Greenwood Village

Presenting Concerns:

• Neurodivergence 
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Emotion Regulation
• Distress Tolerance 
• Interpersonal Effectiveness 
• Trauma/PTSD
• Grief/Loss
• Divorce impact on kids and adolescents 
• Life Transitions
• Identity and self-esteem
• Adolescents and Young Adults

My name is Kobe Cragg (he/him). I grew up in Boston, Massachusetts, and I am a proud Bostonian. It is part of why I stayed there for so long – I did my undergraduate at Northeastern University, graduating with a B.S. in Psychology. I moved out to Denver for graduate school, where I’m currently working towards my Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, at the University of Denver. I am an avid soccer player and devoted Arsenal fan. If I’m not in the clinic or on campus, you will likely find me at a soccer field. I also love music and film, and am a proud member of a blended family.

As a neurodivergent kid, I struggled in school and at home. That experience dictated early on the direction of my interests. In high school, I developed a passion for working with neurodivergent kids and adolescents. I spent my summers working at a summer school for kids and teens with dyslexia and ADHD. That place - The Carroll School - had a lasting impact on me. Every morning, I’d read  a big blue banner hanging from the entrance that said, “people with dyslexia see the world differently… isn’t the world lucky?” The quote has always stuck with me because it affirmed that one of the things I found most challenging as a kid was also a major strength. 

As an undergraduate I began doing clinical work with kids and teens in crisis at a Community Based Acute Treatment (CBAT) unit. Most of the kids and teens I worked with had underlying learning and development disabilities and severe trauma that manifested in behavioral challenges in and out of school, and complex emotional struggles. I led therapeutic skill development and emotion focused groups,  and supported adolescents in real-time moments of crisis. Throughout all of this work , it has been important to me to create an environment of understanding, safety, and radical authenticity.

My overarching belief is that, “kids do well if they can.” It can be really hard to succeed if we don’t have the right tools. Those tools can include managing emotional dysregulation as well as  the challenging experiences we face growing up. It can mean having the skills to tolerate  distress and get through really tough moments. I love supporting young people who are on that  journey and creating an understanding, safe space for adolescents going through a hard time. 

I know what it’s like to struggle in school and suffer at home, and to have one environment bleed into the other. I care deeply about the intersectionality of mental health and neurodivergence and the challenges kids, adolescents, and young adults face with both. My ongoing training in clinical psychology coupled with my experience working in a trauma-informed environment have given me strong tools to not only support young people going through difficult times, but explore and understand what's going on and what WE can do about it.