Candace menno, ma, lac

Candace Menno is a Licensed Associate Counselor who works with children, teens, and adults in South Jersey. She supports clients experiencing anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, trauma, difficulties with emotional regulation, stress, lack of motivation, guilt, and negative thought patterns. Candace uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), mindfulness, solution-focused therapy, strengths-based approaches, and creative interventions.

Candace recognizes that people often come to therapy already knowing what they “should” be doing but struggling to understand why changing their thoughts, emotions, or behaviors feels so difficult. Her approach focuses on helping clients slow those patterns down, understand what is happening underneath them, and develop strategies that feel realistic in their actual lives.

With younger clients, Candace understands that therapy cannot always look like two people sitting in chairs having a conversation. She incorporates creative and developmentally appropriate approaches to help children and teens feel more comfortable expressing themselves, understanding emotions, and practicing new skills.

For adults, therapy may include identifying patterns of negative thinking, working through difficult experiences, strengthening self-esteem, developing healthier coping strategies, and learning how to respond differently to stress and uncomfortable emotions.

Candace also offers Christian counseling for clients who would like faith to be part of their therapy. Faith integration is always based on the client's preferences and may include exploring Biblical principles, prayer, values, or the role faith plays in understanding difficult experiences alongside evidence-based mental health treatment.

Her goal is to create a space where clients feel comfortable being honest about what they are experiencing while also feeling supported in making changes that move them toward the life they want.