About me
Thank you for choosing me to embark on this journey with you!
"To get thru the hardest journey, we need take only one step at a time, but we must keep on stepping"
Hi, my name is Kandace Graves, I am a licensed professional counselor in the state of North Carolina. I received a Master of Science in Mental Health Counseling from Capella University in 2016. I am currently licensed in North Carolina by the North Carolina Board of Licensed Professional Counselors. (A13510). My graduate experience includes a 12-month internship counseling men and women within an urban community in Ohio.
As your counselor my aim is to provide a safe and supportive environment where we can collaborate and work at your own pace to help you reach your goals. I work with men, women, children, teens, couples and families whom have experienced trauma, grief, depression, and anxiety. People who have difficulty transitioning into a new chapter in life and provide reunification therapy to families of divorce.
Sometimes it is difficult to put words to your emotions and thoughts. Often times you may not understand them yourself. It is also hard to manage the emotions and thoughts. Being a teen can be stressful, fun, and confusing all at the same time. I have found that exploring the use of emotions is a great way to start to understand your emotions. I encourage teens to take a closer look at what their emotions are telling them, cognitively and behaviorally. Emotions lead to thoughts, which lead to behavioral reactions. Our emotions don't just fall out the sky, they have a purpose. I am encouraging you to explore it with me. It can be frightening, however you will finish triumphantly. Below are a list of techniques I use in session.
The theoretical approach I use include but are not limited to Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Person-Centered Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Rational Behavior Therapy. Though each person will experience hardship and difficulty, I believe that the problem with emotions and behaviors are generally a result of how one thinks and feels about a given situation. Person-Centered Therapy emphasizes each person’s uniqueness, value and worth which provide an environment safe enough to share honestly and openly. Dialectical Behavior Therapy emphasizes acceptance of uncomfortable feelings or thoughts rather than struggling with or rejecting them, allowing change to occur. Solution Focused Therapy relies on what was helpful in other situations in which the client was able to cope. All theoretical orientations are helpful in identifying the root of distress. I believe that knowing where you come from is important to know where you are headed. Trauma and other experiences have a way of permeating into other areas of our lives such as marriage, familial relationships and friendships.
Along with the many benefits of counseling come risks. Since counseling often involves discussing unpleasant or uncomfortable aspects of your life, you may experience feelings such as sadness, guilt, anger, shame and helplessness, just to name a few. Counseling allows you to process your feelings and often leads to better relationships and relief from feelings of distress. In order to benefit the most from the counseling experience you must be committed, engaged, and do work outside of therapy to meet your goals.
I abide by the confidentiality standards set forth by NCBLPC and upheld by the state law. All of our communication becomes part of the clinical record, which is accessible to you upon request. I will keep confidential anything you say as part of our counseling relationship, with the following exceptions: (a) you direct me in writing to disclose information to someone else, (b) it is determined you are a danger to yourself or others (including child or elder abuse), or (c) I am ordered by a court to disclose information.
This platform is not to be used for emergency purposes. If you are feeling like you will hurt yourself or someone else please contact the suicide hotline and/or go to the nearest emergency room.
If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask.
I am happy to join you on this journey!
Specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationships
- Family conflicts
- Trauma, Abuse
- Depression
LGBT , Grief , Intimacy-related issues , Parenting issues , Anger management , Self esteem , Bipolar disorder , Coping with life changes , ADHD
Years of Experience: 3
Services offered
Messaging
Live Chat
Phone
Video
Licensing
NC LCMHC 13510
Reviews
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Kandace Graves. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with Teen Counseling might be different.
Great therapy. Helped me get more stable in my life and get over some old problems I kept pent up.
Kandace is amazing and has helped me work through what I need to work through at my own pace without carrying her own agenda. She has offered me space, understanding and safety when I really needed. Thanks Kandace!
Kandace helped me when I was at my very lowest! When I was about quit, she gave me a peace a mind and help me realize everything will be okay!! I highly recommend her, you will not be disappointed,
Kandace is a skilled and compassionate therapist who has helped me tremendously with navigating my grief, anxiety, and life transitions. I’d highly recommend her.
I absolutely love Kandace, she is great at helping uncover what it is that I'm struggling with. She helps me come up with solutions and is super supportive of my goals
She’s amazing and helpful
I am so thankful for my time working with Kandace. She got me through a really intense crisis and left me with tools and techniques to apply to my future growth.
Kandace is so patient and has helped me tremendously work through my own issues. Her use of simple analogies and metaphors helps me relate my inner thoughts to everyday situations, allowing me to step out of my own head and view things from a different perspective. These always lead to more insight and confidence in my decision making. Kandace has given me so much clarity but just listening and helping me organize and tackle one thing at a time. Couldn’t recommend her enough; she definitely helped me change my life.
A GODSEND!
Kandace is great at helping you weed through your problems and or issues with questions that help you to think and formulate a response that in turn leads you to realize what the real issue is. Kandace also pays attention to what you have to say and in turn asks the questions that you didn’t know you needed answering until she asked them. Kandace is very good at her job.
Kandace is an excellent counselor. Definitely makes me feel like she cares. Which I truly believe she does cate.
Kandace is amazing. She's a patient, fully attentive, intensive listener, and has been a HUGE help in helping me carve out my next healthy steps, and deciding what to prioritize in my life. As time wears on and we get to know each other better, I'm sure she'll be even more integral to my healing. I'm so grateful to have been able to choose Kandace, and am so appreciative that she contributes her skills, talents, passions, and GIFTS to this platform.
Kandace is a good listener.
I think Kandace is doing a fine job - asking pressing questions .. my wife feels like kandace should fix us, but that’s not my expectations .. therapy should be a support to the relationship and serve as a mirror to see where there can be improvements...
I have always been skeptical and uneasy about getting counseling. Kandace has helped eliminate that. She is a great counselor who is easy to talk to, easy to be vulnerable with, listens well and understands. Her work with me even in a short time frame has already shown positive benefits. I went from dreading the idea of needing help, to looking forward to my sessions.
Kandace is a very calm and kind counselor. She really listens to what you have to say and she provides feedback that really makes you think in a different perspective. I highly recommend.
I really like kandace!. She’s not too pushy like past counselors I have had and we work at a good pace! I would definitely recommend her to others mostly because I really love how this app is set up and because she seems very laid back.
She’s very kind and has helped put my situation into a new perspective.
Kandace has helped me a lot in such a short amount of time. She is compassionate, patient, understanding, and an over-all kind person. I am very thankful and lucky to be matched with her.
She is great and I am thankful for her help.
I have been working with Kandace for about two months now and I love her. She is so kind and patient. She is super easy to talk to and she’s not afraid to tell me what it is I may need to work on which is great as that is why I am here in the first place- to work on me! I really look forward to our talks and definitely enjoy hearing her feedback on my crazy life! Thank you Kandace!
Kandace has helped me open up and discover a lot of pieces to my own puzzle that just never quite fit right before. It has been an eye opening journey and she has helped shed light on a lot of hidden emotions. She is so easy to talk and open up to and so relatable and understanding.
I was very skeptical before joining but she has given me a newfound faith in counseling and how tremendously it helps.
Kandace has been so wonderful to work with so far! She’s patient. She asks great questions. She offers great insights and strategies. I’ve really benefited from her expertise so far!