Candace Coston, LCSW
North Carolina · 4 years in practice
Candace Coston is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, and life transitions.
License and registration
- LCSW, North Carolina
- C011043 · expires August 2027
- LCSW, Oregon
- L15705 · expires January 2027
- NPI
- 1821487513 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 4
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Candace
Candace Coston is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, and life transitions. She also supports people navigating addiction, relationship and intimacy concerns, sleep difficulties, parenting strain, anger, career shifts, bipolar mood challenges, and ADHD. Candace works with people who are exploring identity and LGBT issues and those coping with trauma and abuse.
Candace takes a straightforward, person-focused approach. She asks what brings people joy, who matters to them, and what goals they want to reach.
Background and approach
She then looks at values and how a person sees themselves to shape practical steps toward change. Sessions focus on clear goals and doable strategies rather than jargon. Her background includes a Bachelor of Arts in English from Campbell University and graduate training in social work at the University of North Carolina Wilmington.
She lists four years of experience as an LCSW and practices in North Carolina. Candace draws on several evidence-informed methods to fit each person's needs. In therapy she uses skills, exercises, and talk to build new patterns for managing strong feelings and daily demands.
She may offer mindfulness practices, ways to reframe unhelpful thoughts, and skills for managing intense emotions. The work is collaborative and paced to the client's comfort. Candace aims to help people find practical ways to cope, reconnect with what matters, and move toward the life they want.
She pairs goal-focused work with supportive listening to help people make steady progress.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Candace lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual dysfunction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Candace names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Systemic Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How therapy methods translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people get clearer about what matters to them and take small actions toward those values. It often uses short exercises and simple behavioral experiments that adapt well to video or messaging work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing them with practical behavior changes; CBT often includes worksheets and homework that can be shared electronically and reviewed in sessions. Mindfulness Therapy teaches attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve focus, and these brief guided exercises can be led in a live call or offered as short audio or text prompts.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist works together with each person to choose methods that match their goals, preferences, and daily schedule. That collaborative process may mix approaches over time as needs change.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility: video calls let people use face-to-face conversation without travel, phone sessions can fit on a quick break or when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging allow shorter check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These formats make it easier to maintain steady work on goals while fitting therapy into a busy life.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Candace focus on?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, self-esteem issues, addictions, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, sleep problems, parenting challenges, bipolar and ADHD related concerns, and many related difficulties.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is straightforward and collaborative. She asks about values, what brings joy, and concrete goals, then works with clients to set steps that fit their life.
What training and experience does she bring?
Candace completed a Bachelor of Arts in English at Campbell University and graduate social work training at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, and she holds an LCSW with four years of experience noted in her profile.
Where does she practice and what license does she hold?
She practices in North Carolina and holds an LCSW; the profile lists NC LCSW and OR LCSW as credential details.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication preferences.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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