Janet Craig, LCSW

Janet Craig, LCSW, brings 35 years of social work and counseling experience to her practice. She offers calm, practical support for stress, anxiety, grief, parenting challenges, and midlife transitions. Her style is warm and down-to-earth, with careful listening and straightforward guidance aimed at helping people take small, realistic steps forward.

Janet has worked in child welfare, hospice, and schools. That range of settings shaped her ability to respond to hard moments like loss, caregiver strain, and chronic illness. She often helps parents who are adjusting to teenage years and the shifting demands that come with family life.

Her sessions focus on what a person wants to achieve. Conversations look at thoughts, feelings, and daily routines to find manageable changes. Janet emphasizes acceptance, respect, and kindness while helping people build coping skills and improve communication.

Grief work is a notable part of her background. She supports people sorting through loss and the practical aftermath that follows. Janet helps clients name what feels overwhelming and find ways to move through it at their own pace.

She also works with issues such as self-esteem, relationship struggles, sleep problems, and life-purpose questions. Janet draws on approaches like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, client-centered listening, mindfulness, and solution-focused strategies to tailor sessions to each person’s needs.

Approaches that guide online work

Janet uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice their thoughts and choose actions that align with their values. ACT is useful for anxiety, stress, and moving through life changes without getting stuck on difficult feelings.

She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which focuses on listening closely and following the person's lead. That approach helps people feel heard and develop their own solutions at their own pace.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Janet will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has helped or not helped in the past. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Confirm available session options before booking since formats are not specified in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, such as arranging meetings around work, avoiding travel time, or choosing a shorter check-in when days are tight. It also allows consistent contact during major transitions like midlife changes, caregiving episodes, or after a loss, so therapeutic work can continue alongside everyday responsibilities.