Candance Hammonds, LCMHC

Candance Hammonds is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) based in North Carolina. She brings 20 years in the mental health field and a direct, goal-focused approach to helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, parenting concerns, ADHD, and relationship or family struggles.

Her style centers on practical steps and clear goals. Sessions focus on what a person wants to change and on building skills that make daily life easier. She mixes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with client-centered care so people feel heard while also practicing different ways to manage thoughts and behaviors.

Hammonds has long experience supporting people who have experienced abuse or neglect, and she also works with concerns related to grief, intimacy, anger, bipolar mood challenges, and caregiver strain. She is familiar with adoption and foster care issues and with challenges such as codependency, fertility stress, and infidelity.

In a typical session she listens, asks about priorities, and offers concrete tools to try between meetings. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing are also part of her approach when they fit the client’s goals. The focus is on steady progress rather than quick fixes.

People who choose her can expect straightforward conversations, practical homework, and an emphasis on making changes that fit their daily routines. She aims to help each person build skills they can use long after therapy ends.

How these approaches translate to online care

CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying different behaviors to reduce distress. It is useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and managing symptoms like those seen with ADHD or bipolar mood swings.

Client-centered therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship. The therapist listens closely and helps the person decide what changes matter most, which can be useful for relationship, parenting, or grief concerns.

Mindfulness therapy introduces simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase calm. It often pairs well with CBT techniques for stress, trauma-related symptoms, and caregiver fatigue.

Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to set goals, try techniques, and adjust methods based on what feels most helpful and practical for daily life.

Online sessions are offered by licensed professionals through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues and longer conversations, phone can be a lower-bandwidth option, live chat supports shorter check-ins, and text messaging works well for ongoing reflections between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to continue work between appointments.