Candis Cochran , LPC

Candis Cochran is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Tennessee who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and family concerns, and women's issues. She also supports people facing trauma, addictions, intimacy-related struggles, parenting challenges, ADHD, and coping with major life changes. Her approach aims to make first steps feel clearer and less overwhelming.

Candis brings three years of experience as an LPC and several prior years working in mental health settings. She has worked in residential programs, partial care, and church-based settings. That background shaped a practical, down-to-earth style that focuses on steady progress rather than quick fixes.

In sessions she blends person-centered care with cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, and solution-focused work. That means she listens first, helps you spot patterns in thoughts and behaviors, and then builds small, doable steps toward change. She also draws on relationship-focused tools like the Gottman Method when couples' concerns are part of the work.

Candis aims for a warm, collaborative tone. She helps clients set concrete goals, tracks small wins, and adjusts the plan when needed. Her work often centers on improving communication, managing impulsivity or anger, and reducing feelings of isolation or shame.

Clients can expect direct, simple language and practical techniques they can use between sessions. The goal is to make therapy feel manageable and relevant to everyday life, whether the concern is panic attacks, seasonal mood shifts, codependency, or rebuilding after separation.

She offers appointments in Tennessee and conducts sessions in English.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Client-centered work focuses on listening and understanding your experience first, then tailoring the plan to what matters to you. It helps when someone needs empathy and a therapist who begins where they are. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical strategies to reduce anxiety, depression, and panic symptoms. The Gottman Method offers concrete tools for improving communication and resolving recurring relationship patterns when couples work on trust and connection.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with you about your goals, try methods that fit your needs, and adjust as you learn what helps. That collaborative process makes it easier to find techniques you can use between sessions and to celebrate small steps of progress.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and nonverbal cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for shorter check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between appointments. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into busy schedules, while letting you pick the way of connecting that feels most comfortable.