Kandace Graves
Compassionate, practical support for families
- Credentials
- LCMHC
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed in
- North Carolina
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Kandace
Kandace Graves is a licensed clinical mental health counselor who focuses on practical, step-by-step support for families and parents. She aims to create a calm, respectful space where people can talk through problems at a manageable pace. Kandace keeps language simple and focuses on clear goals parents and caregivers can work toward between sessions.
She holds a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor credential - LCMHC - in North Carolina (13510).
Background and approach
Kandace received a Master of Science in Mental Health Counseling from Capella University in 2016. Her graduate training included a yearlong internship counseling men and women in an urban Ohio community. That experience shaped her work with family stress, grief, anxiety, and trauma-related concerns.
She uses a mix of proven techniques to help families and individuals change how they think and respond. Approaches she draws on include cognitive behavior methods, person-centered ideas, dialectical behavior strategies, and solution-focused techniques. Those tools guide practical steps parents can try at home and in relationships.
Kandace works with children, teens, couples, and families, and provides reunification support for families navigating divorce. She also offers counseling for parenting challenges, relationship strains, grief, depression, anxiety, anger, and coping with life transitions. She is open about the hard parts of therapy and the effort it requires.
Kandace explains that feeling sad, angry, or uncomfortable can come up when addressing difficult issues, and she asks clients to stay engaged and do work between sessions to reach their goals.
Practical therapy approaches for families online
Many of Kandace's approaches are designed to teach clear skills families can use at home. Cognitive behavior techniques focus on identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying practical alternatives to reduce stress and anxiety. These strategies help with mood, worry, and behavior changes in parents and children.Person-centered work emphasizes listening, respect, and the client’s own strengths. It helps family members feel heard and safe enough to try new ways of relating. Dialectical behavior strategies teach skills for managing strong emotions and improving communication in relationships and parenting moments.
Choosing the right approach often happens together. Kandace works with each family to decide which techniques make the most sense based on goals, needs, and preferences. She adapts methods over time so the plan stays useful and realistic.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which can make it easier to fit counseling into busy family routines. These formats allow parents and caregivers to connect from home, follow a consistent schedule, and use different communication styles when that helps progress.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also works with
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- North Carolina
- Languages
- English
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