- Stress and anxiety
- Addictions focus
- Life purpose concerns
About Craig
Craig Johnson is a New York Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 40 years of professional experience. He focuses on stress, anxiety, addictions, eating concerns, coping with life changes, and ADHD. He also works with issues related to abandonment, attachment, guilt and shame, and loneliness. Craig practices in English and is based in New York.
Clients can expect straightforward conversations about practical concerns. Craig listens for patterns that keep problems repeating and helps people try new ways of responding. Sessions commonly address impulse control, panic or social anxiety, and difficulties tied to money or gambling and gaming behaviors.
He draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to structure sessions and to set achievable goals. The therapist aims to shape each plan around what a person wants to change, not around jargon or labels. This includes checking how strategies are working and adjusting them if needed.
Craig’s background spans decades of clinical work in New York. That experience is used to recognize familiar traps, such as cycles of avoidance, shame-driven choices, or isolating behaviors. He emphasizes steady steps rather than large promises, and looks at both immediate coping skills and longer-term patterns.
People often come when a life change makes direction unclear, or when stress and urges feel overwhelming. He offers practical ways to manage anxiety, reduce compulsive behaviors, and explore questions about life purpose and priorities. To start, follow the site's booking flow and complete the short matching questionnaire.
How evidence-based approaches are used online
Craig uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on behavior change and emotional regulation. One common approach teaches concrete skills to manage anxiety and panic attacks, such as breath regulation and graded exposure to feared situations. These practices help people reduce immediate panic and regain confidence in daily activities.Another approach addresses addictive or impulsive behaviors by identifying triggers and building alternative responses. This involves mapping when urges occur, testing manageable changes, and tracking results over time to weaken unhelpful patterns. These methods are practical and goal-oriented, aimed at measurable steps rather than abstract promises.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will review needs, goals, and preferences together and adjust methods as progress is tracked. That collaborative process helps match techniques to what actually helps an individual feel more steady and make clearer decisions.
The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make sessions easier to fit into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time. Licensed professionals often use online sessions to maintain continuity after life changes, while adapting exercises so they work in the client’s everyday surroundings.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
40+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does he address?
He works with stress, anxiety, addictions, eating concerns, coping with life changes, and ADHD, plus related issues like attachment struggles, shame, and loneliness.
How does he approach feeling stuck?
He uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to identify repeating patterns and teach practical skills for managing urges, anxiety, and difficult emotions.
What is his background and experience?
Craig has 40 years of professional experience working in New York with a variety of behavioral and emotional concerns.
What are his credentials and where is he located?
He is a New York LMHC and practices in New York.
Can I work with him if I live outside the US?
International clients are not currently accepted; sessions are offered in English to people located where his practice serves.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.