Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Career difficulties
- Depression
How John works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Years in practice
- 20
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About John
John Craig is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with two decades of experience helping adults work through stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and related concerns. He practices in Florida and focuses on practical steps people can take to feel steadier in daily life. Clients meet a calm, nonjudgmental clinician who centers their experience.
Sessions are conversational and focused on immediate problems and goals. John draws on methods that help people change thoughts, manage strong emotions, and cope with loss or life transitions.
Background and approach
His background includes long experience with trauma, grief, panic, obsessive patterns, and addiction-related problems. That history gives him a toolkit for situations where symptoms interfere with work, relationships, sleep, or parenting. He also supports people navigating career shifts, caregiver strain, chronic illness, and anger concerns.
In session he uses approaches that are practical and relatable. He blends client-centered listening with techniques that help people test unhelpful thoughts, build new habits, and tell a clearer personal story. Motivational strategies are used when someone needs to find momentum for change.
John aims to help people identify small steps that make a difference. He works with each person at their own pace and adjusts methods to match their needs. The focus is on useful change rather than labels or jargon.
What John works with
Everything John lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in John's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Workplace issues
Approaches John lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on understanding the person’s experience and making the sessions about their needs. It helps when someone wants a supportive listener who shapes the work around their priorities.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people notice and test unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. It is often used for anxiety, depression, anger, and sleep or eating concerns because it targets practical patterns that keep problems going.
Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve focus. It can be useful alongside other approaches for stress, trauma reactions, and emotional regulation.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their goals, comfort level, and daily life. Sessions are adjusted over time based on what helps most.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video works well for deeper conversation and skills practice, phone calls suit lower-bandwidth needs, live chat can be useful for brief check-ins, and text messaging supports more frequent, shorter contact between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, and other commitments.
Questions people ask about John
What kinds of problems does John help people with?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, relationship and family concerns, anger, sleep and eating issues, ADHD, and related struggles.
What is his general therapy style?
His style is warm, nonjudgmental, and client-centered. Conversations focus on practical steps, coping skills, and examining thoughts that get in the way.
How much experience does he have?
He has 20 years of clinical experience working with adults across a range of mental health and life challenges.
What are his credentials and where is he based?
He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Florida and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are used for online work?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.