Suzanne Sanford, M.Ed., LPC License 0701003746 Clinical Director, Owner, Residency and Graduate Student Intern Supervisor
Suzanne is not taking new clients.
Effective June 1, 2024, Suzanne will use her knowledge and training to benefit master’s level student interns and Residents in Counseling as they complete their academic journey and move toward their degree and license.
Suzanne has a Master’s Degree in Agency Counseling from Lynchburg College and is a Virginia Board Licensed Professional Counselor. She has over two decades of experience in counseling and human services, and has worked in private practice since 2004. Over the years, she has been employed as an in-home therapist, Emergency Outpatient Services Clinician, Truancy and Diversion Specialist and as a Clinical Case Manager. She has provided individual and group counseling as an intern in private practice and has worked closely with the schools, the juvenile court system, social services, foster care agencies, Community Services Boards and the Family Assessment and Services Team in various capacities.
Suzanne has extensive training in a variety of methods utilized in Play Therapy with children. Her expertise includes the use of both directive and client-centered play therapy techniques, as well as the use of therapeutic games to help children deal effectively with emotional and behavioral issues.
Deb Crowe, M.S., LPC License.0701005697
Contract Provider Therapist
As Deb will be retiring January 2026, she is not taking clients.
Deborah “Deb” Crowe graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Frostburg State University, Frostburg Maryland, and then received her Master of Science Degree in Counseling Psychology from FSU. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor through the Virginia Board of Counseling.
Deb has provided therapy services to people of all ages, addressing issues of mood, behavior, and anxiety. She has helped people reduce stress and improve life-functioning through self-awareness, emotion education, insight development, relaxation, and mindfulness. Her primary therapeutic modality is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which takes a long, hard look at how thoughts impact our feelings and behaviors, and how to use the tactics of changing thoughts to change lives.
Deb is acutely aware of how personal trauma takes its toll on self-esteem and how that deeply impacts a person’s ability to function in a healthy, life-affirming way. She will work with you to process your trauma and reduce its negative impact without forgetting how every experience we have makes us human and who we are as unique and amazing individuals.
Deb works primarily with adults.
Krystal Mattox, M.A., LPC License 0701007972
Contract Provider Therapist
Krystal sees clients Monday, Tuesday & Thursday
Krystal is a graduate of Liberty University with an M.A. in Marriage and Family Therapy. She is licensed by the Virginia Board of Counselors as a Licensed Professional Counselor.
Krystal has over 15 years experience working with youth and families, with a focus on attachment and trauma work. Her training and certifications include: Complex Trauma Professional II, Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional, Trust Based Relational Intervention (TBRI), Certified Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Theraplay Level II.
Krystal’s areas of expertise include Reactive Attachment Disorder, behavior issues, ADHD/ADD, Autism and anxiety; as well as relational problems, grief and loss, treating victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, dissociative behaviors in children and adolescents, families in the foster care system, and pre- and post-adoption support services.
Krystal helps families and children work through traumatic experiences and increase positive parent-child interactions by utilizing a relationship-focused parent-child interactional therapy modality. She also provides expressive therapies such as art and sand-tray world play, as well as Theraplay and play therapy. Krystal works primarily with children ages 3-13.
Krystal is no longer offering EMDR services.
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