Candice Hart, LPC

Candice Hart is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who focuses on practical, skills-based therapy rooted in cognitive behavioral ideas. She uses straightforward methods to help people manage anxiety, stress, depression, and the fallout from trauma and abuse. Her language is direct and calm so parents can quickly see what to expect.

Candice draws on three years of active experience as a clinician alongside many earlier years working in the mental health field. She brings that background into sessions to help people build coping skills and steady routines. The work often begins with small, concrete steps that reduce immediate distress.

Her approach combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with acceptance-focused and attachment-aware methods. That means she helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, practice new behaviors, and clarify personal values when coping with life changes. Sessions usually pair skill practice with reflection about relationships and patterns.

Common topics addressed include self-esteem, emotion regulation, and managing difficult life transitions. She also supports people dealing with control issues, guilt and shame, isolation, and chronic health concerns. The aim is to increase everyday functioning and ease intense emotions.

Candice emphasizes a nonjudgmental, empathetic setting where clients guide the pace of their work. She encourages parents to name specific goals and then practice real strategies between sessions. Simple tools and repeated practice are central to progress.

Approach, Values, and Online Care

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress by teaching practical coping techniques. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) emphasizes noticing emotions without getting stuck and choosing actions that match personal values. It can help when life changes feel overwhelming or when avoidance gets in the way. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at relationship patterns and how early bonds affect current interactions, which is useful for trust issues and difficulties in close relationships.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try options, and adjust the plan as needed. That collaborative process helps match techniques to what actually helps the person in day-to-day life.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging to make work more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and skill practice. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Chat or text is useful for brief check-ins or ongoing skill coaching between longer sessions. These options help fit therapy into busy schedules and different routines.