About Craig
Craig Johnson is a licensed mental health counselor who brings 40 years of professional experience to his work. He helps people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, eating concerns, and life changes in plain, direct language. He emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and a compassionate approach in sessions.
Craig focuses on practical steps clients can use between visits. He tailors conversations and plans to each person's situation and goals. That can mean short skills practice, creating routines, or setting small behavior goals to reduce impulsivity and cravings.
Background and approach
Many people seek him out for help with gambling and gaming issues, ADHD-related challenges, panic attacks, and social anxiety. He also supports those dealing with abandonment, attachment concerns, guilt, shame, loneliness, and questions about life purpose or money stress. Craig trained and practices as a licensed mental health counselor in New York.
Over four decades he has worked in varied settings and learned to match methods to the person in front of him rather than use a one-size-fits-all approach. Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented. Craig will listen first, help you name what matters most, and then work with you on steps that fit your life and schedule.
He aims to make each session useful and manageable for people juggling busy days. To begin, he asks clients to describe their problem and what they hope to change. From there he builds a plan that balances practical tools with time to reflect and process feelings.
How therapeutic methods translate to online care
Craig uses evidence-based approaches that focus on practical change. One common method helps people learn specific skills to manage anxiety and panic attacks, such as breathing and grounding techniques and stepwise exposure to feared situations. These techniques teach skills that can be practiced between sessions to reduce immediate distress.Another approach targets addictive behaviors like gambling and gaming. It concentrates on identifying triggers, building alternative routines, and adding small habit changes to interrupt impulsive cycles. That work often includes problem-solving around money and daily structure.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Craig will listen to your goals and preferences, explain options in plain language, and adjust the plan as you try methods and give feedback. The therapist and client decide together which techniques fit best for current concerns and life demands.
Online therapy with Craig is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for a fuller conversation and visual cues, while phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging are helpful for quick updates, between-session coaching, or when typing feels easier than talking. These formats make it easier to fit counseling into work, school, or family routines.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Eating disorders
Also works with
- Experience
- 40 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English