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Dr. Craghead’s clinical training includes a pre-doctoral internship at the Salisbury (NC) Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center, where he continued his work with trauma-informed treatment processes, and those experiencing the effects of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. His post-doctoral residency was completed with a return to his graduate institution, where he worked in Nova Southeastern University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine and their College of Dental Medicine. Here, Dr. Craghead worked to assist patients managing their experience of pain, those experiencing depression and anxiety, as well as those experiencing long term chronic illness, and other life adjustments. Dr. Craghead works primarily with older adolescents through those in their senior adulthood, having spent time working in a university student counseling center, adult outpatient clinics, and a senior living center and hospice facility. He is passionate about helping clients become their best version of themselves, and enjoys working with clients who find themselves at a cross-road in life and need help focusing on the “what next” that we all often find ourselves periodically facing in life. Treatment is approached through a variety of therapeutic approaches, including Cognitive-Behavioral therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), person centered, and solution focused approaches [Read More]

I have been lucky in professional career to get to work for two different systems in two different states doing a variety of roles in each system. I have worked with great people throughout those ten years of my professional development before I started L & B Counseling. My first job was working with adults experiencing substance abuse and mental illness. This was in the height of crystal meth in Colorado with Community Reach Center and I was amazed at the poor of addiction. I helped start intensive outpatient with Carolinas Medical Center Randolph in the Charlotte Mecklenburg School system when I moved back to Charlotte in 2004. I got to work in partnership with Mecklenburg County through a grant assisting participants and their family that were receiving Temporary Assistance to Needy Families. My last job before starting my business was doing outpatient therapy with Carolinas Medical Center Randolph up until 2010. I try to incorporate different facets into my therapy. I like using pieces of the Enneagram to help me understand personality dynamics which helps the person I am working with begin to know their strengths and blind spots. I work with everyone around increasing awareness of their emotional state, develop tools to help stay level and practice what needs to be learned. In most instances the tools are already there but there are certain trigger points that cause the access of the tools challenging. We just try to work on consistency. I encourage people to read Redirect so they can begin to understand how making micro changes in their narrative can have a big impact short term but really long term. We always take a look at what role technology plays in the person’s life because that stuff can sneak up on you in addicted ways. I have posted several articles on the social media side about the impact on brain development and tricky ways the companies are engineering their sites and apps to create habitual use. We try to do this in a fun, engaging way no matter how old you are. I see clients in the midtown and Ballantyne locations [Read More]