Candace Graves

Candace Graves is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 13 years of clinical experience. She practices in Texas and also holds an LPC in Missouri. She works with adults who are feeling stuck or unsure what comes next, especially around stress, anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, and questions of life purpose.

Candace focuses on building clearer self-understanding. She talks with people about self-love, communication problems, loneliness, and how guilt or shame affect daily life. Sessions include practical conversation about what is happening now and steps a person can take between meetings.

Her background as a therapist of color shapes how she approaches culture and identity in sessions. That perspective is used to notice patterns people carry from family, community, and personal history. She pays attention to how these patterns influence relationships and choices.

Work in sessions often includes talking through relationship dynamics and family conflicts. Candace also helps people practice new ways of speaking and setting boundaries so everyday interactions change in small, manageable ways. She supports people who want to explore forgiveness as a way to move forward.

She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions and to help clients test what works for them. People who come to her typically leave with clearer next steps and concrete practices to try between appointments. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.

How evidence-based approaches translate to online sessions

Many clients benefit from techniques that focus on changing unhelpful thoughts and building new skills. Cognitive-behavioral approaches involve identifying patterns of thinking that increase anxiety or depression and practicing different responses. These methods help with persistent worry, low mood, and decision-making challenges.

Another helpful approach emphasizes communication and behavior changes in everyday life. This work centers on how people speak, set boundaries, and repair conflicts, and it often includes simple exercises to practice between meetings. That kind of work is useful for relationship tensions, family conflict, and improving self-esteem.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with each person to test which techniques fit their goals and preferences. That means checking in often and adjusting the plan based on what helps most.

Confirm the specific session formats available before booking, since the biography does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Many people find remote sessions help keep continuity during life changes, while still focusing on the same practical techniques used in person.