About Craig
Craig Salisbury is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) based in New Mexico with 20 years of experience. He focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, anger, bipolar disorder and depression. He also supports people facing life changes and struggles with addiction or relationship strain.
He aims to treat everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. Craig adapts conversations and therapy plans to fit each person's situation. He emphasizes practical steps people can take between sessions to cope and move forward.
How Craig works
Over two decades of work have given him experience with trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, and career-related concerns. He also addresses compassion fatigue, panic attacks, and multicultural or immigration-related stressors. He draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions and decision making.
Craig has worked with issues that arise from aging and geriatric matters, communication problems, natural or human-caused disasters, and separation after divorce. He assists with domestic violence effects, infidelity, and feelings of emptiness or isolation. Practical problem solving and steady support are central to his approach.
Sessions can be held in English or Spanish and are offered online in several formats. He accepts international clients and tailors his pace to match each person’s goals. Taking the first step can feel hard, and he aims to make it clearer and more manageable.
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
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
Also listed
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | LPCC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New Mexico |
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Online support options
Online approaches that guide remote care
Craig uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear steps and real-life skills. One approach emphasizes identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them against everyday evidence to reduce anxiety and depression symptoms. This helps people notice patterns and try new ways of thinking that can change mood and behavior.Another common approach centers on developing practical coping skills for intense emotions like anger, panic, or grief. Sessions include breathing and grounding strategies, planning small actions, and rehearsing ways to handle difficult moments. These techniques are useful for managing sudden panic attacks, compassion fatigue, or the ups and downs of mood disorders.
Finding the right mix of techniques is part of the work. Craig collaborates with each person to pick approaches that match their goals, values, and daily life. Together they adjust the plan as progress is made or needs shift, keeping the process flexible and goal-focused.
Online therapy offers real flexibility in how people meet and work together. Video calls let for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions require less bandwidth, and live chat or text messaging can be used for shorter check-ins or to fit therapy into a busy schedule. These options make it easier to keep continuity of care and to use therapy in ways that fit day-to-day life.
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