Holistic Jungian therapist specializing in trauma and relationships
I’ve been a professional counselor for over 31 years working at several very interesting locations during my career. I spent over 12 years at the National Institutes of health serving a wide spectrum of clients from some of the leading health researchers in the world to the hardworking staff workers from executive administrators to cafeteria custodians. I was the senior staff EAP representative and crisis counselor during the attack on the Pentagon on 9/11/2001, the anthrax attack in Washington D.C. two weeks later and the D.C. Sniper about a year later. Subsequently I gained a tremendous amount of first line experience assisting people with stress and trauma as well as the milieu of issues facing any employee of such a large institution. After a 12 year stint at the NIH I was recruited to work with DOD and the United States military around the country assisting soldiers and their families with the complicated relationship and individual stress brought about by multiple combat deployments to Iraq, Afghanistan and other areas on conflict in the world. My experiences have given me a tremendous amount of training and skills honing toward helping people deal with a multitude of issues.
I know how difficult it can be to ask for help and I applaud you for your courage in coming to this site to seek a solution to issues in life which can indeed be challenging. I look forward to working along with you on your journey of change and personal improvement.
My style is relaxed and accepting with the aim of providing my client a safe and non-judgmental venue with which to explore their current situation. My approaches are somewhat eclectic using motivational interviewing to center on specific areas of conflict or distress and applying various modes of cognitive behavioral therapy to help effect change .
Areas of Expertise:
Stress Management
Processing Trauma
Grief and Loss
The Navigation of sudden change, both personal and professional/vocational
Generalized and Specific Anxiety
Licensed · Professional · Cancel Anytime
Craig Kalman is a seasoned professional counselor with 34 years of clinical experience, practicing in Texas.
His career includes more than a decade at the National Institutes of Health, where he worked with a wide spectrum of people – from leading health researchers to administrative staff and custodial workers. During that time he served as the senior employee assistance program (EAP) representative and worked as a crisis counselor during the Pentagon attack on September 11, 2001, the anthrax incidents in Washington, D.C. two weeks later, and the D.C. Sniper events about a year afterward. Those events provided extensive front-line experience in responding to stress and trauma as well as the everyday issues encountered by employees of a large institution.
Following his 12 years at the NIH, he was recruited to support the Department of Defense and the United States military nationwide, assisting soldiers and their families with the complex relationship and individual stress that can arise from multiple combat deployments to Iraq, Afghanistan and other areas of conflict.
Mr. Kalman draws on the training and skills honed through these roles to help people address a broad range of concerns. His primary areas of focus include stress management, processing trauma, grief and loss, navigating sudden personal and vocational change, and both generalized and specific anxiety.
His therapeutic style is relaxed and accepting, designed to give clients a non-judgmental space to explore their current situation. He employs an eclectic approach – using motivational interviewing to zero in on specific areas of conflict or distress and applying cognitive behavioral therapy techniques to support practical change. He recognizes how difficult it can be to ask for help and commends those who take that step; he looks forward to working with clients on their journey of change and personal improvement.
He is licensed to practice in Texas as a professional counselor and also holds a clinical counseling license in Maryland.
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