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Kaneesha Craig

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Kaneesha Craig, LCPC

Illinois

Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor - Relationships and Anger

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Key details

  • CredentialsLCPC
  • LicenseLCPC, Illinois / 180005809
  • NPI1538319579
  • Experience15 years
  • LanguagesEnglish
  • LocationIllinois

About

  • Client-Centered Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Motivational Interviewing

About Kaneesha

Kaneesha Craig is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) in Illinois with 15 years of experience. She works with adults on concerns such as relationship problems, trauma and abuse, stress, anxiety, grief, addictions, parenting strain, and anger. Kaneesha uses straightforward talk and practical strategies in sessions.

She has experience across settings from hospital-based work with people who have chronic mental illness to community agency roles helping people adjust to life changes. That range gives her a sense of what works in short-term and longer-term situations. She emphasizes respect for the person while encouraging them to take responsibility for behaviors that affect daily life.

Her approach blends Client-Centered principles with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. In practice that means listening first, then helping people test and change thought and behavior patterns that keep problems going. Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused techniques are used when someone needs help deciding on goals or taking small, achievable steps.

Sessions focus on concrete skills such as managing stress, improving communication, addressing sleep and eating issues, and responding differently when anger or resentment builds. Kaneesha also helps with career transitions, coping after loss, and concerns related to ADHD and bipolar disorder.

She works collaboratively with each person to set realistic goals and measure progress. Sessions are practical and action-oriented, aimed at everyday changes that make life run more smoothly. Kaneesha accepts international clients and conducts work in English.

How sessions work

How her approaches shape online work

Kaneesha uses Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as core approaches. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and building a respectful working relationship, which helps when someone needs to talk through anger or relationship strain. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors, which is useful for managing stress, anxiety, sleep, eating, and anger reactions.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the first sessions. She collaborates with each person to choose techniques that match their goals and preferences. That means deciding together whether to focus on skill-building, short-term problem solving, or more gradual behavior change.

Confirm the specific online session formats before booking because the biography does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Those practical benefits often help people stay consistent with appointments and apply new skills between sessions.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseSelf esteemCoping with life changes

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsLGBTGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesBlended family issuesCancerCaregiver issues and stressCommitment issuesCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesPrejudice and discriminationSelf-harmSelf-loveWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Motivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

15+ years

Listed in

Illinois

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of issues does she address?

Kaneesha works with relationship problems, trauma and abuse, stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, parenting concerns, anger, and related issues listed in her profile.

What is her therapeutic style?

Her style is person-centered and practical. She listens first, then uses CBT, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused methods to set goals and change behavior.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 15 years of experience working in hospital and community agency settings with a wide range of clients.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) licensed in Illinois and practices with that credential.

Which languages are supported and can international clients work with her?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

Please confirm current session options before booking since the original biography does not list specific formats.

How does pricing work?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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