Choosing the right counselor is a personal and important step. Meet the counselors of UC San Diego’s Faculty, Staff, and Assistant Program (FSAP), and learn more about their approaches, specialties, and backgrounds. Read their bios below and schedule your appointment today.
Counselor Bios
Last Updated: September 26, 2025 5:17:22 PM PDT
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Crystal De Bell, Ph.D., LMFT, CEAP
License and Certification: Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT38882); Certified Employee Assistance Professional (CEAP47038)
Degree: Ph.D. in Education, specialty in Language, Policy and Cross-Cultural Communication; M.S. Education - Counseling
Professional Affiliations: American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (AAMFT), Employee Assistance Professionals Association (EAPA), Employee Assistance Programs in California Academics Association (EAP-CAA)
FSAP Emphasis Areas: Caregiver Support; People Leader Consultations; Work-Life Balance; Stress Management; Employee Lifecycle; Burn Out Prevention and Trauma Reduction Practices
Personal Interests and Hobbies: traveling, dogs, expressive arts, gardening and cooking
Languages: English
Campus Committee Work: Ad-Hoc Behavioral Consultation Team (BCT), Emergency Operations Council (EOC), Strategic Advising Team (HR-SAT)
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Izabel Caetano Francy, LCSW, PMHC, CEAP
FSAP Counselor
(she/her/hers)
icfrancy@ucsd.edu
Licenses and Certifications: Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW28798); Perinatal Mental Health Certification (PSI5240); Certified Employee Assistance Professional (CEAP78160)
Degrees: M.S. in Social Work; BA; in Psychology
Professional Affiliations: Postpartum Health Alliance (PHA); Postpartum Support International (PSI); Employee Assistance Professionals Association (EAPA); Employee Assistance Programs in California Academics Association (EAP-CAA)
FSAP Emphasis Areas: Perinatal & Postpartum Mental Health; Maternal Mental Health; Parenting, Perimenopause & Menopause; Supervisor/Management & Faculty Consultations; Couples, Partnership and Relationships; Grief, Bereavement & Loss; Mindfulness & Self-Compassion; Adult Attachment; Emergency & First Responders Mental Health; Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPBN); Anxiety & Life Transitions; ACSW & Prelicensure Supervision
Personal Interests and Hobbies: traveling, exercise, yoga, music, skiing, nature, hiking, movies, musicals, reading, art, anything beach/ocean, learning, self-care & spending time with family & friends
Languages: English, Portuguese, Spanish (conversational)
Campus Committee Work: Chancellor’s Committee on Status of Women; Parent, Guardian & Caregivers Association; Childcare Oversight Committee
UC Affiliation: UC Santa Cruz Alumna
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Christina Lambert, PhD
FSAP Counselor
(she/her/hers)
cdlambert@ucsd.edu
Licenses and Certifications: Licensed Psychologist (PSY20440)
Degree: Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology, M.Ed. Counseling
Professional Affiliations: American Psychological Association (APA); Employee Assistance Professionals Association (EAPA) Employee Assistance Programs in California Academics Association (EAP-CAA)
FSAP Emphasis Areas: Neurodivergence (ADHD, Autism, LD's, PDA); People Leader and Faculty Consultations; Organizational Support; Career Discernment; Postdoctoral Support; Imposter Phenomenon; Substance Use; Motivation; Goal Achievement; Grief and Loss; Mindful Self-Compassion; Intersectional Identity Exploration
Personal Interests and Hobbies: Family adventures, coffee with friends, theatre, scenic walks rowing while watching TV dramas or romcoms, snorkeling, boogie boarding, Scripps Aquarium
Languages: English
UC Affiliations: UC San Diego Alum; UC San Diego CAPS Provider (2003-2022)
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Bryan McNutt, Ph.D., LMFT, CEAP
FSAP Counselor, Post-Graduate Clinical Supervisor
(he/him/his)
bmcnutt@ucsd.edu
Licenses and Certifications: Licensed Clinical Psychologist (PSY28897); Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT52348); Certified Employee Assistance Professional (CEAP46640); Certified Master Trainer (National Threat Evaluation and Reporting Program)
Degrees: Ph.D. Clinical Psychology; M.A. Counseling Psychology
Professional Affiliations: American Psychological Association (APA); Employee Assistance Professionals Association (EAPA); Employee Assistance Programs in California Academics Association (EAP-CAA); Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (ATAP); National Association for Behavioral Intervention and Threat Assessment (NABITA); GLMA (Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ+ Equality, previously known as the Gay & Lesbian Medical Association)
FSAP Emphasis Areas: Workplace Violence Prevention, Threat Assessment and Violence Risk Management; Psychological Safety and Workplace Culture; Organizational Support; People Leader and Faculty Consultations; LGBTQ+ Workplace Experience; Mindfulness Practice and Skill-Building; Grief and Loss
Personal Interests and Hobbies: traveling, long-distance running, hiking, cross-country skiing, live theater, reading
Languages: English
Campus Committee Work: Core member of the Behavioral Consultation Team (BCT)
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Valeria Moreno
