Philip Craig, AASW

Philip Craig is an AASW social worker with five years of professional experience. He helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression and relationship and intimacy concerns. He aims to create a respectful and compassionate space for honest conversation.

Philip works in a straightforward, practical way. He listens first, then tailors sessions to what each person needs. That might mean focusing on immediate coping skills, looking at patterns that keep problems going, or building confidence and motivation for change.

His background includes support for people who have experienced trauma and abuse and those facing grief, caregiver strain, chronic illness or addiction. He also addresses attachment and abandonment concerns, ADHD, and body image issues. Philip pays attention to how past experiences shape current behaviour and relationships.

Sessions draw on a mix of approaches. Philip uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and act on them, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts, and Attachment-Based ideas to improve connection and boundaries. He adapts techniques to suit each person rather than following a single method.

Philip aims to help people build practical skills for day-to-day life. He supports planning small steps, practising new responses, and tracking progress. Taking the first step can feel hard, and he offers steady support through that process.

Approaches that guide online work and decision making

Philip draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in his work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters to them and take small actions that match those values, useful for anxiety, stress, and motivation problems. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life experiments to reduce symptoms like worry and low mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Philip will work together with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, preferences and everyday life. That may mean combining techniques, trying an approach for a few sessions, and adjusting as progress is discussed.

Please confirm current session options before booking because specific formats are not listed in the profile. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so people can use a lunch break or a quieter window at home. Therapists and appropriately qualified professionals can use different methods online to practise skills, use worksheets, and set manageable actions between sessions.