About Craig
Craig Spiel is a psychologist licensed in Utah with nine years of professional experience. He helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, sleep difficulties, depression, and major life changes. He emphasizes practical steps and steady progress rather than quick fixes.
He starts by listening to each person's story and identifying strengths they already have. Craig treats clients as partners in the process and focuses on clear, manageable goals.
Background and approach
Sessions are straightforward and aimed at real-life problems like trouble sleeping, persistent worry, or recovering from a loss. When anxiety or stress feels constant, Craig uses simple techniques to reduce intensity and improve daily coping. For grief and loss he helps people make space for difficult feelings while finding ways to move forward.
For sleep problems he works on habits and small behavior changes that support better rest. Craig also addresses issues around communication, guilt and shame, forgiveness, self-worth, and finding purpose. He helps people talk through relationship patterns and practice new ways of interacting.
Work on self-love and life direction is practical and paced to each person's needs. Beginning therapy often feels scary, and Craig acknowledges that step. He guides people through the initial paperwork and matching so they can start with a clear plan.
Sessions can be scheduled to fit into busy lives and paced to match how fast someone wants to move.
Evidence-based approaches and online care that fit your life
Craig uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that emphasize clear steps and skills people can use right away. One common approach focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing them with real-world experiments to reduce worry and social anxiety. This helps people notice what makes anxiety rise and try different responses that work better over time.Another approach targets behaviors and daily routines, such as sleep schedules and activity planning. Changing small habits and tracking results often improves mood and energy. These techniques are useful for depression, sleep problems, and coping with life changes.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Craig listens to each person's goals, preferences, and how problems show up day to day, then suggests techniques to try. He checks in regularly and adjusts the plan so methods match what actually helps the client.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit varied schedules. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation, phone calls can be easier with low bandwidth, chat works for quick check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflections between sessions. These formats make it easier to get consistent support while balancing work, school, or family responsibilities.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
Also listed
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- Utah
- Languages
- English
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