Matt Chrystal

Hi, How Are You?

Oh, you wanted to know about me?

I’m a Licensed Professional Counselor, Nationally Certified Counselor and an Approved Clinical Supervisor in New Jersey, Connecticut & South Carolina with a focus on Suicide Prevention, crisis management for individuals and children and promoting independent living skills for adults with severe mental illness.

I'm a Trainer/Presenter for:

SafeTALK (Suicide Alertness for Everyone)

AMSR (Assessing & Managing Suicide Risk)

Talk Saves Lives: An Intro to Suicide Prevention

It’s Real: College Students & Mental Health

It’s Real: Teens & Mental Health

Finding Hope: Supporting Those at Risk of Suicide

More Than Sad: Teen Depression

QPR (Question - Persuade - Refer)

ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training)

I am Trained in:

-ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training)

-AMSR (Assessing & Managing Suicide Risk)

-Suicide Bereavement Clinical Training Program

I am a Board Member - American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (NJ Chapter) afsp.org

I facilitate graduate level courses At Kean University on Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Career Counseling/Development, Group Processing, Practicum and Internship in Counseling I & II.

I received my BA at Seton Hall University in 2000, my MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Kean University in 2015 and have applied for the PhD program in Counseling & Supervision at Kean University for Fall 2026.

Hmmm, that's a lot of info but if you want to know anything else, don't be shy, just ask me.

My therapeutic style is open-minded, empowering & collaborative. Some days therapy might look like venting about your week; other days it might mean unpacking long-standing patterns or navigating a crisis. Either way, letting it out can help—and we'll take it at your pace. I use evidence-based approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, and psychoeducation to support meaningful, realistic change.

Hey, glad you decided to stop by!

Consider our first session like a no-pressure meet-n-greet.

I'll review some info about confidentiality then we can get started getting to know each other.

You can share what brings you in, what you want to work on or if you aren't ready to open up yet, that's cool, I can ask you a few questions and we can go from there.