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Candace Johnson

LPC Georgia 15 years of experience

Guidance for life transitions and relationship struggles

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Candace Johnson
  • Collaborative goal setting
  • Practical coping skills
  • Experience with trauma

About Candace

Candace Johnson is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Georgia. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, changes in relationships, low self-esteem, depression, and the strain of major life changes. Her work also covers addictions, compassion fatigue, and a wide range of relationship and identity concerns including LGBT issues and intimacy-related struggles.

Candace uses direct, practical techniques in sessions. She favors Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and also draws on client-centered work, emotionally-focused ideas, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to match each person's needs. Sessions focus on clear goals, learning new skills, and making small changes that add up over time.

She brings 15 years of experience in mental health, including psychiatric practicum work and crisis intervention. That background informs her approach to stress, caregiver strain, and trauma-related concerns. She aims to build a straightforward, honest therapeutic relationship with each person she meets.

In sessions, Candace helps people talk through difficult moments and plan next steps. She also supports those managing family issues, divorce and separation, adoption and foster care challenges, body image, and feelings of isolation. Her style is collaborative and solution-focused, while also giving space to process harder emotions.

To begin, she asks about immediate concerns and long-term goals so treatment can be tailored. She emphasizes practical strategies alongside emotional work, helping people find manageable ways to cope and move forward.

How therapeutic approaches shape online work

Client-centered work focuses on listening and meeting a person where they are. It helps when someone needs space to talk things through and decide their own next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns; it is often helpful for anxiety, depression, and stress. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people notice and name strong emotions and understand how those feelings affect relationships and closeness.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That may mean starting with skills-based CBT for immediate coping and adding emotionally-focused or client-centered elements over time.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by reducing travel time and allowing appointments from different locations. It can also let people use shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, or choose sessions that do more skill practice and homework between meetings. Licensed professionals will help select a format and schedule that suits daily routines and therapeutic goals.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseAnger managementCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessForgivenessGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

15+ years

Credentials

Georgia

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly help with?

Candace supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and coping with life changes. She also addresses relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, caregiver stress, and related concerns.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is practical and collaborative, focusing on clear goals and skills. She combines cognitive behavioral methods with client-centered and emotionally-focused techniques.

How much experience does she have?

She has 15 years of experience in the mental health field, including psychiatric practicum work and crisis intervention in clinical settings.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Georgia with professional training in clinical psychology and psychiatric practicum experience.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the U.S. work with her?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How are fees and payment handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started with her?

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