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Our Team

Dr. Anna Craig, PhD                                
     Founder, Licensed Psychologist
     To contact Dr. Craig directly, please email her at anna@bullcitybehavioralhealth.com
     Not accepting new therapy patients 
     Next availability for evaluation/testing - 3-4 month wait

Dr. Craig received her bachelor's degree in Psychology from Duke University, and a joint doctoral degree in Clinical and Developmental Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh.  She then returned to Duke University Medical Center to complete her clinical internship, with an emphasis on pediatric psychology.

 

Prior to founding Bull City Behavioral Health, Dr. Craig was a clinical associate in the Departments of Psychiatry and Pediatrics at Duke University Medical Center (DUMC).  Within the division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, she worked closely with children, youth, and young adults undergoing cancer treatment, providing neuropsychological and psychological evaluations, and delivering short-term interventions to manage stress, anxiety, and physical symptoms associated with treatment (e.g., pain, nausea, sleep disturbances).  Through this role she was also involved in the development of the Teen and Young Adult Oncology program at DUMC, and in the coordination of psychosocial services for oncology patients where she led monthly clinical and quarterly educational rounds for providers within the division.  In the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, she worked extensively with the Pediatric Neuropsychology Clinic, providing comprehensive neuropsychological evaluations for youth with varied medical diagnoses.

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During her tenure at DUMC, Dr. Craig pursued additional formal training in biofeedback and neurofeedback, completing two 40-hour workshops on these techniques through the STENS corporation in 2017 and 2018.  This additional training enhances her ability to equip clients with a number of tools designed to increase physiological awareness and somatic control.

 

Outside of her clinical work, Dr. Craig has published scientific journal articles, and presented at conferences on research topics including the impact of pediatric chronic illness on cognitive and psychosocial functioning as well as genetic and environmental influences on behavior. Additionally, she served as a coinvestigator for a federally funded grant exploring behavioral interventions to prevent syncope associated with immunizations during well-child visits.

 

In addition to being a clinical psychologist, Dr. Craig is also a certified yoga teacher. She completed my 200-hour yoga teacher training through OM yoga. Since receiving this certification, Dr. Craig has taught mindfulness-based yoga at a residential treatment facility for youth with eating disorders, and integrates yoga into her therapy practice when requested.

 

Outside of work, Dr. Craig enjoys spending time with her husband and children, practicing yoga, cooking and baking, and gardening.

Dr. Kyla Blalock, PhD 
     Licensed Psychologist
     To contact Dr. Blalock directly, please email her at kyla@bullcitybehavioralhealth.com
   Not accepting new therapy patients      
   
Next availability for evaluation/testing - 3-4 month wait

Dr. Blalock has been working with children and families since 2012. Her areas of expertise include the treatment of anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and mood disorders in children, adolescents, and young adults. Dr. Blalock also specializes in neuropsychological assessment and has a background in working with youth with complex medical illnesses. 


Dr. Blalock received her bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Georgetown University, and a doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from George Mason University. She completed her clinical internship and post-doctoral fellowship at Duke University Medical Center (DUMC), and went on to a faculty position as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at DUMC. Dr. Blalock is especially passionate about increasing access to evidence-based mental health treatments and has a background in research aimed at this goal. 

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Outside of work, Dr. Blalock enjoys spending time with her husband and children and exploring the mountains and beaches of NC.

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