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Candyce Linington, PACFA

Compassionate support for anxious minds

5 years in practice · based in Australia · sessions in English · online sessions

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About Candyce

Candyce Linington is a counsellor based in Australia who focuses on anxiety and other common life challenges. She draws on lived experience and professional training to offer steady, practical support. Sessions are collaborative and paced to each person’s needs.

Candyce holds PACFA membership and postgraduate counselling qualifications. Candyce has lived through addictive behaviours, self-harm recovery, cancer and major life transitions. Those experiences inform how she listens and responds.

She aims to help people find workable coping strategies and clearer direction when life feels overwhelming.

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Background and approach

Her approach is person-centred and trauma-informed. That means conversations start from what matters to the person and move at a comfortable pace. She also uses recovery-oriented ideas to help people build on strengths and manage setbacks.

Clinically, Candyce may draw on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing and mindfulness-based tools. She adapts techniques to the issue at hand, whether that is anxiety, grief, addiction, or stress from illness or work injury.

Candyce works with concerns such as anxiety, depression, grief and loss, addiction and self-harm, identity and sexuality, workplace stress, caregiver strain, chronic illness, body image, and attachment issues. She emphasises values-based goals and practical steps people can use between sessions. People who reach out can expect calm, direct conversation and help turning insight into action.

Candyce aims to support each person toward clearer choices, more resilience and a greater sense of meaning.

Therapeutic approaches you can use online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without letting them drive behaviour. It focuses on values and small committed actions to move toward a more meaningful life, and can help with anxiety, depression and motivation issues.

Client-Centred Therapy centres on being heard and respected. The counsellor follows the person’s lead, reflecting experience and helping clarify values and choices; this approach supports self-discovery, identity work and relationship concerns.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It provides clear strategies to test unhelpful thinking and develop alternative behaviours, which is useful for anxiety, stress and low mood.

Finding the right approach is a shared process. Candyce will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, then adapt methods to suit the person. The first sessions often involve trying a few tools and agreeing on practical steps to try between meetings.

Online therapy offers flexibility and many ways to connect. Video calls let people see expressions and use visual tools. Phone sessions work well on lower bandwidth or when being on camera is difficult. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, journalling between sessions or slower-paced reflection. These options make it easier to fit counselling into busy lives and different routines.
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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does Candyce help with?
Candyce supports people facing anxiety, stress, grief, depression, addiction and self-harm concerns. She also helps with workplace stress, caregiver strain, chronic illness, identity and relationship-related difficulties.
What is her approach in therapy?
Her style is person-centred and trauma-informed, focusing on the client’s values and pace. She blends practical techniques with reflective work to help people manage symptoms and make changes.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Candyce has five years of counselling experience in Australia and brings personal experience with recovery and life transitions to her practice.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds membership with the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA) and practises in Australia.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted; her practice is based in Australia.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are costs and starting steps handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a time.

What this therapist works with

Experience
5 years
Licensed
Languages
English

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