Candace Coston, LCSW

Candace Coston is a licensed clinical social worker and LCSW based in North Carolina who helps people facing depression, anxiety, grief, and stress. She uses straightforward conversation to identify what matters most to each person and to set practical goals. Sessions focus on day-to-day coping, clearer decision-making, and rebuilding energy for the things clients value. She draws on a mix of client-centered listening and evidence-based techniques to tailor care. That means listening first, then testing simple changes together. Techniques address thoughts, behaviors, and skills for handling strong emotions or painful memories. Candace earned her Bachelor of Arts in English from Campbell University and completed graduate social work studies at the University of North Carolina in Wilmington. She reports four years of professional experience as an LCSW supporting a range of concerns including addiction, trauma and mood issues. In sessions she helps people sort out relationships, parenting stresses, career decisions, and challenges like sleep problems or burnout. Work on goals may include building routines, practicing new behaviors, and trying small experiments between meetings to see what changes help. Her approach emphasizes values and strengths. She asks what clients enjoy, who matters to them, and what kind of life they want. From that foundation she and the client map practical steps toward those outcomes.