ABOUT CANDACE

Candace is a registered social worker with the Newfoundland and Labrador College of Social Workers. She obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work from Memorial University and her Master’s Degree in Social Work from the University of British Columbia. She has been working in the field of mental health and addictions for several years, but has developed a specific interest in working in the field of women’s health, sexual health and perinatal mental health. Her goal is to create a safe, judgment-free space where individuals can work through the challenges they are facing as she has noticed that healthcare systems often fail to monitor and address issues such as sexual dysfunction, postpartum depression, and miscarriage grief and loss. Candace uses a trauma-informed, strengths-based, and feminist approach to therapy that borrows components from evidence-based techniques such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, and Emotion-Focused Therapy. She is passionate about destigmatizing women’s health issues, promoting sexual wellbeing, and exploring the nuanced aspects of mental health. Candace also has additional training in Perinatal Psychotherapy, Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders, and Pregnancy Grief & Loss.

 

Focus/Areas of Interest:

• Perinatal mental health

• Sexual wellness & dysfunction

• Self-compassion and self-care

• Self-esteem

• Anxiety

• Depression

• Grief & loss (including death of a loved one, divorce, and loss of custody of children)

• Trauma

• Life transitions