Therapist profile
Candiss Williams, LPC
Texas
LPC in Texas - Relationships and Mood Concerns
Continue with CandissWhere Candiss stands
- Credentials
- LPC
- License
- LPC, Texas / 83194; LPCC, Minnesota / 3708; LPC, Missouri / 2014001218
- NPI
- 1457774259
- Experience
- 8 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Texas
About
- Codependency focus
- Cognitive behavioral tools
- Mindfulness techniques
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, relationship strain, parenting pressures, and challenges like addiction, grief, and mood disorders. She also lists codependency concerns and issues related to abandonment and communication problems.
Candiss draws on practical, talk-and-skill approaches in sessions. She uses client-centered methods to focus conversation on what matters most to the person in front of her. She brings in cognitive behavioral techniques to notice and shift unhelpful thinking patterns that feed anxiety, low self-esteem, or mood swings.
When emotions feel overwhelming, she may use elements of dialectical behavior therapy to teach concrete skills for managing distress and improving interpersonal effectiveness. Motivational interviewing can help people who are stuck or ambivalent about change, especially around substance use or difficult life transitions.
Her background includes time as a school counselor and work in domestic abuse, substance abuse, and the juvenile and adult justice systems. That experience informs a practical approach to crisis intervention, safety planning basics, and navigating community resources when needed.
Candiss aims to help people build clearer boundaries, make choices that reflect their values, and develop everyday coping skills. To begin, select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How sessions work
Approaches used in online sessions and practical fit
Client-centered therapy focuses the conversation on the client's concerns and goals, giving space for the person's priorities to guide each session. It is useful when someone needs a respectful listener and collaborative planning for next steps.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions link together. In online work this often means identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and practicing new ways of responding to reduce anxiety, low mood, or relationship reactivity.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) contributes specific skills for managing intense emotions and improving communication. Those skills can be taught and practiced in sessions to help with distress tolerance and more effective interactions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss the options with the client and decide together which methods to emphasize based on needs, goals, and what feels manageable. This is a collaborative process rather than a one-size-fits-all prescription.
Session formats are not listed here, so please confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into daily life, for example by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins during a break, or letting someone choose whether to use video or voice when that suits them better. These practical choices help clients use therapy in ways that fit their routines.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
8+ years
Listed in
Texas, Minnesota, Missouri
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting challenges, addictions, grief, mood disorders, and related concerns such as codependency and abandonment.
What is her general therapy style?
Sessions are practical and client-centered, using conversation focused on the client's priorities and skill teaching from evidence-based methods.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Candiss has eight years of clinical practice as an LPC, plus earlier roles totaling over 15 years in social service settings like schools and crisis work.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas and provides services from that state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with a first session?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session through the provided flow.
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 you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.