Guileine Kraft , MD, LCSW-C, LCSW

Guileine Kraft is a licensed clinician with 14 years of experience helping people navigate life transitions, mental health concerns, and relationship challenges. She has worked with clients ranging from young children to adults and has experience supporting Military Service Members and their families in both deployed and garrison settings. Guileine employs an eclectic, culturally informed approach grounded in cognitive behavioral therapy and cultural self-determination, often drawing on music - particularly hip-hop - and the arts to make therapeutic work more relevant and engaging.

She combines clinical practice with roles in education, training students and professionals in face-to-face and online settings, and she brings a technology-forward mindset to treatment to support daily functioning and healing. Guileine holds professional credentials including MD (medical doctor), LCSW-C and LCSW, which reflect her licensed clinical social work qualifications. Her areas of focus include depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, stress management, relationship and family issues, addictions, grief, sleep difficulties, parenting concerns, anger, self-esteem, and career-related challenges.

Guileine approaches each client as an individual on a growth journey and prioritizes culturally meaningful strategies that fit a person’s life. She invites clients to explore independent thinking, creative coping, and sustainable change, maintaining high expectations for client success while working collaboratively toward practical goals.

Therapeutic Approaches and Remote Care

Guileine commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy, a structured, evidence-based approach that helps people identify unhelpful thought patterns and develop practical skills to manage symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress. She also applies culturally informed, expressive techniques that integrate a client’s cultural strengths, such as music and the arts, to increase engagement and make interventions more personally meaningful.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Guileine collaborates with each person to determine what methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She tailors strategies over time, combining techniques when appropriate, and involves clients in planning so care aligns with their values and daily life.

Online therapy with Guileine is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for scheduling and access from different settings. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care around work, family, and other commitments while working with a licensed professional to address mental health and life concerns.