Janet Craig, LCSW - Therapist in Illinois

About Janet

Janet Craig is a licensed clinical social worker with 35 years of experience. She works with families and parents, especially those facing parenting challenges and teenage transitions. She also supports people dealing with grief, stress, anxiety, depression, and life changes.

Her style is calm and practical, aimed at helping busy parents find clearer steps forward. Janet listens closely and asks simple, direct questions to uncover what matters most. She uses techniques from acceptance and commitment therapy and mindfulness to help people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck.

Background and approach

She also draws from client-centered and solution-focused ideas to keep sessions grounded and goal-oriented. Her background includes work in child welfare, hospice, and school settings. That variety gives her experience with children, teens, older adults, and family systems.

She has spent decades supporting parents through behavior challenges, boundaries, and the emotional shifts that come as kids grow up. Janet offers bereavement and hospice-related counseling for families coping with loss. She understands how grief can isolate people and how having an outside listener can help sort feelings and practical needs.

Her approach balances empathy with concrete coping strategies. Sessions focus on what clients want to accomplish. Janet helps parents develop realistic plans, improve communication, and manage stress.

She emphasizes kindness, acceptance, and steady progress over time.

Approaches that fit family and parenting needs

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without being driven by them. It can help parents tolerate stress and act in line with their values during heated moments. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on warm listening and respect. That approach helps people feel heard and build confidence in their own solutions.

Janet approaches choice of method as a collaborative process. Together the therapist and client will look at the issues, goals, and what feels most useful. She may combine ACT or client-centered techniques with mindfulness or brief solution-focused tools to match a family's needs.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let families connect face to face when meeting in person is hard. Phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging allow shorter check-ins and support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit help into a busy family schedule while keeping work focused on usable skills and clearer communication.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Janet help with?

She works with parenting challenges, family issues, grief, stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, and related concerns listed in her profile.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is calm, practical, and listening-focused. She helps parents set goals and try straightforward steps between sessions.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She brings 35 years of social work, advocacy, and counseling experience across child welfare, hospice, and schools.

What credentials and location apply?

She is an LCSW - licensed clinical social worker - licensed in Illinois with license number IL LCSW 149-000531.

Which languages and international clients are supported?

Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.

What session formats are offered?

Sessions are available as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How does cost and payment work?

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

How do I begin working with her?

Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Family conflicts
Grief

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 35 years
Licensed: Illinois
Languages: English

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