Candace Coston

Candace Coston, LCSW, helps people manage anger and related concerns like stress, anxiety, grief, and relationship strain. She writes short-term goals with clients and focuses on practical steps people can try between sessions. Her approach is straightforward and aimed at making everyday life feel more manageable.

She draws on several methods to match what each person needs. Sessions often begin with identifying what's important to the client - their values, joys, and priorities - and then setting goals that reflect those things. Candace uses cognitive strategies and mindfulness skills to shift unhelpful thinking and reduce reactive behavior.

Her background includes a Master of Social Work from the University of North Carolina in Wilmington. Candace has worked across child and adult settings and with people facing co-occurring mental health and developmental challenges. She brings four years of documented practice as an LCSW, and her experience includes helping people cope with addiction, trauma, mood concerns, and life transitions.

In therapy she helps people notice patterns that trigger anger or distress and builds practical tools to respond differently. Techniques can include behavioral experiments, grounding and breathing practices, and problem-solving steps that can be used at home. Sessions are collaborative and paced to the client's needs.

Candace offers support for issues such as parenting strain, intimacy concerns, career stress, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and coping with chronic illness. People interested in working on anger-related responses will find clear, goal-focused work that connects values with day-to-day choices.

Therapeutic approaches and online options explained

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters most to them and take small steps toward those values even when emotions are strong. It can be useful for anger, depression, and coping with life changes.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses practical exercises to test unhelpful thoughts and develop new behavior patterns to reduce reactivity and anxiety.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That might mean combining elements from different approaches and adjusting strategies over time.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know the formats offered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into busy days, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people practice coping skills in the settings where they live and work, so tools learned in sessions can be used right away.