Candance Hammonds , LCMHC

Candance Hammonds is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) based in North Carolina. She has worked in mental health for 20 years and has practiced as a licensed counselor for 17 years. She supports people facing anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting strain, relationship and intimacy concerns, ADHD, and issues specific to women.

Her style is warm and straightforward. Sessions focus on practical goals the person wants to reach. She centers the counseling relationship and uses clear tools rather than abstract language. Expect a mix of listening, skill teaching, and gentle challenge aimed at real change.

Candance commonly uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She pairs that with client-centered work that follows each person’s pace. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing tools are added when helpful to build awareness and momentum.

She has experience supporting people affected by adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, codependency, divorce and separation, fertility and family-of-origin problems, infidelity, narcissistic dynamics, and post-traumatic stress. Compassion fatigue and coping with major life changes are also areas she addresses.

Candance works with adolescents and adults and has long experience in community and clinical settings. Her approach is practical, down-to-earth, and focused on helping people make small changes that add up over time.

Approaches that translate to online care

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following a person's lead. In online sessions this means the therapist creates space to hear what matters most and checks in often about how the work is going. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches concrete tools to notice unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. That approach adapts well to video or messaging because homework and short skill practices can be shared between sessions. Trauma-focused therapy helps people process past harm at a pace that feels manageable and often uses grounding and stabilization techniques that can be practiced during calls.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, needs, and preferences and then suggest methods to try. Decisions about which techniques to use are made collaboratively and can change as progress is made.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people see facial cues and do deeper conversation. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a short break. Live chat or text messaging work well for quick check-ins or when writing helps process thoughts. Together these options make it easier to keep continuity of care and fit therapy into a busy life.