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Candiss Williams

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Candiss Williams, LPC

Texas

Licensed Professional Counselor - Anger and Relationships

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Key details

  • CredentialsLPC
  • LicenseLPC, Texas / 83194; LPCC, Minnesota / 3708; LPC, Missouri / 2014001218
  • NPI1457774259
  • Experience8 years
  • LanguagesEnglish
  • LocationTexas

About

  • CBT techniques
  • DBT skills
  • Mindfulness practice

About Candiss

Candiss Williams is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with eight years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, anger, grief, relationship struggles, parenting concerns, addictions, and other life changes. Sessions are practical and focused on real-life problems rather than abstract theory.

Her style draws on several well-known approaches to help people manage feelings and respond differently in tough moments. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot and change unhelpful thought patterns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are used for emotion regulation and managing impulsivity. Mindfulness practices help people slow down and notice reactions without judgment.

Candiss also applies Client-Centered principles, listening for each person's priorities and goals. Motivational Interviewing is part of her toolbox for people who want to make changes but feel stuck. She blends these methods into straightforward strategies for coping, communication, and problem solving.

Her background includes work in schools, domestic abuse services, substance abuse treatment, and the juvenile and adult criminal justice systems. That experience informs a practical, problem-focused approach to everyday stress and crisis work. She pays attention to multicultural and diversity concerns and to how prejudice and discrimination can affect emotional health.

People who want concrete skills for managing anger, repairing strained relationships, or coping with loss will find sessions that emphasize behavior change, skill practice, and clear steps forward.

How sessions work

How therapeutic approaches are used in online sessions

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is about identifying thought and behavior patterns that feed stress and anger. In practice this means spotting triggers, trying small behavioral experiments, and practicing new responses that reduce reactivity. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches concrete emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills. These skills help with impulsivity, strong emotions, and communicating without escalation.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose methods that fit the person's goals, needs, and day-to-day life. That may mean starting with skill training, then shifting to problem solving or motivational techniques as progress is made.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Many people appreciate being able to practice skills between meetings and bring those moments back to sessions for troubleshooting and refinement.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesParenting issuesSelf esteemDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily problemsFirst responder issuesImpulsivityLife purposeMood disordersMulticultural concernsPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

8+ years

Listed in

Texas, Minnesota, Missouri

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she address?

Candiss works with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, grief, relationship and parenting concerns, addictions, and related life changes.

What is her general approach in sessions?

She blends Client-Centered care with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teach coping skills and change unhelpful patterns.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has eight years of clinical experience as an LPC and additional background in schools, domestic abuse work, substance abuse services, and criminal justice settings.

Where is she licensed and practicing?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas and practices from that state.

In which languages can sessions be held?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can I work with her from outside the United States?

International clients are not currently accepted; sessions are arranged for clients within the therapist's permitted practice area.

How are fees and payment handled?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What do I do to begin therapy?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.

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