Candice Schalit, LPC

Candice Schalit is a licensed therapist and PhD student based in Atlanta, Georgia, who draws on a life shaped by resilience and diverse cultural perspectives. Raised in the Bronx as the child of immigrant parents, she brings personal insight into the challenges of adaptation and identity while maintaining a professional focus on practical healing. With more than 13 years of clinical experience, she has supported adults, families, and children through a wide range of concerns, from anxiety and depression to trauma, sleep difficulties, eating issues, and relationship challenges.

Her style blends warmth with constructive challenge. She uses a client-centered foundation that emphasizes empathy and respect while also encouraging clients to step beyond familiar patterns when growth calls for it. Candice works collaboratively to develop individualized plans that align with each person’s goals and capacities, aiming to help clients uncover more balance and satisfaction in daily life.

As a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC - she holds a professional counseling credential that signifies formal training and state authorization to provide therapeutic services. Candice offers remote sessions to increase access and convenience, using phone and video formats as well as messaging when appropriate. She invites prospective clients who are ready to pursue meaningful change to reach out and begin a thoughtful, shared process toward better functioning and greater wellbeing.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Candice integrates client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy - CBT, and dialectical behavior therapy - DBT into her online practice. Client-centered therapy focuses on creating a respectful, nonjudgmental space where clients lead the exploration of their values and goals, which can be especially helpful for relationship concerns, grief, and self-esteem work. CBT offers practical tools to identify and shift unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors, making it a common choice for anxiety, depression, phobias, and sleep difficulties. DBT emphasizes skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, which supports people managing intense emotions, anger, or relational challenges.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Candice works together with each client to match techniques to personal needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting methods over time as progress and circumstances evolve. This partnership helps ensure that therapy feels relevant and doable for everyday life.

Online therapy with Candice is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, providing flexibility for busy schedules, caregiving responsibilities, or geographic distance. These options allow licensed professionals to deliver ongoing support in ways that fit a client’s routine, making it easier to maintain consistency and momentum toward therapeutic goals.