About Craig
Craig McIntosh is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 24 years of clinical experience who holds licenses in Missouri and Illinois.
Background and approach
He trained in anthropology at Texas A&M University and earned a Master of Social Work from New Mexico State University, then built a career supporting individuals, couples, and groups in areas such as stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship concerns, parenting, and coping with life changes.
His work also addresses specific issues like abandonment, attachment struggles, blended family dynamics, codependency, domestic violence, and fatherhood concerns. Clients encounter a practitioner who combines evidence-based methods with practical life experience, offering straightforward empathy and a range of therapeutic styles from cognitive behavioral techniques to relational models like the Gottman Method and Imago therapy.
He brings knowledge of 12-Step recovery, anger management, and existential conversation to help people clarify values and find momentum. Based in Missouri, he is available in English and provides licensure supervision in both states, approaching each session with the aim of helping clients feel supported, hopeful, and ready to make meaningful change.
Approach-Focused Online Therapy and Practical Support
Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental stance where the therapist listens deeply and helps clients discover their own goals and solutions; this approach is useful for stress, life transitions, and building motivation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, offering concrete skills for anxiety, depression, and anger management. The Gottman Method helps couples improve communication, rebuild connection, and resolve conflict through structured exercises and practical tools.Choosing the right approach is often part of the therapeutic conversation rather than a fixed decision from the start. The therapist will collaborate with each client to determine which methods best match their concerns, goals, and personal preferences, adjusting the plan as progress unfolds.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for varied schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives, maintain continuity of care when schedules shift, and access support from home or another convenient location.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
Also works with
- 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