About Candyce
Candyce Spruel is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 25 years of professional experience in California. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress or anxiety and those coping with mood shifts such as depression or bipolar concerns. Candyce welcomes conversations about relationship struggles and self-esteem challenges in straightforward, practical terms.
Candyce believes each person knows their own story best. She works alongside clients to recognize strengths and build small, usable steps toward change.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on clear goals and practices that fit daily life, not complicated jargon or long treatment lists. Her approach draws on several therapy styles to match what the person needs. That means using tools that improve thinking patterns, notice emotions, and increase meaningful action.
The work often includes simple exercises between sessions to practice new skills. Candyce pays attention to common issues like body image, work-related stress, guilt and shame, and finding purpose. She also supports people processing trauma, forgiveness, and communication problems.
Her aim is to help clients find steadier mood, clearer choices, and more self-kindness. Sessions are offered in English and take place with a focus on what makes sense for each person. Candyce describes therapy as a shared process where small changes can add up to better days and clearer direction.
Approach and online options for building coping skills
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choosing actions that reflect personal values; this can help with anxiety, low motivation, and finding purpose. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking patterns and practicing new ways of thinking and behaving to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people tune into and make sense of strong emotions to improve relationships and emotional clarity.Choosing the right approach is part of the process and will be decided together. The therapist works collaboratively to match methods to each person's goals and preferences, adjusting techniques as progress is made. Clients can expect a mix of in-session conversation and practical exercises to use between meetings.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which allow flexibility for different schedules and needs. Video sessions are helpful for a full face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or live chat can support quick check-ins or brief skill practice. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work breaks, family routines, or days when a shorter contact is best.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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