- Stress and anxiety
- Life changes
- Coping skills
About Candice
Candice Halley is a licensed clinical mental health counselor (LCMHC) in North Carolina with 16 years of experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, and the everyday strain of caring for others. Candice works with concerns around relationships, intimacy, parenting, sleep and eating issues, and career or life transitions.
Her style is direct and compassionate. Sessions focus on what a person wants to change and practical steps to get there. She uses simple tools to build coping skills and improve communication. Clients are invited to set goals and move at a steady, manageable pace.
Candice integrates several approaches to fit each person's needs. Cognitive behavioral techniques are used to examine thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. Client-centered methods create space for reflection and self-direction. Mindfulness and skills from dialectical behavior therapy help with emotional regulation and stress reduction.
She also brings motivational interviewing tactics to support change when someone feels stuck. This can be useful for addiction, career shifts, or health-related behavior change. Her background includes helping people cope with chronic illness, caregiver stress, and major life disruptions.
People often seek her support for issues tied to attachment, abandonment, adoption and foster care, and trauma. Sessions aim to strengthen practical coping strategies and restore a sense of forward motion. Those interested in starting complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.
Her style is direct and compassionate. Sessions focus on what a person wants to change and practical steps to get there. She uses simple tools to build coping skills and improve communication. Clients are invited to set goals and move at a steady, manageable pace.
Candice integrates several approaches to fit each person's needs. Cognitive behavioral techniques are used to examine thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. Client-centered methods create space for reflection and self-direction. Mindfulness and skills from dialectical behavior therapy help with emotional regulation and stress reduction.
She also brings motivational interviewing tactics to support change when someone feels stuck. This can be useful for addiction, career shifts, or health-related behavior change. Her background includes helping people cope with chronic illness, caregiver stress, and major life disruptions.
People often seek her support for issues tied to attachment, abandonment, adoption and foster care, and trauma. Sessions aim to strengthen practical coping strategies and restore a sense of forward motion. Those interested in starting complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationDomestic violenceFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy
Experience
16+ years
Credentials
North Carolina
Languages
English
How therapeutic methods translate to online work
Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. Online sessions using CBT can help identify unhelpful thinking patterns and build step-by-step behavior changes for anxiety, depression, and coping with health issues.Client-centered therapy centers the person’s own goals and pace. In an online setting this means sessions are driven by what the person feels is most important, with the therapist offering reflection and support rather than direction.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss preferences, goals, and what has or hasn’t helped before to decide which methods to use. That process is collaborative and can shift over time as needs change.
Confirm the available session formats before booking since the biography does not specify them. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also let people choose whether to focus on skill practice, coping for chronic illness, or pacing through major life transitions without needing to rearrange as much of their day.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly address?
Candice supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting and career concerns, and coping with health challenges.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is compassionate and practical. She focuses on clear goals, skill building, and steady progress rather than long theoretical discussion.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 16 years of experience working with a wide range of emotional and life challenges.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a licensed clinical mental health counselor, LCMHC, practicing in North Carolina.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.