Meet Crystal Consonery | Faith-Based Trauma Healing Specialist & Brain Health Educator

We had the good fortune of connecting with Crystal Consonery and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Crystal, can you walk us through the thought-process of starting your business?
Starting my own business wasn’t just a career decision, it was a calling. I kept seeing the same need repeatedly, women who were functioning on the outside, but silently struggling on the inside. I knew God had given me both the compassion and the competency to help women heal in a way that was practical, empowering, and faith centered.
My thought process was simple, if I could create a safe space where women could learn emotional wellness tools, understand how trauma impacts the brain, and reconnect with God’s purpose for their lives, healing would no longer feel out of reach. I wanted to build something that wasn’t just a service, but a movement toward restoration.

What should our readers know about your business?
My business is rooted in one mission: helping people heal, grow, and reclaim the life God intended for them, emotionally, spiritually, and practically. I’m the Founder of Reclaim Wellness Institute and through this platform I serve women through trauma-informed coaching, faith-based counseling support and personal development education.

What truly sets me apart is that I don’t believe healing has to be shallow, rushed, or performative. I’ve built my work at the intersection of faith + neuroscience + compassionate support, because I’ve seen what happens when women are told to “just pray harder” without being given tools to understand what their brain and nervous system have been carrying for years. I don’t just motivate people, I educate, equip, and walk alongside them with a framework that’s both practical and deeply personal. Healing isn’t a trend for me, it’s a calling.

I’m most proud of the fact that my work creates real transformation. I’ve had the honor of watching women who once felt broken, ashamed, emotionally exhausted, and stuck in survival mode begin to breathe again. I’ve watched clients rebuild self-worth, set boundaries, rediscover joy, strengthen their faith, and finally stop blaming themselves for wounds they never deserved. That type of impact never gets old, and it fuels me.

Business-wise, I didn’t get here overnight. My journey has been built over more than 30 years of training, development, leadership, and service. I earned degrees in business and education and went on to earn my PhD in Biblical Counseling, along with certifications in areas like trauma psychology and positive psychology. But beyond credentials, what brought me to this point was a deep awareness that healing requires more than information, it requires safe support, spiritual grounding, and strategy.

And no, it wasn’t easy. I’ve had seasons where I was building with limited resources, carrying big vision, and trying to figure out how to make it sustainable. I’ve experienced the challenges that come with being a woman leading, serving, and building, and doing it with excellence. I’ve had to learn how to balance the heart of service with the reality of structure, pricing, systems, and consistency. My biggest breakthroughs came when I stopped seeing business as just something I do and started seeing it as something I steward.

When challenges came, I overcame by doing three things: staying anchored in purpose, staying teachable, and staying consistent. I learned how to pivot without quitting. I learned how to build systems. I learned how to honor rest. And I learned how to keep going even when the results weren’t immediate, because I knew the mission was bigger than me.

Some of the biggest lessons I’ve learned along the way are:
• You can’t build sustainably without boundaries
• Your gift needs structure
• Vision without strategy leads to burnout
• Healing work requires emotional integrity not perfection
• Impact matters, but capacity matters too

What I want the world to know about me and my brand is simple:
I’m not here to sell an image, I’m here to help people reclaim their lives.

My story is one of resilience, faith, and purpose. I’ve built what I built because I believe deeply that women deserve to heal in a way that honors their faith and their brain. They deserve spaces where strength isn’t demanded, performance isn’t rewarded, and pain isn’t minimized. My brand is for the women who have carried too much for too long and are ready to finally be supported.

At the end of the day, my work isn’t about trends or titles. It’s about transformation.
And I’m honored to be a guide on that journey.

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
If my best friend came to Atlanta for a week and I wanted her to have the best time ever, I’d give her the full experience, Atlanta style: great food, beautiful scenery, culture, and just the right amount of nightlife. We’d start the trip with a warm welcome brunch at a favorite local spot like Buttermilk Kitchen or The Breakfast Club, then head to Piedmont Park for a relaxed walk and that classic Midtown people-watching moment. That first night would be all about Southern flavor and grown-up vibes, dinner at South City Kitchen, followed by a cozy lounge where we could catch up and laugh until our stomachs hurt.

The next few days would include what I consider Atlanta essentials: a full Beltline day with stops at Ponce City Market and Krog Street Market for the food, the art, and the energy that makes the city feel alive. I’d also make sure we take in the deeper side of Atlanta, visiting the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park and the Sweet Auburn district, because Atlanta isn’t just fun, it’s meaningful. For a little culture and creativity, we’d visit the High Museum or catch a live show. And because Atlanta is truly a “city in the forest,” I’d plan at least one day for the Atlanta Botanical Garden and a relaxing outdoor moment near the Chattahoochee River, just to slow down and breathe.

Of course, we’d do a Buckhead day too, shopping, cute cafés, maybe even a spa stop, and end it with a rooftop dinner where the views feel like a celebration. Then I’d finish the week with something playful and memorable, maybe the World of Coca-Cola, Zoo Atlanta, or one of Atlanta’s quirky hidden gems, followed by a final slow Sunday brunch to wrap up the trip with gratitude and ease. What I love most about Atlanta is that it lets you experience everything in one week: history, elegance, creativity, nature, and fun. It’s a city with flavor and soul, and if you do it right, you leave feeling like you’ve lived a whole movie.

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
Without a doubt, my biggest shoutout goes to my mother. She is one of the most influential forces in my life, not just because she loved me, but because she believed in me long before I fully believed in myself.

Growing up, she always had a way of speaking hope into me. She saw potential in me even when I was still trying to find my place in the world. One of the gifts she gave me that I will never forget is how she encouraged me to read, not just for school, but for life. As a child, she constantly pushed me to explore books and ideas that took me beyond what I saw every day. She reminded me that the world was bigger than my neighborhood, bigger than my circumstances, and bigger than whatever limitations other people tried to place on me.

Through books, she taught me how to dream. Through her words, she taught me how to believe. And through her steady encouragement, she taught me that I didn’t have to wait for permission to become who God created me to be.

So yes, if there’s anyone who deserves recognition in my story, it’s my mom. Her love, her guidance, and her unwavering belief in me helped lay the foundation for everything I’ve built and everything I’m still becoming.

Website: http://www.thedrcrystalc.com/

Instagram: @doctorcrystal

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/crystal-m-consonery-ph-d-9918634/

Facebook: Dr. Crystal M. Consonery

Youtube: @drcrystsalconsonery

Image Credits
Photo Credits – Aerial Consonery-Butler