Post-Graduate EA Counselor
(she/her/ella/they)
v2moreno@ucsd.edu
Supervised by Dr. Bryan McNutt (PSY 28897/LMFT 52348)
License: Associate Professional Clinical Counselor (APCC13018)
Degree: M.S., Community-Based Block Multicultural Community Counseling and Social Justice Education
Professional Affiliations: Employee Assistance Professionals Association (EAPA); Employee Assistance Programs in California Academics Association (EAP-CAA)
FSAP Emphasis Areas: First Generation Professionals; Biculturalism; Work-Life Balance; Communication Skills; Life Transitions; Relationship Issues; Trauma Informed Care; Organizational Support
Personal Interests and Hobbies: nature, art, being a dog mom, and going to cultural events
Languages: English, Spanish
Campus Affiliation: UC San Diego, Alumna
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Jennifer Triana Tahbaz LCSW, CEAP
FSAP Counselor
(she/her/ella)
jtriana@ucsd.edu
Licenses and Certifications: Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW88589); Certified Employee Assistance Professional (CEAP75794250)
Degree: M.A. in Social Work, Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College
Professional Affiliations: Employee Assistance Professional Association (EAPA), Employee Assistance Programs in California Academics Association (EAP-CAA)
FSAP Emphasis Areas: Acculturation Stress and Bicultural Identity; Promoting Equitable Access to and Awareness of Behavioral Health Services Within Latin American, Latinx, and Hispanic Communities; Substance use; People Leader Consultations; Life Transitions; Grief and Loss; Women in Leadership; Organizational Support; Parenting (Adolescent); Ambivalence around parenting; Childfree Lifestyle; Couples’ Work; Relationships and Adult Attachment
Personal Interests and Hobbies: visual arts, reading, travel, yoga, game night with friends and family, the beach, baking, soccer
Languages: English/ Spanish
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Cathy A. Thompson (CAT), Ph.D.
FSAP Counselor
(she/her/hers)
cthompson@ucsd.edu
Licenses and Certifications: Licensed Clinical Psychologist (PSY17056)
Degree: Ph.D., California School of Professional Psychology (CSPP), San Diego
Professional Affiliations: Association for Women in Psychology (AWP) (Women of Color Coordinator (2007-2010; 2019-2023), American Psychological Association (APA) – Division 35: Society for the Psychology of Women (Past President (2010-2013) of Section 1 for Black Women)Employee Assistance Professionals Association (EAPA); Employee Assistance Programs in California Academics Association (EAP-CAA)
FSAP Emphasis Areas: Multicultural and Women’s Issues; Racial Identity Development (especially among biracial/multi-racial/ethnic/cultural individuals); Sexual and Gender Identity Development; Adjustment and Transition Issues; Building Healthy Relationships Through Assertive Communication and Positive Self-Esteem.
Personal Interests and Hobbies: All things Prince, connecting with family and friends, dancing, traveling
Languages: English
Campus Committee Work: Co-Chair of the UC San Diego Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Issues, member of the Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on the Status of Women and the Black Academic Excellence Initiatives (BAEI) Recommendations Implementation Workgroup
UC Affiliations: UC San Diego Alumni; UC San Diego CAPS Provider (2001-2022)
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Lindsay Winters
Post-Graduate EA Counselor
(she/her/hers)
Ljwinters@ucsd.edu
Supervised by Dr. Bryan McNutt (PSY 28897/LMFT 52348)
License and Certification: Associate Clinical Social Worker (ACSW122129)
Degrees: M.A. in Social Work
Professional Affiliations: Employee Assistance Professionals Association (EAPA), Employee Assistance Programs in California Academics Association (EAP-CCA)
FSAP Emphasis Areas: Jewish Faculty and Staff Support; Departmental Interventions; Organizational Support
Personal Interest and Hobbies: performing arts, ballet, stand-up comedy, reading, anything on a warm beach in summer
Languages: English
UC Affiliations: UC Davis Alumna
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William M. D. Youngblood LMFT, CEAP
FSAP Counselor
(he/him/his)
wdibbleyoungblood@ucsd.edu
Licenses and Certifications: Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT44659), Certified Employee Assistance Professional #75566, M.S. in Counseling with an Emphasis in Marriage and Family Child Counseling; Approved Supervisor Association of Marriage and Family Therapy; specialized training in management of anxiety
Professional Affiliations: Clinical Member of the Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (AAAMFT); Employee Assistance Professionals Association (EAPA); Employee Assistance Programs in California Academics Association (EAP-CAA)
FSAP Emphasis Areas: Couples and Family Therapy; Brief Psychotherapy; Hypnosis; Mindfulness Meditation; Positive Psychology; Transition to Retirement; Smoking Cessation; Substance Use; People Leader Consults (Troubled Employee); Intersectional Identity Exploration; Sleep Management
Personal Interests and Hobbies: Being active in nature, surfing, volleyball, pickleball, connections with family and friends, walking the dogs, and witnessing creative talent
Language: English (receptive bilingual Spanish)
UC Affiliation: UC Santa Barbara Alumni