Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Depression
How Craig works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Missouri, Illinois
- Years in practice
- 24
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Craig
Craig McIntosh is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 24 years of practice. He holds licenses in Missouri and Illinois and combines clinical experience with practical life experience to help people navigate difficult moments. He aims to make the first meeting feel encouraging and worthwhile.
Sessions are straightforward and focused on what the client wants to change. He listens for what matters most and helps turn those goals into concrete steps.
Background and approach
Craig draws on approaches such as client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, and the Gottman Method for relationship concerns. He also brings experience with addiction recovery, anger management, and domestic abuse matters. He offers guidance around parenting, fatherhood, blended family issues, and problems tied to family of origin.
His style can shift from direct and practical to reflective and warm depending on the moment. Clients may encounter honest feedback, goal-focused strategy, or deeper conversations about values and meaning. He values helping people regain momentum and feel more hopeful about change.
Craig practiced social work for the U.S. Air Force for twelve years and has additional experience supervising clinicians toward licensure. He completed a bachelor’s degree in anthropology and a Master of Social Work in 1997.
He provides sessions from Missouri and conducts them in English.
What Craig works with
Everything Craig lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Craig's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- 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
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
Approaches Craig lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online options
Craig uses client-centered methods to create a listening space where the client's priorities guide each session. This approach helps people set goals and make choices that fit their own values and needs.He also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect, and then builds practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. CBT can be useful for anxiety, anger, and depression when clients want clear tools and homework to practice between sessions.
The Gottman Method is another approach he uses for relationship work, focused on improving communication, rebuilding trust, and strengthening connection through specific behavioral skills.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. He will talk with clients about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, and then try approaches that fit. That collaborative process helps shape session plans and next steps.
Online therapy with him is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video sessions are useful for in-depth conversations and skill practice. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a workday. Live chat or text messaging can be a shorter check-in or a way to keep momentum between longer sessions. These options make it easier to work on stress, anger, relationships, or recovery from different locations and schedules.
Questions people ask about Craig
What concerns does Craig help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting challenges, anger, depression, addictions, LGBT issues, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
His approach is down-to-earth and adaptable. He can be direct and practical one day, and reflective and curious the next, based on what the client needs.
What is his background and experience?
He has 24 years of practice, including twelve years as a social worker for the U.S. Air Force, and experience leading licensure supervision.
What credentials and location does he have?
He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with licenses in Illinois and Missouri and provides services from Missouri.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.