Therapist profile
Candice Bruce, LCSW
Florida
LCSW focusing on anger and relationships
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- CredentialsLCSW
- LicenseLCSW, Florida / SW19347
- NPI1699420935
- Experience6 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationFlorida
About
- Anger management
- Relationship skills
- Mindfulness practices
About Candice
Candice Bruce is a Florida-licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with six years of professional experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, anger, relationship concerns, and life adjustments. Sessions are framed around practical skills and clear steps rather than labels or long explanations.
She emphasizes that clients know their own stories and that therapy is a place to build on those strengths. In session she helps people learn tools for managing strong emotions, coping with change, and improving communication. That can include short skills practice, problem-solving, and checking what actually works in daily life.
Candice uses approaches drawn from Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, along with mindfulness practices and motivational interviewing. These methods are used to help people notice patterns, try small changes, and track whether those changes reduce stress or anger. She also incorporates Emotionally-Focused ideas when the focus is on repairing connection or understanding relationship patterns.
People often come for help with work frustration, resentment in close relationships, trouble regulating temper, or repeated arguments that leave them worn out. Candice supports straightforward goal setting, skill-building, and ongoing review so progress is clear. Her style is practical and down-to-earth, aimed at lowering daily tension and improving interactions.
To begin, she asks clients to identify one or two clear goals. Early sessions focus on what causes the hardest moments and which small strategies fit into a typical day. Over time those small shifts are combined into a plan clients can use outside of sessions.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what matters to the client. Online sessions let a therapist follow your lead, ask clarifying questions, and help you set practical goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks down unhelpful thoughts and behaviors into steps you can practice between meetings. In video or phone check-ins a therapist can assign short exercises, review results, and adjust the plan so changes fit daily life.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. She will work with clients to decide whether more CBT-style skill practice, mindfulness exercises, or emotionally-focused conversation suits current goals. That choice is revisited as progress is tracked and priorities shift.
Session format options are not specified in the profile, so confirm available formats before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove commuting time. They also let people use mindfulness or breathing practices in the moment and report how those strategies work between meetings. The focus is on practical ways to reduce daily tension and improve interactions, adapted to the format you choose.
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Experience
6+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, relationship issues, grief, addictions, parenting strain, and related concerns listed in her profile.
How would you describe her approach in sessions?
She uses practical skill-building from Client-Centered and cognitive behavioral ideas, plus mindfulness and motivational interviewing to help clients change habits and manage strong emotions.
How much experience does she have?
She has six years of professional experience as a licensed clinical social worker.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Florida LCSW and practices from Florida.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session formats before booking, as the profile does not list specific formats.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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