Krystal Koop is an Associate Clinical Social Worker specializing in therapy for adults who are experiences transitions in their lives, and want to process their experiences and explore how to adjust to their changed world, and even make meaning from these experiences. Those transitions can include the death of a loved one (human or animal), the end of a relationship, the experience of substance abuse and recovery, losing a job or the need to change their relationships with friends or family.

Krystal is mixed race (Indigenous/White), descended from the Makah Indian Nation of Neah Bay, Washington. She has personal lived experience with intergenerational & historical trauma, poverty, and imposter syndrome.

Prior to opening her private practice, Krystal spent 20 years working in public and non-profit social service agencies serving individuals with severe mental illness, chemical dependency and other serious life challenges such as homelessness, involvement with the criminal justice system and multi-generational poverty. In the capacities of clinical case manager and substance abuse counselor, she worked with adolescents, transitional aged youth (18-25), adults and seniors.

She is a graduate of San Jose State University (BA, Justices Studies) and University of Washington (Master of Social Work) She has had specialized training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Psychoanalysis and Somatic Attachment Therapy, as well as multiple approaches to treating substance abuse disorders, both abstinence-based and harm reduction models. She also has extensive training and personal and professional experience with grief & loss, and is a Certified Pet Loss Grief Specialist and End-of-Life Doula.

In addition to being a skilled individual therapist, Krystal has given presentations and led many trainings in topics such as respectfully working within Indigenous communities, policy & advocacy, and clinical & community engagement. She is an activist, spending many years advocating for safe & affordable housing and the reduction of barriers to reentry for formerly incarcerated individuals, both in San Francisco and Seattle. Krystal volunteers with animal rescue organizations and offers pro-bono therapeutic group support to those who have lost a beloved pet.

Krystal is a compassionate, interactive, solution-focused therapist with a great sense of humor. Her therapeutic approach is to provide empathic support and practical feedback to help clients effectively address personal life challenges. She integrates complementary methodologies and techniques to offer a highly personalized approach tailored to each client, helping them recognize and build on their existing strengths, and create lives that are the right fit for them.