Lorraine Craig, ACA

Lorraine Craig is an ACA counsellor based in Australia with nine years of professional experience. She supports people dealing with addictions, relationship strain, family conflict and anger. Lorraine also helps those facing major life changes and career transitions. She aims to make the first step easier by creating a respectful space to be heard.

Her style is straightforward and person-focused. Sessions are built around what each person brings to the room, not a one-size-fits-all plan. Lorraine uses practical conversations to identify patterns, try small changes and build on what already works for the client.

She draws on cognitive behavioural tools to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviours. Motivational Interviewing is used to boost readiness for change when someone feels stuck. Narrative and solution-focused approaches help reframe difficult stories and set clear small goals.

In sessions Lorraine listens for sources of stress such as abandonment, attachment concerns, codependency or blended family tensions. She also supports people managing chronic illness, ageing issues, or the aftermath of separation and divorce. Work around drug and alcohol addiction, communication breakdowns and control or dependent personality patterns is part of her practice.

People who prefer practical steps, clear goals and a warm, steady presence may find her style helpful. Lorraine encourages honest conversation and gradual progress, and she works with each person to set realistic next steps.

How Lorraine's approaches translate to online work

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and shaping sessions around what matters to the person. It helps when someone needs a non-judgemental space to talk through relationship pain, family worries or feelings of emptiness.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings and actions. It involves trying small behaviour experiments and practical strategies to reduce distress from anxiety, anger or addictive urges.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Lorraine will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and situation. That may mean using conversational, narrative techniques some weeks and more structured CBT tools at other times.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people try different approaches and see what helps without committing to a single style up front. Appropriately qualified therapists can adapt these methods to suit practical needs and life routines.