Candace Johnson , LPC

Candace Johnson is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 15 years of experience in the mental health field. She combines formal training and practical experience to support individuals across life stages, drawing on both academic preparation and hands-on clinical work to inform her approach.

She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and a Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology from Argosy University, Atlanta, which was formerly known as the Georgia Professional School of Psychology. Her graduate practicum at Emory Decatur Hospital in Atlanta included psychiatric assessments, crisis intervention in an emergency room setting, leading psychoeducational groups, and refining ethical clinical skills.

Candace has worked in acute inpatient psychiatric settings and provided in-person and telephone crisis intervention, coordinated behavioral health services, and performed comprehensive psychological assessments to evaluate safety. She has counseled children, adolescents, young adults, and general adult populations, tailoring interventions to each person’s presenting signs and symptoms. While Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is her primary theoretical orientation, she adapts techniques to meet individual needs and places strong value on building a genuine, collaborative therapeutic relationship as a foundation for meaningful change.

Her professional areas of expertise include stress management, career counseling, psychotic disorders, and caregiver support, and she brings a measured, empathetic stance to complex clinical concerns.

Approach-Focused Online Therapy with Practical Convenience

Candace often draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and patterns and develop practical strategies for change; CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and many everyday challenges. She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which prioritizes an empathic, nonjudgmental relationship and supports clients in finding their own solutions and greater self-understanding. When emotional connection and relational patterns are central concerns, Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps partners and individuals explore core emotions and strengthen attachment and communication.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Candace works with each person to assess needs, goals, and preferences, and she adapts methods over time to find the best therapeutic fit rather than prescribing a single path from the outset.

Online therapy offers flexible options that fit into busy lives - sessions by video call or phone, and shorter interactions through live chat or text-based messaging. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care during life transitions, coordinate around work or family schedules, and access licensed professionals from home or other convenient settings.