Craig Still, NCPS

Craig Still uses a pluralistic, client-centred approach to help people make sense of difficult moments. He works in a warm and straightforward way, listening first and then helping clients find practical steps they can try between sessions. Craig brings four years of post-qualification experience to his practice and holds NCPS as a credential.

He helps people facing stress, anxiety and depression, and those coping with trauma, grief or addictions. He also supports concerns around self-esteem, relationship and intimacy issues, LGBT matters, parenting challenges and career change. Craig works with a wide range of emotional and behavioural difficulties including bipolar, ADHD and compassion fatigue.

Craig blends approaches to match each person’s needs. He uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people live by their values, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to notice and change unhelpful thoughts, and Attachment-Based ideas to understand repeating relationship patterns. He keeps explanations simple and offers clear exercises you can try between sessions.

Sessions cover topics such as eating and sleeping problems, body image, chronic illness, and long-term pain. He also addresses complex concerns like dissociation, attachment issues, codependency and relationship communication problems. His focus includes practical coping strategies as well as exploring deeper life meaning.

Craig accepts international clients and runs video, phone, chat and messaging sessions. He offers both short-term and longer-term work depending on what feels right. To start, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then arrange sessions according to availability.

Therapeutic approaches for online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting overwhelmed, and then choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress and difficulties that feel stuck. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying small experiments to test them, which often helps with anxiety, depression and low mood. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how past relationships shape present patterns and can be helpful when communication or trust feel difficult.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Craig will discuss your needs and goals and suggest techniques from these approaches that might fit. This is a collaborative process - you and the therapist decide together what to try and review what helps as you go.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let you meet face to face without travel, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low, and live chat or messaging works well for brief check-ins or when writing feels more comfortable. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, family and travel, while keeping continuity when plans change.