About
- Values-based work
- CBT and ACT methods
- Parenting support
About Candace
Candace Coston is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in North Carolina with four years of experience. She works with adults on issues linked to home life and relationships, including stress, anxiety, grief, parenting, relationship concerns, addiction, and changes in life circumstances.
Candace keeps sessions concrete and goal-focused. She asks what brings a person meaning and what matters most to them. From there she helps identify values and practical steps toward the goals the person names. Conversations include what a client enjoys, who matters to them, and the small changes that support daily functioning at home.
Her clinical tools include cognitive behavioral approaches, acceptance and commitment ideas, dialectical behavior strategies, mindfulness practices, motivational interviewing, and a client-centered stance. She uses these methods to work on mood, sleep, coping skills, anger, and relationship patterns. Sessions can include skills practice, thought-change work, and values-based planning.
Candace has experience with issues such as depression, bipolar symptoms, ADHD, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related problems, compassion fatigue, and parenting strain. She also lists additional focus areas like caregiver stress, blended family concerns, communication problems, codependency, and substance-related difficulties.
Her background includes a Bachelor of Arts in English from Campbell University and graduate social work training at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. She describes a practical, collaborative approach that centers a client's stated goals and everyday routines.
How sessions work
Approach and what online sessions involve
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice what matters most to them and take small steps toward those values even when feelings are difficult. It is often used for anxiety, low mood, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions influence each other and offers concrete techniques to change unhelpful patterns and improve mood and sleep. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) contributes skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication when relationships feel strained.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, daily challenges, and preferences. Together they decide which methods to try first and adjust as progress and needs change. That collaborative planning helps match techniques to the present problem, whether it is parenting stress, grief, or anger.
The practical benefits of remote sessions include fitting therapy into a busy day and using shorter check-ins when needed. The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm which formats are offered before booking. Sessions are described and scheduled after completing the intake questionnaire and can be arranged to fit around work, caregiving, or other home responsibilities.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
4+ years
Listed in
North Carolina, Oregon
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of home or family concerns does she help with?
She helps with parenting stress, relationship tension, blended family issues, caregiving strain, and communication problems among adults.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and collaborative. She focuses on values, skill practice, and steps clients can use at home.
What is her clinical background and experience?
She has four years of experience as an LCSW and prior experience across behavioral health settings working with adults and youth.
Where is she licensed to practice?
She holds LCSW credentials in North Carolina with licensing listed as NC LCSW and OR LCSW and practices from North Carolina.
Are sessions available in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Confirm the current session options before booking since formats were not specified in the biography.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.