Candace Gregg, LISW-CP

Candace Gregg is a licensed clinical social worker who brings a practical, compassionate approach to helping people move past feeling stuck and toward more fulfilling lives. With nine years of professional experience, she aims to make each person feel seen and heard while working together to navigate stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, relationship challenges, mood disorders, and life transitions. She holds the credential LISW-CP, which indicates a Licensed Independent Social Worker - Clinical Practice, and she is also licensed as an addiction counselor, reflecting extensive work with substance use concerns and co-occurring conditions.

Candace has worked with clients across the lifespan - children, teens, young adults, adults, and geriatric populations - and brings experience from a wide range of settings including emergency rooms, home-based clinical services, community mental health centers, private outpatient programs, and inpatient psychiatric hospitals. She uses a strengths-based, holistic orientation and draws from evidence-informed methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Mindfulness-based techniques, Motivational Interviewing, Solution Focused Therapy, and Integrated Dual Diagnosis Treatment to tailor care to each person’s needs and personality.

Her style is warm, nonjudgmental, and collaborative. Candace works alongside clients to identify priorities, set achievable goals, and develop practical coping strategies so they can better manage symptoms, strengthen relationships, and regain a sense of direction and wellbeing.

Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and developing practical strategies to change behaviors and emotional responses. It is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and many day-to-day challenges.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, emphasizes skills in emotion regulation, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and mindfulness. It can be especially helpful for intense emotions, relationship difficulties, and coping with overwhelming stress.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, ACT, helps people clarify their values, accept difficult thoughts and feelings, and commit to meaningful action. It supports coping with chronic distress, life transitions, and situations where avoidance has become limiting.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Candace works with each person to understand their needs, goals, and preferences and will help determine which combination of methods fits best. Licensed professionals tailor techniques to the individual rather than applying a single method to every situation.

Online therapy with Candace offers practical flexibility - sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit care into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and maintain continuity of support during life changes while working with a trained therapist.