Kandace Graves, LCMHC

Kandace Graves is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor who focuses on helping people cope with trauma, anxiety, depression, and relationship strain. She keeps goals practical and paced to what each person can manage. Kandace emphasizes steady progress and simple steps that add up over time.

She earned a Master of Science in Mental Health Counseling from Capella University and holds the North Carolina Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor credential (LCMHC). Her graduate training included a yearlong internship providing counseling in an urban Ohio community. Kandace brings three years of post-licensure experience to her work.

In sessions she draws on approaches such as cognitive behavior techniques, person-centered listening, dialectical behavior ideas, and solution-focused strategies. She explains thoughts and feelings plainly and helps people test new ways of coping. The work often looks at how trauma and life changes affect relationships and daily functioning.

Kandace also addresses grief, parenting stress, intimacy concerns, anger, self-esteem struggles, bipolar challenges, ADHD, and LGBTQ-related issues. She invites collaboration and small, concrete steps between sessions to build momentum and change.

She asks people to expect honest conversation and active engagement, including practice outside sessions. Kandace describes counseling as a process that can bring difficult feelings up before relief follows, and she helps clients set realistic goals and steady plans for moving forward.

Therapeutic approaches and how they help online

Person-centered work focuses on listening and creating a respectful space where people feel heard. It helps when someone needs acceptance and a steady place to talk through difficult feelings.

Cognitive behavior techniques look at how thoughts shape feelings and actions. These techniques teach practical skills to test unhelpful thoughts, reduce anxiety, and manage mood swings.

Dialectical behavior ideas emphasize accepting strong feelings while learning new ways to cope. That approach can help with intense emotions, relationship conflicts, and building tolerable routines.

Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, try strategies in sessions, and adjust methods based on what works for the person. Clients help set priorities and decide which skills to practice between meetings.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the specific session formats offered before booking. Many people find online sessions make it easier to fit counseling into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow quicker check-ins when life gets hectic. Online work can allow focused skill practice and steady momentum while balancing family, school, or work commitments.