Philip Craig, AASW

Philip Craig is an AASW counsellor with five years' professional experience. He supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression and relationship concerns. He also helps those coping with trauma, self-esteem struggles, compassion fatigue, addiction and life changes. Philip aims to make first steps feel manageable and respectful.

Philip uses straightforward conversation to work out what matters to each person. Sessions focus on practical steps and clearer thinking rather than jargon. He tailors discussions and plans to fit each person's situation and goals.

Many clients bring issues linked to attachment, abandonment or communication problems. Philip draws on approaches that address these patterns and how they affect relationships and daily life. He also supports people with ADHD, body image concerns, chronic illness and grief as part of broader care.

The style in sessions is collaborative and down-to-earth. Philip listens, reflects back what he hears and offers tools a person can try between meetings. He pays attention to values, coping skills and building small, sustainable changes.

Philip works in Australia and conducts sessions in English. People who are exploring career changes, parenting strain, intimacy questions or coping with serious health challenges will find a practical, compassionate approach designed to help them move forward.

How Philip uses therapy approaches online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice what matters to them and take concrete steps toward those values, even when thoughts or feelings are difficult. It often helps with anxiety, depression and coping with long-term health problems. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviours to reduce distress and improve mood. It can help with stress, panic and low mood. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns from early relationships and how they show up now, helping people change how they relate to others and feel safer in connections.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Philip will talk with each person about goals, what has helped before and what feels manageable. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust them as things change.

The original biography does not list specific online formats, so please confirm session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy around family, work and medical appointments, and it can reduce travel time. It also lets people try short check-ins when they need to review progress or practice skills between sessions. Appropriately qualified therapists can often adapt exercises and worksheets for remote sessions so the work continues between meetings.