About Craig
Dr. Craig Landry is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, low self-esteem, and depression. He speaks plainly and meets people where they are.
He aims to make the first steps feel more manageable for those who are nervous about beginning therapy. He draws on 27 years of experience working in California and tailors conversations to each person's needs. Sessions focus on concrete goals and practical steps, not vague theory.
Background and approach
The emphasis is on helping people feel steadier day to day and building skills they can use between meetings. Dr. Landry uses a mix of approaches depending on the issue.
He blends client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thinking and try different behaviors. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused tools help when someone needs a push toward change or wants clear short-term goals. He also has experience addressing trauma and abuse with methods that prioritize safety and pacing.
Additional areas he attends to include caregiver stress, chronic illness or pain, codependency, communication problems, and concerns common to veterans and first responders. Sessions are conducted in English and offered through a variety of online formats. The practice works with people facing major life changes, grief, guilt, or midlife transitions and supports those seeking to clarify purpose or rebuild confidence.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person's experience. The therapist offers empathy and reflects what the person shares to help clarify feelings and priorities. This approach can be helpful for anyone who needs a calm space to talk through a problem.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It uses clear, step-by-step exercises to test beliefs and try different behaviors, which can reduce anxiety and lift mood. CBT works well for stress, anxiety, and depression when people want practical tools.
Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, and then recommend a mix of methods. That plan can change as progress is made or new issues emerge, and decisions are made together throughout treatment.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit into daily life. Video lets people use visual cues for deeper conversation, phone calls can require less bandwidth, and messaging allows short check-ins or reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to schedule regular work without long commutes and help people stay consistent with the plan.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 27 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English