MEET CRISTAL NGO
A person first.
A counselor
alongside you.
My path into counseling began with volunteering, a personal search for understanding, and a wish to support others.
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Cristal Ngo · MANI Counseling
THE WAY OF THE HEART
Room for your story.
Care for the whole of you.
Conversation, mindfulness, and attention to the body are threads in my work. Together, we can explore what you’re experiencing and what feels helpful at your own pace.
A LITTLE OF MY STORY
This work began
with being human.
Before my professional training, there was volunteering—and my own experience of finding a way through life’s difficulties. Both shaped the kind of counselor I wanted to become.
My own meditation practice and experiences of healing continue to inform my work. I bring that personal perspective alongside my training, with curiosity about each person’s different story.
HOW I WORK
We start with
what’s here.
There is room for conversation, for feeling, and for noticing what happens beyond words.
Space to talk.
We explore the experiences, relationships, and patterns that matter to you, at a pace we can discuss together.
Attention to the body.
When it feels helpful, we can include body awareness, mindfulness, and movement alongside conversation.
Connection with everyday life.
We make room to understand your emotions and consider how you want to relate to yourself and others.
BACKGROUND & TRAINING
The experience
I bring.
I hold a master’s degree in Clinical Counseling from the University of Wisconsin–Superior. My experience includes community mental health work in Duluth and counseling with families and couples.
More about my training
My training includes EMDR, Tension & Trauma Releasing Exercises (TRE), Vagus Nerve Music Therapy, and psychedelic therapy and integration. Meditation and pranayama are also longstanding parts of my personal practice.
A FIRST CONVERSATION
You don’t need
the perfect words.
We can begin with what brings you here.
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