About Craig
Craig McIntosh is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 24 years of practice. He works from Missouri and brings a calm, straightforward presence to sessions. Craig aims to make the first meeting feel encouraging so clients leave feeling hopeful about next steps.
He trained originally in anthropology and later earned a Master of Social Work. Craig has lived in St. Louis since 2004 and has long experience with individual and group work as well as couples.
Background and approach
He has also spent many years working with the U.S. Air Force as a social worker. Craig uses a mix of practical methods to address everyday problems.
He helps people manage anxiety, stress, depression, anger, and addictions. He also assists with relationship struggles, parenting challenges, and coping with life changes. When working with couples he draws on the Gottman Method and Imago Relationship Therapy to improve communication and repair connection.
For individual work he often uses Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and existential conversations to clarify values and choices. He has experience supporting people through family of origin issues, attachment and abandonment concerns, codependency, divorce and separation, and fatherhood questions. Craig also brings experience with domestic violence, anger management, and substance use recovery.
Sessions are offered in English and can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Craig aims to listen carefully and help people take practical steps that fit their life.
How Craig Uses Talk Therapies Online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and helping clients find their own direction. Sessions emphasize empathy and understanding so people feel heard and can explore what matters most to them.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions. It helps with anxiety, stress, and depression by teaching practical skills to change unhelpful thinking and behaviors.
The Gottman Method and Imago Relationship Therapy both aim to improve communication and strengthen connections between partners. They offer concrete exercises for listening, managing conflict, and rebuilding trust in relationships.
Choosing an approach is a joint process. Craig will talk with clients about their goals and preferences and suggest methods that fit their situation. He adjusts techniques over time so the work stays useful and grounded in daily life.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people meet face-to-face when a full conversation is needed. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or for a quicker check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging suit brief updates, coaching, or moments when typing feels easier. These options make it possible to fit therapy into busy routines and different life demands.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 24 years
- Licensed
- Missouri, Illinois
- Languages
- English
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