About Guileine
Guileine Kraft is a clinician with 14 years of experience who brings both medical and social work training to her practice. She holds an MD and is a Licensed Certified Social Worker in Maryland and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Florida. Guileine focuses on practical help for everyday struggles and bigger life stressors.
She works with people dealing with anxiety and depression and those facing grief, trauma, or addictions.
How Guileine works
She also helps with relationship and parenting challenges, low self-esteem, career strain, sleep problems, and managing anger. Sessions aim to be straightforward and geared toward real change. Guileine values using elements of a person’s culture and interests to make therapy relevant and engaging.
She often incorporates creative tools like music and the arts when they help someone connect with their goals. The approach is flexible and tailored to each individual’s background and needs. Her experience includes teaching and training other professionals in both in-person and online settings.
That background shapes how she explains things and partners with people in sessions. She emphasizes clear steps and practical strategies so progress is easier to recognize. People who prefer direct, culturally aware support may find her style a good fit.
Her work aims to guide individuals toward healthier routines, stronger coping skills, and clearer choices for their lives.
What Guileine works with
The areas below are the ones Guileine selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Registers | MD, LCSW-C, LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 14 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
Evidence-informed methods and online care
Guileine often draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that help people manage symptoms and build coping skills. One common approach focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them against real-life outcomes to reduce anxiety and improve mood. This method teaches practical ways to reframe thinking and try new behaviors that feel more effective. Another technique she uses emphasizes building concrete routines and problem-solving steps to address sleep issues, anger, or daily stress. This approach breaks problems into small actions so progress is easier to track and sustain. A third strand involves bringing a client’s cultural interests, like music and the arts, into sessions to increase engagement and make interventions feel personally meaningful. Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Guileine will work with each person to match techniques to their goals, preferences, and daily life. Together they decide what to try first and adjust the plan as progress unfolds. Online formats offer practical benefits for getting consistent care. Video calls let people use visual cues and face-to-face conversation when that helps. Phone sessions can be less demanding on bandwidth and easier to fit into a short break. Live chat or text-based messaging is useful for quick check-ins, ongoing support, and staying connected between fuller sessions. These options make it easier to maintain momentum and fit therapy into a busy schedule.Start online instead of waiting
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