About Craig
Craig Kalman greets people facing stress, anxiety, grief, relationship challenges, and changes at work or home. He has 35 years of experience and aims to make the first steps feel manageable. Craig takes a relaxed, accepting approach so people can talk without feeling judged.
He brings long-term experience from large federal institutions and military settings. That background includes front-line crisis work after major events and supporting staff at many levels.
How Craig works
Those years shaped his focus on trauma, stress, and the stresses that come with repeated deployments and emergency response roles. In sessions he uses straightforward methods that help people make small, practical changes. He leans on client-centered listening, motivational interviewing to identify what matters, and cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful patterns.
Mindfulness and solution-focused work may be used when they fit the situation. Craig helps people who are coping with depression, bipolar concerns, panic, post-traumatic stress, and sleep or eating problems. He also supports those facing parenting or career stress, relationship and intimacy issues, and challenges tied to sexual orientation and identity.
His approach emphasizes collaboration. He works with each person to set clear goals, try doable steps between sessions, and measure what is helping. The tone is direct, practical, and steady for people seeking relief and clearer direction.
Craig practices in Texas and conducts sessions in English. He combines decades of hands-on experience with methods that focus on solving problems and easing daily burdens.
Craig lists 5 ways of working on the entry:
What Craig works with
The areas below are the ones Craig selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Training and background
| Registers | MD, LCPC, LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 35 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Texas |
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Online support options
Online approaches that fit your life
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding what matters most to the person. It helps when someone needs a nonjudgmental space to sort feelings and priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical steps to change patterns that feed anxiety or depression. Mindfulness Therapy trains attention and present-moment awareness to reduce reactivity and improve sleep, stress, and mood.Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods that match your needs, and adjust the plan based on what helps. That collaborative tracking makes it easier to focus on achievable changes rather than vague goals.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which provide flexible ways to stay connected. Video calls work well for full-session conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a good fit when bandwidth is limited or a quieter setting is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging offer quick check-ins or brief coaching during a busy day. These options make regular work on stress, trauma, relationships, and mood issues easier to fit into daily life.
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