Craig Bray, LMFT
California · 6 years in practice
Craig Bray is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with six years of professional experience.
License and registration
- LMFT, California
- 115026 · expires August 2027
- NPI
- 1043052160 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 6
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Craig
Craig Bray is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with six years of professional experience. He focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, anger, relationship challenges, and LGBTQ concerns. Craig aims to meet people where they are and help them take practical steps toward feeling better.
He uses a conversational, respectful style and adapts sessions to each person’s needs. Sessions center on honest talk about what feels most urgent and what small changes might help day to day.
Background and approach
Craig emphasizes compassion and clear, goal-oriented work rather than jargon or long lectures. Craig blends several therapeutic ideas to address the problem at hand. He draws on existential themes to help people find meaning and make values-based choices.
Cognitive behavioral techniques can be used to spot unhelpful thinking and try new ways of responding. Client-centered listening shapes how he builds trust and safety in sessions. Common issues he works with include abandonment, attachment struggles, body image, caregiving stress, codependency, communication problems, control struggles, divorce and separation, fatherhood concerns, and end-of-life topics.
He also supports people facing first responder stress, guilt and shame, forgiveness work, and gender dysphoria. Sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Craig welcomes international clients and conducts work in English.
He approaches each person as an individual and tailors the plan to fit real life needs.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Craig lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
- Depression
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Craig names
- Existential Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
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Online support
How different approaches work online
Existential Therapy helps people examine meaning, choices, and what matters most. It can be useful when life feels uncertain or when someone wants clearer direction. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting relationship so people can explore feelings at their own pace. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact and offers practical experiments to change unhelpful patterns.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. The therapist will ask about your goals, preferences, and everyday constraints, and then suggest approaches to try. That plan can shift over time based on what feels helpful and what produces real change in daily life.
Online sessions offer flexibility for people with busy schedules or geographic limits. Video calls let you read facial expressions and body language, while phone sessions require less bandwidth and can be easier during a quick break. Live chat and text-based messaging allow for shorter check-ins, ongoing reflection, or support between longer sessions. These options help therapy fit into work, caregiving, or travel routines and make regular contact more manageable for many people.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does Craig address?
He helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, relationship problems, and LGBTQ issues, along with related topics like attachment, body image, caregiver stress, and end-of-life concerns.
What is his therapeutic style like?
Craig uses a respectful, conversational approach that combines listening with active problem solving. He keeps sessions straightforward and focuses on practical steps you can try between meetings.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has six years of professional experience working as a therapist in California.
What credentials and region are listed?
Craig holds the credential LMFT, which stands for Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and he is based in California.
Which languages and international arrangements are supported?
Sessions are offered in English, and he accepts international clients for online work.
Which session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and preferences.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
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