Craig McIntosh, LCSW

Craig McIntosh is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed to practice in both Missouri and Illinois, bringing 24 years of clinical experience working with individuals, couples, and groups. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Anthropology from Texas A&M University in 1992 and a Master of Social Work from New Mexico State University in 1997, and has made St. Louis his home since 2004. He is also certified to provide licensure supervision in both Missouri and Illinois, supporting clinicians pursuing their own professional credentials.

Craig approaches therapy with a blend of practical skill and personal commitment. He aims to help people feel supported, encouraged, and appreciated from the very first meeting, and he focuses on creating momentum and hope so clients leave looking forward to the next session. His work spans a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting challenges, anger, addictions, LGBT issues, and coping with life changes. He also addresses more specific areas such as abandonment and attachment issues, blended family dynamics, codependency, commitment and control difficulties, dependent personality patterns, divorce and separation, domestic violence, drug and alcohol addiction, family of origin issues, fatherhood concerns, forgiveness, and feelings of guilt or shame.

Craig has substantial experience with 12-Step recovery and respects the demands and rewards of sober living. He is a Gottman Level I Certified couples counselor and uses approaches that help partners relearn how to listen, talk, and reconnect. He offers parent coaching to help caregivers get more enjoyment and better results from their relationships with children, and he is comfortable engaging in existential conversations about life’s larger questions. His background includes many years addressing domestic abuse and anger management, and he has extensive experience working with men on issues related to relationships, fatherhood, masculinity, and abuse. For the past twelve years he has served as a social worker with the U.S. Air Force.

In his clinical work Craig draws from a range of evidence-based approaches, including client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), existential therapy, the Gottman Method, Imago relationship therapy, mindfulness therapy, and motivational interviewing. He adjusts his style to meet each person’s needs - direct when helpful, empathetic when needed, serious or lighthearted as the moment requires - while listening for what matters most and helping clients translate goals into real change. He looks forward to hearing from you.