- Stress and anxiety
- Depression and bipolar
- Life purpose focus
About Candyce
Candyce Spruel is a California-licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with 25 years of clinical experience. She works with adults who are facing stress, anxiety, mood concerns such as depression and bipolar disorder, and relationship challenges. Candyce also focuses on self-esteem, motivation, and life purpose when those issues affect daily functioning.
Her way of working treats the client as the expert on their own life. Sessions often center on identifying personal strengths and using them to manage current problems. She uses practical conversation to help people notice what matters and to try small changes that can feel doable.
Candyce draws from several clinical approaches to shape sessions. That can include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to test unhelpful thoughts, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to look at emotional patterns in close relationships. She also uses Client-Centered principles and skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy as useful tools when relevant.
Typical sessions focus on concrete goals like reducing worry, improving communication, managing mood shifts, or exploring next steps after a major life change. Homework or skills practice may be suggested between meetings to build new habits. The tone is collaborative and practical rather than directive.
She offers services from California and conducts work in English. People who want to begin are asked to follow the site's process to match and schedule an initial session.
Therapeutic approaches used in online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and practice small actions that align with those values. It can be useful when someone feels stuck or unsure about their next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical experiments to reduce anxiety or depressive patterns. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) looks at emotional responses in close relationships and helps people notice and shift patterns that create distance or repeated conflict.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Candyce will discuss different methods and help decide which fits a person's needs, goals, and preferences. That decision is collaborative and may change as therapy progresses.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into daily life by removing travel time and allowing meetings during breaks or from different locations. For example, remote sessions can reduce commute time, allow shorter check-ins on busy days, or make it simpler to maintain continuity after a move. Licensed professionals adapt therapeutic tools like CBT exercises or ACT values work to an online setting so practical skills can be practiced between sessions.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
25+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
Candyce works with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, relationship problems, and self-esteem issues. She also focuses on life purpose, body image, workplace challenges, and related concerns.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
She treats clients as the expert on their own story and uses practical conversation to identify strengths. Sessions emphasize clear goals and small, doable steps between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
She has 25 years of professional experience working in clinical settings. That experience informs her use of several therapeutic approaches.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a California LMFT, which stands for Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and she practices in California.
Can non-US or international clients work with her?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Exact fees depend on the selected subscription tier.
How do I get started with an initial session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the site.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.