Janet Craig, LCSW

Janet Craig is an Illinois licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 35 years of practice. She works with adults on common life pressures like stress, anxiety, grief, parenting challenges, and anger. Her experience spans child welfare, hospice, and school settings, and she helps people sort through what causes them pain and what they can do next.

She often supports parents, including those with teenagers, who are trying to manage shifting relationships and everyday family stress. As a bereavement counselor she has worked with people coping with loss and the practical and emotional aftermath that follows. Janet describes grief as something that can feel isolating - she helps people name what they are feeling and find steady ways to carry on.

Her style centers on listening carefully and helping clients set realistic goals they choose. She uses practical tools to build coping skills and improve communication. Sessions focus on straightforward strategies rather than jargon, with an emphasis on small changes that make daily life easier.

Janet incorporates approaches from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy to guide sessions. She encourages clients to notice what matters to them and to take steps that align with those values. The work is collaborative - she helps people try things, notice results, and adjust plans as needed.

Janet practices in Illinois and conducts sessions in English. She draws on long experience across settings to help clients handle anger, relationship strain, parenting stress, and life transitions in clear, practical ways.

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