True Colors Mental Health (TCMH) is an innovative mental health practice committed to cultivating healing, self-awareness, and personal growth. With expertise in individual and couples therapy, TCMH offers customized services for individuals interested in gaining understanding, acceptance, and integration of all parts of themselves, be they identity or mental health-related. Focused on the development of insight, emotional regulation, and compassion, TCMH supports clients in moving beyond obstacles and living their dream life.

Practicing telehealth services in California, Arizona, and 41 other states under PSYPACT legislation, TCMH provides a welcoming, safe environment for all, with a focus on serving clients from gender and relationship-expansive communities. The practice educates in emotional regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, and mindfulness skills that help clients manage minor slips and significant life problems with ease. TCMH is committed to a space where clients feel seen, heard, and fed, with a strong intention to give positive care to sexuality and gender.

Core Offerings at True Colors Mental Health

Trauma & C/PTSD Therapy

True Colors Mental Health (TCMH) offers expert treatment to individuals struggling with the challenges of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Complex PTSD (C-PTSD). PTSD often results from a single traumatic event and typically provokes symptoms such as flashbacks, nightmares, and emotional numbness, interfering with daily life. C-PTSD, however, results from chronic, repeated trauma, when someone feels trapped in an endless suffering with few hopes of escape. This typically follows a background history of abuse in childhood, domestic violence, captivity, or living in high-crisis environments like wars or human trafficking.

TCMH's trauma-informed care provides a supportive, compassionate space for healing. By creating an atmosphere of trust with a therapist, clients can learn about the causes of their trauma symptoms and develop healthy coping skills. Therapy enables a person to reframe their reactions and gain control over their emotional and mental health, allowing them to reclaim their lives and regain a feeling of safety and self-esteem.

LGBTQ+ Therapy

Being an LGBTQ+ person usually means confronting special challenges, from societal stigma and discrimination to internal challenges with identity. All these can be expressed as mental health issues, ranging from anxiety and depression to substance abuse. In True Colors Mental Health (TCMH), the emphasis is on providing a non-judgmental, LGBTQ+ Affirmative Care model that allows individuals, couples, families, and polycules to love and accept their true selves in a world that may not always validate their presence.

For others within the LGBTQ community, internalized homophobia, transphobia, or rejection by loved ones can evoke shame, self-blame, and low self-esteem. TCMH is a sanctuary where clients can work through these feelings and get started on the journey towards healing, self-acceptance, and recovery. The therapy focuses on resolving identity conflicts, relationship dynamics, and the emotional consequences of existing in such a heteronormative-dominated society. Guided with support and care, TCMH allows clients to be at peace and secure in their endeavor of living as themselves.

Therapy for Expats

Living abroad offers exciting adventures but also distinctive emotional and psychological challenges. For expatriates who are leaving home to fit into a new culture, language, and way of life, adjustment has in some instances yielded isolation, homesickness, and identity crises. True Colors Mental Health (TCMH) is experienced in offering therapy specifically for expats and assists in adjusting to the subtleties of life overseas outside of home.

Whatever the challenge - loneliness, conflict within relationships, career uncertainty, or dysfunctional coping mechanisms - TCMH is a place of safety to confront them. Resilience-focused clients are given personalized tools for navigating cultural adaptation, improving emotional adjustment, and establishing a sense of belonging in their new country. TCMH seeks to enable expats to flourish and build firm lives, regardless of where they call home. Through compassionate care and practical tools, clients are equipped to navigate their transitions with confidence, knowing that they have advice at every turn.

Dr. Crystal | Short Bio

Dr. Crystal is a licensed Clinical Psychologist in California and Arizona and focuses on trauma, anxiety, depression, and the treatment of addiction. Working with an LGBTQ-affirmative framework, she views sexual and gender diversity as a healthy expression of self. Using evidence-based techniques such as dialectical and cognitive-behavioral therapy, Dr. Crystal assists clients in reconnecting with their authentic selves, developing healthy coping mechanisms, and living lives of value. With significant history in college counseling, community mental health, and private practice, she adds a doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Alliant International University and a master's degree from Pepperdine University.

“True Colors Mental Health promises to create an environment where you feel seen, heard, safe and supported through every step of your healing journey. TCMH is committed to providing affirmative care for sexuality, gender, and relationship expansive people/communities.”