Candace Coston, LCSW
Compassionate therapist focusing on personal stories
Details
| Name | Candace Coston |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LCSW |
| Based in | North Carolina |
| Licensed in | North Carolina, Oregon |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 4 |
About Candace
Candace Coston, LCSW, helps people who are overwhelmed by anxiety, grief, or big life changes. She works with individuals facing depression, addiction struggles, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting stress, and anger. Her style is straightforward and collaborative.
Sessions focus on what matters most to each person and practical steps they can try between meetings. Candace uses Narrative Therapy to examine the stories people tell about themselves. She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral approaches to help shift unhelpful patterns.
Background and approach
Conversations explore values, goals, and small, doable changes that move someone toward the life they want. Her background includes a Master of Social Work from the University of North Carolina in Wilmington and a Bachelor of Arts in English from Campbell University. She holds LCSW licensure in North Carolina and Oregon.
Her training and early work included a range of behavioral health settings and varied client needs. In sessions she asks about what brings someone joy and who matters to them. From that starting point she looks at core values and how a person views themselves.
Then she and the client identify practical steps to reach emotional, interpersonal, or behavioral goals. Candace keeps language plain and meetings focused. She offers strategies tailored to areas like sleep, attention, caregiving stress, chronic illness, career strain, and codependency.
The work is paced to fit each person’s readiness and real life demands.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Grief, Self esteem among the things Candace works with, alongside the areas below.
- 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 listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Candace among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Candace among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Candace among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Candace among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Candace among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Candace among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Candace among the ways she works.
- Systemic Therapy: Listed by Candace among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Candace directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Candace directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How narrative and action-focused therapies work online
Candace often uses Narrative Therapy to help people reframe the stories they tell about themselves. This approach looks at personal narratives and highlights alternative storylines that support hope, identity shifts, and better relationships.She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings while clarifying what matters most. ACT supports taking small, values-driven steps even when emotions are uncomfortable. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to identify and test unhelpful thinking and behavioral patterns and to build skills for everyday problems like sleep, anxiety, and mood changes.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, preferences, and life demands. That process can change over time as needs evolve.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different routines. Video is useful for deeper conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Text and chat can support quick reflections, homework prompts, or ongoing coaching between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, or busy schedules.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does this therapist address?
Candace supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting and family strains, trauma and abuse, sleep difficulties, ADHD, and related concerns.
How would you describe the therapeutic style and approach?
The approach is collaborative and story-focused. Sessions use Narrative methods alongside ACT and CBT ideas to uncover values and test small behavioral changes.
What is her clinical background?
She holds a Master of Social Work from the University of North Carolina in Wilmington and a Bachelor of Arts in English from Campbell University, with four years of post-licensure experience noted.
Where is the therapist licensed and based?
She holds LCSW licensure in North Carolina and Oregon and lists North Carolina as her location for practice information.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are fees and payment handled?
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 this therapist?
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