Dr. Candace Body , LPC

Dr. Candace Body is a Georgia-based Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 20 years of experience supporting people through a wide range of emotional and life challenges. As an LPC she holds a state license to provide professional counseling and brings long-standing experience working with youth and adults who face ADHD-related behaviors, depression, trauma, and other co-occurring concerns. Her practice focuses on issues such as stress, anxiety, anger, self-esteem, career transitions, family conflict, grief, parenting difficulties, bipolar disorder, and coping with significant life changes.

Her clinical background includes individual and group therapy in both residential and outpatient settings, including work in a community mental health center and group homes. She uses an eclectic approach, drawing on evidence-based methods that best match each person’s needs and goals. Modalities she commonly integrates include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, solution-focused techniques, mindfulness-based practices, and family systems perspectives to address relationship patterns and complex histories such as adoption and foster care or blended family dynamics.

Dr. Body approaches therapy as a collaborative partnership that rests on mutual trust, respect, honest communication, and commitment to the work. Her practice aims to tailor interventions to the individual while supporting practical coping skills and deeper exploration as needed, with the goal of helping people move toward greater stability and purpose.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Dr. Candace Body integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness-based methods into her online practice. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and teaches practical skills to change them - it is often used for anxiety, depression, and mood regulation. Mindfulness Therapy focuses on present-moment awareness and simple attention practices that can reduce reactivity and improve emotional regulation, which can be helpful for stress, trauma recovery, and impulsivity.

She also draws on solution-focused ideas that prioritize clear goals and small, achievable steps to create change. Selecting the right approach is part of the therapeutic process; Dr. Body works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods best fit their needs, goals, and preferences and adjusts the plan over time as progress is made.

Online sessions offer practical benefits for people balancing busy schedules or living at a distance. Through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, licensed professionals can provide ongoing support, skills coaching, and check-ins with greater flexibility and accessibility, making it easier to maintain continuity of care and integrate therapeutic work into everyday life.