Crystal Collier PhD

Dr. Crystal Collier is an expert in adolescent brain development, prevention programming, parent coaching, addiction, family-of-origin work, and training new counselors. In 2020, she published her long-awaited neurodevelopmental prevention book, The NeuroWhereAbouts Guide, for parents and families who want to prevent youth high-risk behavior. In 2023, Dr. Collier published FOO Mapping: An 8-Week Journey to Map the Family of Origin Patterns That No Longer Serve You. In this workbook, readers will travel on a journey to uncover and understand how thinking, feeling, and behavioral patterns created in response to family-of-origin events create disharmony and dysfunction in adulthood. From a neurodevelopmental perspective, the journey will yield a graphic representation of FOO Buttons as well as an individualized plan for rewiring the brain. Inspired by students who love her online prevention program, she published a children's book series called Know Your Neuro: Adventures of a Growing Brain. In 2025, Dr. Collier and her youth author interns published Your Moves Matter: The Teen's Playbook for Smart Choices and Big Wins.