The Friendship Care Space:
Supporting Clients In Building Lasting, Healthy Connections
Presented by
Kristyn Crowder, LMFT
When and Where
Friday October 10th, 2025
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
United Way
50 Waugh Dr, Houston, TX 77007
Workshop Description:
The Friendship Care Space is a thoughtful and real world workshop for mental health professionals who want to better support clients in navigating their friendships. Friendships are a key part of emotional well-being, but they’re often overlooked in therapy. This session brings friendship into focus, highlighting how connection, identity, and communication show up in the therapeutic space.
You’ll walk away with tools to help clients reflect on the quality of their friendships, process friendship loss, and build relationships that feel safe, mutual, and emotionally supportive. We’ll also explore culturally responsive ways to talk about friendship and mental health, especially for clients whose social connections are shifting through life transitions.
By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
1. Identify the key elements of a healthy friendship and their impact on emotional well-being.
2. Help clients explore their identity and how it shows up in their friendships.
3. Use Narrative Therapy, EFT, and Solution-Focused strategies to support friendship work in session.
4. Discuss culturally responsive ways to support clients through friendship loss, life transitions, and connection-building.
About Our Presenter:
Kristyn Crowder is a Marriage and Family Therapist and the owner of Relationship Care Space, a private practice based in Katy, Texas. She specializes in individual and relationship therapy, creating space for clients to build emotional safety, strengthen communication, and connect more deeply in their relationships. Kristyn is making her mark in the area of friendship and friendship therapy, supporting clients as they navigate the complexities of making, keeping, and sometimes grieving friendships. In addition to her clinical work, she leads workshops and speaks on topics such as friendship, self-care, and the role of connection in mental health.
