Candice Mitchell , LMHC

Candice Mitchell, LMHC (Licensed Mental Health Counselor), is a trauma-informed therapist who supports adults working through anxiety, depression, and trauma. She blends nervous-system-focused methods with Internal Family Systems and Polyvagal Theory to help clients find more regulation and ease, paying particular attention to how stress and trauma show up in the body.

She was drawn to clinical work after repeatedly encountering people whose sleep, relationships, confidence, and daily functioning were quietly taken over by anxiety, trauma, or depression. Rather than only teaching coping strategies, she aims to help clients experience meaningful relief that allows them to feel steadier and more like themselves again.

In early sessions she moves at a thoughtful, supportive pace, treating intake as an opportunity to understand what a person is carrying and how stress appears in both body and mind. Building a sense of safety and trust is central to her approach, and progress often looks like reduced overwhelm, softer emotional reactions, and a stronger sense of grounding in everyday life. She works best with adults seeking deeper healing at a respectful, manageable pace.

Candice regularly pursues advanced training in trauma-informed care and body-based approaches, maintaining a practice that centers nervous system regulation and deeper therapeutic work. She offers sessions by phone, a format many clients find helps them feel safer in their bodies and more able to focus inward.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Candice draws from client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and mindfulness therapy to guide online work in ways that suit each person. Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathic listening and the client’s own goals, helping adults feel heard and supported as they explore what matters most. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and shifting patterns of thought and behavior that contribute to anxiety, depression, or stress, offering practical tools for everyday challenges. Mindfulness therapy teaches present-focused awareness and gentle acceptance of internal experience, which can reduce reactivity and improve emotional regulation.

Selecting the right approach is part of the collaborative process. Candice works with clients to identify which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences and adapts treatment as progress unfolds, so therapy evolves in partnership rather than following a predetermined script.

Online therapy with Candice is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for busy schedules or those who feel safer working from home. These options make it possible to maintain continuity of care, access support during major life transitions, and choose the format that best supports regulation and engagement in the work.