- Depression
- Guilt and shame
- Communication
About Candace
Candace Graves is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 13 years of experience working with people in Texas and Missouri. She focuses on common struggles like anxiety, depression, relationship conflicts, and family tension. She also helps with self-esteem, loneliness, life purpose, guilt, and shame.
Candace uses practical conversations and concrete skills in sessions. She helps people name what they're feeling, notice patterns, and try small changes that can ease daily strain. Work often includes improving communication, practicing self-directed kindness, and sorting through forgiveness or lingering guilt.
Her practice pays attention to culture and identity. As a therapist of color she brings awareness of how background, faith, or community can shape feelings about mistakes or worth. That perspective influences how she frames questions and offers options for change.
Sessions aim to be straightforward and focused on what matters to the client. Candace draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide work on thinking patterns, relationships, and emotions. She encourages realistic steps rather than quick fixes.
People who come to her for guilt or shame often want clearer ways to talk about what happened, or to stop replaying it. In sessions she helps name the story a person tells themselves, look at its impact, and practice different responses. Candace expects the work to be collaborative and paced to fit each person.
How evidence-based methods are used online
Candace draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on thoughts, behaviors, and relationships. Cognitive approaches help people notice and test unhelpful thinking patterns that feed shame or guilt, and teach practical exercises to shift those patterns over time.She also uses relational and communication-focused methods to improve how people speak about hard topics. These approaches help with conflict, apology, and building clearer boundaries so interactions feel less draining. Techniques that target behavior and routine support reducing isolation and improving mood through small, repeatable actions.
Finding the best approach is collaborative. The therapist will work with each person to identify what feels most useful based on their goals, values, and daily life. That may mean trying a couple of methods and adjusting as the work progresses.
Session logistics should be confirmed before booking since formats are not listed here. Many people find online sessions easier to fit into a workday, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, or reduce travel time. Discussing preferred meeting styles during the intake helps align practical arrangements with therapeutic goals.
Areas of expertise
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Experience
13+ years
Listed in
Texas, Missouri
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
Candace works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family tensions, self-esteem, and related issues such as guilt and shame.
How would she approach shame or guilt in sessions?
She uses clear conversation and skill practice to help name the feeling, examine the story around it, and try alternative responses that reduce rumination.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 13 years of clinical experience supporting people through emotional and relational challenges.
What are her credentials and where does she work?
Candace is an LPC and practices in Texas, with prior work noted in Missouri as well.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Current session formats are not specified here; please confirm the available session options before booking.
How does payment work?
Cost varies with location and sessions are billed through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.