Candance Hammonds , LCMHC

Candance Hammonds is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) practicing in North Carolina who brings more than 20 years of experience in the mental health field and 17 years as a licensed counselor. She works with both adolescents and adults and offers support for a wide range of concerns such as anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, parenting challenges, ADHD, grief, trauma and abuse, and the unique needs of foster care and adoption.

She approaches therapy from a collaborative, outcome-focused perspective, using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside a client-centered stance that prioritizes the therapeutic relationship as the foundation for change. Sessions emphasize the goals the individual wants to achieve, and she integrates practical strategies with empathetic listening to help people manage symptoms, navigate life transitions, and restore functioning.

Candance is motivated by a genuine desire to help and regards counseling as a meaningful partnership. Whether addressing intimacy and relationship struggles, coping with chronic stress or compassion fatigue, or working through the aftermath of trauma, she aims to tailor interventions to each person’s needs. Her practice combines clinical training with a warm, guiding presence to support clients through their growth and healing.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care with Candance Hammonds

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating a supportive, nonjudgmental space where the client’s goals and perspective guide the work. This approach is useful for relationship concerns, self-esteem struggles, parenting challenges, and situations where a strong therapeutic alliance helps foster growth.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a structured, practical approach that helps people identify unhelpful thinking patterns and develop new skills to manage anxiety, depression, and stress. It often includes strategies for coping with mood changes, improving problem solving, and changing behaviors that maintain distress.

Trauma-Focused Therapy attends to the effects of abuse, neglect, and other traumatic experiences, offering ways to process painful memories and reduce their impact on daily life. It can be especially relevant for post-traumatic stress, complex grief, and recovery after interpersonal harm.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Candance works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. She combines clinical approaches with a client-focused stance to tailor sessions to what will be most helpful.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make scheduling more flexible and allow people to engage from locations that suit them. These formats can increase access to consistent support and allow therapy to fit into busy lives while maintaining regular contact with licensed professionals and therapists.