Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
How Candiss works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Texas, Minnesota, Missouri
- Years in practice
- 8
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Candiss
Candiss Williams is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas who helps people facing stress, anxiety, anger, depression, and life transitions. She focuses on practical steps someone can use right away. Her style is direct and person-focused, with attention to cultural background and day-to-day challenges.
Candiss draws on eight years of counseling experience and many more years in social services before becoming a counselor. She has worked in schools, domestic abuse programs, substance use settings, and the criminal justice system.
Background and approach
That background guides how she supports people through crisis and ongoing struggles. In sessions she uses approaches like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thinking, build coping skills, and improve emotional regulation. Mindfulness and motivational strategies are used to strengthen focus and follow-through on goals.
She addresses a wide range of concerns including relationships, parenting stress, grief, trauma, addictions, mood concerns, and identity-related stress. Additional focus areas include communication problems, codependency, impulsivity, and multicultural issues such as prejudice and discrimination. Candiss offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging to match different needs and schedules.
Sessions are arranged through the site's matching and scheduling process. Costs vary with location and are billed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What Candiss works with
Everything Candiss lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Candiss's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Impulsivity
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Candiss lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and then practice new, more helpful responses. It is useful for anxiety, depression, anger, and stress-related patterns.Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers practical emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills. Those tools can help with impulsivity, intense emotions, and conflict in relationships.
Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening, empathy, and working at the client’s pace. It supports people who need a steady, nonjudgmental space to sort through goals and feelings.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to pick methods that fit their goals, cultural background, and day-to-day routines. Adjustments are made as progress is tracked and needs shift.
Online therapy here uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for full conversations and visual cues. Phone works when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging are useful for brief updates, skill practice, or when writing feels easier than talking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or busy family schedules.
Questions people ask about Candiss
What concerns does this therapist address?
Candiss works with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, relationship and parenting struggles, addictions, grief, trauma, bipolar mood concerns, and related life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is practical and person-centered, focusing on clear steps, coping skills, and emotional regulation tailored to each person's needs.
What is her background and experience?
She has eight years of counseling experience plus prior work in schools, domestic abuse services, substance use programs, and the criminal justice system.
What credentials and location apply to this therapist?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with credentials listed as MO LPC and TX LPC and practices from Texas.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.