Kaneesha Craig is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) based in Illinois with 15 years of experience in mental health care.
01About Kaneesha
Kaneesha Craig is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) based in Illinois with 15 years of experience in mental health care. She offers a warm, down-to-earth approach that aims to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship or family concerns. Kaneesha emphasizes respect and collaboration so clients can make clear choices about change.
Her background includes work in hospital settings with people who have chronic mental illness and roles in community agencies supporting life transitions.
Background and approach
That range gives her experience with both crisis-focused care and longer-term adjustment work. Kaneesha uses practical strategies from cognitive behavioral therapy to address patterns of thinking and behavior. She also practices client-centered methods that prioritize the person’s perspective and goals.
Motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques are used when clients want direct help with making a change or setting clear short-term goals. Sessions tend to focus on skills you can use between meetings and small steps toward the outcomes you want. Kaneesha is comfortable addressing trauma, grief, addiction, attention concerns, parenting stress, and issues around intimacy and self-esteem.
She often helps people sort through communication problems, commitment worries, and caregiver fatigue. Her style is straightforward and supportive while encouraging personal responsibility. People who work with Kaneesha can expect a collaborative relationship that balances empathy with practical tools.
She supports clients in identifying manageable goals and tracking progress in real time.
02Credentials
- LCPC (Illinois)
- License 180005809 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1538319579 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Kaneesha lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Women's issues
Methods Kaneesha names
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
These are the methods Kaneesha names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
How Kaneesha’s Approaches Work Online
Client-centered therapy focuses on understanding each person’s experience and priorities. The therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and follows the client’s lead to build goals that feel meaningful and realistic. This approach is useful when someone needs a compassionate space to make sense of life changes.Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at the connection between thoughts, feelings, and actions. In online sessions Kaneesha helps people spot unhelpful thinking patterns and practice new behaviors or coping skills. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and problems with sleep or eating.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kaneesha will collaborate with clients to decide which methods fit their needs and preferences, and she adjusts the plan as goals evolve. That collaborative process aims to keep sessions focused and practical.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for a full-session conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions take less bandwidth and can fit a break at work. Live chat or messaging can be used for brief check-ins, quick problem-solving, or ongoing coaching between longer sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, or travel.
05Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does Kaneesha help with?
She works with concerns such as anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family worries, addiction, grief, self-esteem, parenting stress, and ADHD among others.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Kaneesha combines a client-centered, warm approach with practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and solution-focused methods to set and reach manageable goals.
How much experience does she bring?
She has 15 years of work in mental health, including hospital settings with chronically ill patients and community agency roles supporting life adjustments.
Where is she licensed and based?
Kaneesha is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with an Illinois LCPC credential and practices from Illinois.
Which languages are supported and can she work internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
She meets with people via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a therapy arrangement?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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