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- Couples work
- 12-Step recovery
- Parent coaching
About Craig
LCSW in Missouri and Illinois with 24 years of clinical experience, Craig McIntosh works with individuals and couples on stress, anxiety, relationships, parenting, anger, depression, addictions, and LGBT concerns. He holds a Master of Social Work from New Mexico State University and has a background that includes long experience with 12-Step recovery and military social work. Craig is also certified to provide licensure supervision in Missouri and Illinois.
Craig describes a direct, practical style in sessions. He listens first, then helps people set clear goals they can act on. He uses approaches such as Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), the Gottman Method for couples, Imago Relationship Therapy, and existential conversations about life’s larger questions.
He has worked with domestic abuse and anger management issues and has extensive experience supporting men with fatherhood, relationships, masculinity, and related concerns. His work with addiction includes a solid grounding in 12-Step recovery and sober-living principles.
Craig also offers parent coaching to help caregivers get better outcomes with their children and to reduce daily stress at home. He can take a straightforward, serious, or lightly humorous tone depending on what will help a person engage and make progress.
Clients are guided to practical steps and clearer patterns of thinking and behavior. He draws on multiple evidence-based methods and on long experience in community and military settings to help people move forward. To begin, prospective clients follow the site's matching and scheduling process.
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How Craig’s approaches work in online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and following what the client says is most important. Sessions emphasize understanding experiences and building goals from the client's perspective, useful for stress, parenting, and relationship concerns.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It uses practical exercises and homework to change unhelpful thinking patterns and reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression.
The Gottman Method helps couples learn concrete skills for communicating and resolving conflict. It centers on learning to listen and speak in ways that rebuild connection and reduce repeated arguments.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Craig will talk with each person or couple about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. He collaborates on a plan and adjusts methods as progress is made.
Session formats are not detailed in the source biography, so confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, reduce travel time, and allow shorter or more frequent check-ins when needed. Licensed professionals can also use different session rhythms to match work schedules and parenting demands, helping therapy fit into everyday life rather than requiring major schedule changes.
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Areas of expertise
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Experience
24+ years
Listed in
Missouri, Illinois
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does he address?
He works with stress, anxiety, relationship and parenting issues, anger, depression, addictions, and LGBT concerns. Additional focus areas include abandonment, attachment, codependency, and family-origin problems.
Which therapeutic approaches does he use?
He uses Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) alongside relationship methods such as the Gottman Method and Imago Relationship Therapy. He also engages in existential conversations when clients raise big life questions.
How much clinical experience is represented?
He has 24 years of experience working with individuals, couples, and groups in community and military settings.
What are his credentials and where is he based?
Craig is an LCSW licensed in Illinois and Missouri and practices from Missouri. He also holds a Master of Social Work from New Mexico State University.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does he work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are costs and payments handled?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What is the process to start working together?
Choose the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the site's scheduling flow.
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