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Craig Kalman is a licensed counselor with more than three decades of clinical experience.

01About Craig

Craig Kalman is a licensed counselor with more than three decades of clinical experience. He speaks plainly and listens closely to help people facing stress, anxiety, grief, relationship strain, and other life challenges. He works in Texas and brings a calm, accepting manner to conversations about difficult topics.

He spent many years at the National Institutes of Health, supporting a wide range of employees from researchers to support staff. That role included crisis counseling during major events in the Washington, D.C. area, which gave him hands-on experience with acute stress and trauma.

Background and approach

Later he worked with the Department of Defense and U.S. military personnel, addressing stress related to deployments and military life. In sessions he keeps a relaxed, nonjudgmental tone so people can talk openly. He uses motivational interviewing to focus conversations and client-centered methods to follow each person’s pace.

Practical cognitive behavioral techniques are applied when a person wants concrete steps to change thought patterns and behavior. Clients can expect a therapist who values clear, direct conversation and steady emotional support. Craig helps people set goals and try small, achievable changes between sessions.

He also addresses issues like sleep, eating, substance struggles, and career stress in straightforward ways. With 35 years of experience and the credentials MD, LCPC, and LPC, he draws on a long clinical background while adapting to each person’s needs. He aims to make the first steps easier and to work collaboratively toward better day-to-day coping.

02Credentials

LCPC (Maryland)
License LC2797 · expires January 2028
LPC (Texas)
License 77590 · expires June 2026
NPI
1477782506 · national provider identifier

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03Focus areas and approaches

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Methods Craig names

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04Online support

How Craig’s Methods Work Online

Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s needs and priorities. The therapist listens without judgment and follows the client’s lead to help clarify goals and feelings. This approach is useful when someone needs space to talk through grief, relationship stress, or general anxiety.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. Online CBT sessions include identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and practicing small behavioral changes between meetings. This method often helps with anxiety, depression, panic attacks, and sleep or eating concerns.

Finding the right approach is a joint process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, try different techniques, and adapt the plan as needed. That collaboration helps match methods to what feels workable and effective for the individual.

Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited, live chat offers shorter real-time check-ins, and text-based messaging supports ongoing notes or questions between meetings. These options give flexibility so people can use the format that best suits their schedule and comfort.

05Questions people ask

What concerns does he address?

He helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar issues, grief, addictions, and relationship or intimacy-related problems. He also works with trauma, post-traumatic stress, panic attacks, and adjustment to major life changes.

What is his therapeutic style?

Sessions are relaxed and client-centered, with an emphasis on listening first. He also uses motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioral techniques to guide practical change.

What experience does he bring?

He has 35 years of professional counseling experience, including long-term roles at the National Institutes of Health and work with the Department of Defense and military populations.

What credentials and location are listed?

He holds MD, LCPC, and Texas LPC credentials and practices in Texas.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.

How is cost handled?

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

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