Candace Melvin, LCMHC
Gently rewrite your story toward healing
Details
| Name | Candace Melvin |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LCMHC |
| Based in | North Carolina |
| Licensed in | North Carolina |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 11 |
About Candace
Candace Melvin is a licensed clinical mental health counselor who helps people feeling overwhelmed, drained, or disconnected from themselves. She uses straightforward conversation to help clients notice patterns, set boundaries, and regain energy for daily life. Her approach aims to move people from just surviving toward feeling more like themselves again.
She blends Narrative Therapy with client-centered listening to gently separate a person from the stories that limit them. Narrative Therapy looks at the stories people tell about their lives and finds new ways to tell them.
Background and approach
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on understanding the person’s experience and building a trusting relationship. Candace also draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to shift unhelpful thoughts and mindfulness practices to build present-moment awareness. Those tools are used to manage anxiety, depression, stress, and anger, and to cope with life changes, grief, or long-term health and caregiving strain.
Motivational Interviewing is brought in when someone wants help finding motivation for change. Her practice pays attention to relationship and intimacy issues, parenting stress, identity concerns including LGBT matters, and the effects of trauma and abuse. Additional focus areas include abandonment, adoption and foster care, chronic pain and illness, career stress, compassion fatigue, and first responder issues.
Candace holds the LCMHC credential, has around 11 years of clinical experience, and sees people from North Carolina. Sessions are offered in English and available through multiple online formats including video calls, phone, live chat, and text messaging.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Trauma and abuse among the things Candace works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Candace among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): 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.
- Somatic Therapy: Listed by Candace among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused 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 practical approaches work online
Online therapy with this practitioner uses Narrative Therapy to look at the stories you tell about your life. That approach helps people separate themselves from limiting labels and rewrite difficult chapters. Client-Centered Therapy provides a listening space where the therapist follows your lead and reflects what matters most to you. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers simple tools to notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors when anxiety or depression get in the way.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the therapeutic process. The therapist will collaborate with you to identify goals, try techniques, and adjust methods based on what fits your needs and preferences. This lets sessions evolve as you make progress or face new challenges.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and building rapport. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quieter audio check-in is preferred. Live chat and messaging work well for brief updates, homework check-ins, or days when a shorter, written touchpoint fits your schedule. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving routines, or health-related limitations.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Candace commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and grief. Other areas include relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, and identity matters such as LGBT concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style combines Narrative Therapy and client-centered listening with practical CBT and mindfulness skills. The focus is on understanding your story and learning tools to change unhelpful patterns.
What is her clinical background?
She has about 11 years of experience supporting people through healing and life transitions. That experience includes work with trauma, chronic health issues, caregiver stress, and first responder concerns.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She practices from North Carolina and holds the LCMHC credential listed as NC LCMHC.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Appointments can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what works best for the person.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model. The subscription can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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