Candace Tompkins
Practical, compassionate therapy for life's challenges
LMHC Florida
- Experience
- 15 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Grief, Self esteem
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Candace
Candace Tompkins is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor with 15 years of clinical experience helping people work through stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and self-esteem concerns. She emphasizes a respectful, compassionate manner and builds individualized plans that reflect each client's needs and circumstances.
Background and approach
Her practice also addresses compassion fatigue, addiction, trauma and abuse, anger, and challenges related to major life changes. Tompkins blends evidence-informed methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with client-centered and mindfulness-oriented practices to create a practical, strengths-based approach.
She also draws on techniques from Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Motivational Interviewing when clients need help with emotional regulation, motivation, or building coping skills. In every case she adapts conversations and interventions so they fit the person's goals and pace.
Working with her involves collaborative goal-setting and tailored support aimed at increasing resilience, improving self-understanding, and helping clients move toward more satisfying daily functioning. She accepts appointments for a wide range of concerns and offers care from her Florida practice with attention to dignity and respect throughout the therapeutic process.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy places the client's perspective and values at the center of sessions, emphasizing empathy and collaboration to help people explore personal goals and increase self-understanding. This approach supports those working through life transitions, grief, or issues with self-esteem by creating a responsive, accepting space to reflect.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors through structured exercises and practical skills. It is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and other concerns where learning new coping strategies and behavioral experiments can produce measurable change.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) contributes tools for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, which can be helpful when intense emotions, impulsivity, or relationship difficulties are prominent.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and will be decided collaboratively. The therapist will work with each client to assess needs, try methods that fit their goals, and adjust techniques over time so the work feels relevant and effective.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, making it easier to fit sessions into busy lives or when travel is difficult. These options allow clients to access licensed professionals from their own communities while maintaining continuity of care and adapting formats to suit comfort and scheduling preferences.
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Experience
15+ years
Licensed
Florida
Languages
English