Counsellor profile
Lorraine Craig, ACA
ACA counsellor - Addictions and family concerns
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- Addictions support
- Relationship strain
- Family conflict
About Lorraine
Lorraine Craig is an ACA counsellor based in Australia with nine years of professional experience. She works with people dealing with addictions, relationship strain, family conflict, anger, and the stresses of life change. Lorraine also supports concerns linked to abandonment, adoption and foster care, aging and geriatric issues, and chronic illness and pain.
Her approach is straightforward and person-focused. Sessions give people room to talk through what is happening at home and work. Lorraine listens without judgement and helps clients name the patterns that cause pain. She uses clear tools and conversation to help clients make different choices.
Practically, she draws on client-centred methods alongside cognitive behavioural techniques and motivational interviewing. That means sessions often mix deeper listening with specific steps to try between meetings. She also uses narrative and solution-focused ideas to reframe problems and set small, achievable goals.
People commonly come for help with codependency, communication problems, control issues, divorce and separation, or drug and alcohol addiction. Lorraine works with each person to clarify goals and agree on a simple plan of work. She explains interventions in plain language and checks in about how they are feeling about progress.
She is comfortable working with blended family issues, attachment difficulties, and family problems around fostering or adoption. Sessions aim to be direct and practical, with time spent on what to change next and how to keep going between meetings.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and making the client feel understood. It helps people talk through painful family or relationship issues and decide what matters most to them. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thinking and behaviour. It gives concrete strategies to change unhelpful thoughts and try different actions, useful for anger, addiction triggers, and coping with life changes. Motivational Interviewing helps people find their own reasons to change. It is often used alongside other methods to support steps towards reducing substance use or changing relationship habits.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Lorraine will discuss options and help decide what fits a person's goals and preferences. That choice is made together and can be adjusted as progress is reviewed.
Confirm the available online session formats before booking, as the profile does not list specific delivery methods. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also supports using worksheets or structured exercises between meetings so change can continue outside session time.
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Experience
9+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does Lorraine work with?
She helps with addictions, relationship strain, family conflict, anger, and coping with life changes, plus related issues such as codependency and communication problems.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses a person-centred approach combined with practical techniques from cognitive behavioural therapy and motivational interviewing to set achievable steps.
How much experience does she have?
She has nine years of professional work experience supporting people with addictions, family issues and life transitions in Australia.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an ACA counsellor based in Australia.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to people overseas?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as no specific formats are listed in the profile.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.