Craig McIntosh
Experienced LCSW focused on relationships and recovery
LCSW Missouri
- Experience
- 24 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Parenting
- Approaches
- Gottman Method, Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Craig
Craig McIntosh is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 24 years of practice. He holds an MSW from New Mexico State University and has worked in Missouri since 2004.
Background and approach
Craig brings direct, down-to-earth care and aims to make the first session feel supportive and hopeful. He draws on a range of approaches to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, anger, and addiction.
He also supports those dealing with relationship strain, parenting challenges, and life transitions. Craig has experience with domestic abuse, fatherhood issues, and recovery work informed by 12-Step traditions.
Craig uses tools from the Gottman Method to help couples relearn listening and connection, and he blends that with Client-Centered and Cognitive Behavioral techniques. He can be straightforward, warm, or humorous depending on what a person needs in the moment.
His style focuses on practical steps people can try between sessions. He also offers parent coaching to help caregivers get more out of their relationships with their children and to reduce daily stress.
Craig welcomes conversations about attachment, abandonment, blended family questions, codependency, and forgiveness. He is comfortable addressing the emotional work around divorce, separation, and family of origin concerns.
Craig maintains licensure in Missouri and Illinois as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW. He has spent many years working with men around masculinity and fatherhood, and he has twelve years of experience as a social worker for the U.S.
Air Force. If someone prefers straightforward guidance with practical tools, Craig may be a good match.
How Craig Uses Relationship and Cognitive Approaches Online
Craig draws on the Gottman Method to help couples rebuild listening and connection. That approach focuses on concrete skills for communication and managing conflict, which can be practiced in sessions and between meetings.He also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which centers on listening closely and following the person's priorities. This helps people feel heard and supported while they decide what changes to try. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is used to spot and shift patterns of thought and behavior tied to anxiety, depression, or anger.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Craig will discuss goals and preferences and then recommend techniques to try together. He adjusts methods as people report what helps and what does not, so the plan evolves with the client's needs.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversations and practicing communication skills, while phone sessions can fit a busy schedule or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text work well for brief check-ins, homework review, and timely support between sessions. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into daily life.
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Experience
24+ years
Licensed in
Missouri, Illinois
Languages
English