About Candace
Candace Coston, LCSW, helps people manage anxiety, stress, depression, grief, and problems with self-esteem. She also supports people coping with life changes, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, sleeping problems, parenting strain, ADHD, and other concerns. Her approach is practical and down-to-earth.
Candace listens to what a person values and enjoys before setting goals together. She asks clear questions about what a client wants to reach - whether that is emotional, behavioral, or in relationships - and then outlines steps toward that destination.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on skills that can be used between meetings. Her background includes a Master of Social Work from the University of North Carolina in Wilmington. She holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential, and she practices in North Carolina.
Over the past four years she has worked with people facing a mix of mental health and life challenges. Candace uses evidence-informed methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Mindfulness Therapy. She blends these approaches to fit each person's situation and goals rather than following a single formula.
People meet Candace to learn coping strategies, reduce avoidance, manage intense emotions, and build healthier patterns in relationships and daily life. She aims to make therapy understandable and useful, with clear steps and homework that fit busy schedules.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors that keep problems going. It is often useful for anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on clarifying what matters to a person and taking committed steps toward those values even when difficult thoughts or feelings show up. This can help with anxiety, avoidance, and motivation. Finding the right approach is part of the work. Candace will talk with each person about goals, symptoms, and preferences, and then recommend a blend of methods. That collaborative decision can change over time as progress and needs evolve. Online formats available include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions are good for face-to-face conversation and teaching skills. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth or camera use is an issue. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for short check-ins, quick coaching, or when a written exchange fits a person's schedule. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or caregiving routines.Questions people ask
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- North Carolina, Oregon
- Languages
- English
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