and groups by creating brave spaces to foster connection, recognition, and growth of inner and outer resources that heal and empower, particularly in a world that often disrupts the inherent wholeness of body, mind, heart, and spirit. Her approach centers on: (1) compassionate curiosity about the complexity of the human experience, (2) connection to self, others, and the environment, and (3) reflection on personal and social narratives as gateways to holistic wellbeing, meaningful relationships, inclusive communities, and social justice. Crystal’s therapeutic style is person-centered, empathic, relational, and strengths-based, honoring each client's capacity for resilience and creativity in navigating life’s challenges. Crystal brings a trauma-informed and multiculturally competent approach to treatment. Her work with individuals is also informed by the Gottman Method, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Nonviolent Communication (NVC), cultural somatics, mindfulness, restorative circles, and Hatha yoga.
Crystal is also a Health Educator, Coach and Strategist for organizations and leaders, a Yoga and Mindfulness Teacher and Teacher Trainer, and an actor with SAG-AFTRA and AEA. She is a passionate facilitator of workshops, trainings, and destination retreats focused on transformational self and collective care, and integrating culture-shifting, life-affirming values—such as love, authenticity, creativity, vitality, allyship, and joy—into personal and organizational frameworks.
In addition, Crystal is the author of two social and emotional resources for children: Little Yogi Deck: Simple Practices to Help Kids Move Through Big Emotions On and Off The Mat (Shambhala Publications of Penguin Random House) and You Are a Rainbow of Energy (Gibbs-Smith Publications, forthcoming February 2025).
Master of Science in Mental Health Counseling
Master of Fine Arts in Acting, The American Conservatory Theatre.
Bachelor of Arts in African & African American Studies
Education
CLinical Trainings
Somatic, Trauma-Informed Care
Race and Systems-based Oppression and Multicultural Approach
Group Counseling and Facilitation
Career Counseling
1:1 Coaching
MBSR Training Certificant (University of Massachusetts Medical School)
Mindfulness Teacher Certification (Mindful Schools)
E-500-CYT Certified Yoga Teacher and Teacher Trainer (YogaWorks)
CCYT Certified Children’s Yoga Teacher (Little Flower Yoga, Bent On Learning)
108-hr Anatomy Studies for Yoga Teachers and Movement Professionals, Certifications Level 1-3
95-hr Jason Crandell Yoga Method CEUs
Trauma-informed Yoga and Care Certifications (Lineage Project, Exhale to Inhale)
Licenses
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