Craig McIntosh , LCSW

Craig McIntosh is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 24 years of experience working with individuals, couples, and groups. He holds an LCSW - a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential - and is licensed in both Missouri and Illinois. His academic background includes 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. He has lived in St. Louis since 2004 and is certified to provide licensure supervision in both Missouri and Illinois.

Craig brings extensive experience in addiction recovery, couples work, parenting support, and conversations about life’s larger questions. He is well versed in 12-Step recovery methods and is a Gottman Level I Certified couples counselor, skilled at helping partners relearn how to listen, talk, and reconnect. He also offers parent coaching to help caregivers get the best from their children and to restore more ease and enjoyment in family relationships. His practice includes work with domestic abuse, anger management, and issues many men face around relationships, fatherhood, and masculinity. He has spent the last twelve years serving as a social worker for the U.S. Air Force.

Drawing on a range of evidence-based practices, Craig adapts his style to each person and situation - at times direct, at times empathetic, serious, or lighthearted as needed. He listens for what matters most to each client and helps translate those priorities into real change and forward movement in their lives.

Approaches Craig McIntosh Uses and How Online Therapy Works

Craig uses client-centered therapy to create a respectful and compassionate space where clients lead the conversation and the therapist follows, helping people explore values, goals, and personal resources to cope with stress, anxiety, or life transitions. The Gottman Method is a structured approach he applies with couples to improve communication, rebuild connection, and address recurring conflict through skills-based work. He also brings existential therapy into sessions to help clients wrestle with big questions about meaning, responsibility, and life direction when facing major changes or losses.

Choosing the best approach is part of the therapeutic process. Craig collaborates with each client to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting techniques as progress unfolds so the work stays relevant and practical.

Online sessions offer flexibility in how therapy happens - via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging - making it easier to attend from different locations and schedules. These options allow clients to maintain continuity of care while balancing work, family, and other commitments, and they let licensed professionals tailor interactions to what feels most effective for each person.