Craig Gordon, LPC

Craig Gordon is a licensed professional counselor with 12 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, and depression. He also supports people who are coping with life changes and looking to find clearer direction. Craig aims to create an open space where thoughts and feelings can be shared without judgment.

In sessions he listens first and helps people make sense of what they are facing. He uses practical tools to address unhelpful thinking and to build skills for managing intense emotions. Conversations focus on what is happening now and on small, doable steps that can ease daily life.

Craig draws on approaches like cognitive behavioral techniques to change thought patterns, skills from dialectical behavior therapy to manage strong feelings, and methods from the Gottman approach to address relationship concerns. He adapts these approaches to a person’s needs rather than using a one-size-fits-all plan.

People often bring issues such as attachment or abandonment worries, family of origin problems, communication difficulties, or struggles after divorce and separation. He also works with concerns linked to autism and Asperger syndrome, impulsivity, isolation, and life purpose questions.

Craig is licensed in Virginia and the District of Columbia as an LPC. He encourages anyone considering therapy to take the first step and talk through what’s most pressing, so they can begin making small changes that add up.

Approaches you can use in online therapy

Craig uses cognitive behavioral techniques that help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can reduce anxiety and low mood. Dialectical behavior therapy skills focus on emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and building better ways to respond when feelings feel overwhelming. The Gottman Method offers practical tools for improving communication and problem solving in close relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Craig will collaborate with each person to choose and adapt methods based on their needs, goals, and preferences. He checks in about what is helping and changes direction if something does not fit.

Confirm current session options before booking to know which formats are offered. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, for example by reducing travel time or allowing sessions during a lunch break. It can also allow shorter check-ins when a quick follow-up helps, and offer ways to practice skills between meetings. Many people find online sessions a practical way to keep therapy consistent with everyday routines.