About Candyce
Candyce Spruel is a California licensed marriage and family therapist with 25 years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, low self-esteem, bipolar disorder, and depression. Candyce emphasizes each person's strengths and helps them use those strengths to move forward.
She believes the first step toward a happier life takes courage. In sessions she listens closely and treats the client as the expert of their own story.
How Candyce works
The approach is collaborative and paced to fit what the person needs right now. Candyce draws on practical methods to help people manage symptoms and make changes that matter day to day. She blends acceptance work, skills for regulating emotions, and problem-focused strategies to tackle patterns that cause distress.
Sessions often focus on improving communication, building self-worth, and clarifying life purpose. She also works with issues like body image, guilt and shame, forgiveness, and workplace strain. For people navigating mood disorders, including bipolar, she offers steady support and tools for mood regulation and relapse prevention planning.
Candyce aims to create a calm, direct space where clients can try new ways of coping. She partners with each person to set realistic goals and practice skills between sessions. The focus is on small, sustainable steps toward a more satisfying life.
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What Candyce works with
The areas below are the ones Candyce selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
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Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 25 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them against real-life evidence. Online CBT sessions often include simple exercises and homework to practice new ways of thinking between meetings.Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, teaches skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships. In remote sessions this can mean practicing mindfulness skills, distress tolerance techniques, and communication tools that help during stressful moments.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with each person to choose which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That collaboration may shift over time as progress is made or new challenges appear.
Online therapy formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for a traditional session feel, while phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit a lunch break or commute. Live chat and messaging are helpful for brief check-ins, skill coaching, or when typing feels easier than talking. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent around work and family life.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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