Craig Johnson

Craig Johnson is a New York licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with 40 years of professional experience. He helps people who are feeling stuck by working on stress, anxiety, addictions, eating issues, coping with life changes, and ADHD. He also addresses concerns such as abandonment, attachment difficulties, guilt and shame, and questions about life purpose.

In sessions he focuses on direct conversation and practical steps. He listens for patterns that keep a person feeling stuck, and then talks through concrete ways to change those patterns. For people struggling with impulsivity, gambling or gaming issues, he pays particular attention to decision moments and the impulses that lead there.

His work combines well-established, evidence-based therapeutic techniques with straightforward talk and planning. He adapts the conversation to each person's situation while keeping the focus on skills and small experiments to try between sessions. Money and financial stress are treated as part of the picture rather than separate problems.

Craig draws on four decades of client work to recognize common traps people fall into when making life changes. He helps identify unhelpful thinking, manage panic or social anxiety symptoms, and reduce isolation. The aim is to look for practical adjustments that can reduce distress and open more everyday choices.

People who book a first session will complete a short matching questionnaire to start. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and scheduling begins after the initial match step.

How evidence-based techniques are used in online sessions

Craig draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on changing unhelpful thinking and behavior. Cognitive-style approaches identify thought patterns that feed anxiety or shame and teach steps to test and shift those thoughts. These methods can be useful for panic, social anxiety, and persistent worry.

Behavioral strategies are used to address addictions and impulsivity. That work breaks down triggers, builds alternative responses, and sets manageable experiments to reduce risky behavior. For issues like gambling or gaming problems this approach emphasizes decision points and small habit changes.

Finding the right mix of techniques is part of the work. He collaborates with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, preferences, and daily life. Together they check what helps and adjust the plan as progress or obstacles appear.

Confirm the available session formats before booking because the biography does not list specific options. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a weekday break or a quiet hour at home, reduce travel time, and allow more consistent follow-up. Talk-based sessions can work without video when someone prefers a shorter check-in or lower bandwidth, while video sessions let the therapist observe body language and rapport more directly.