Candace Strong

LPC (MS#-3132)

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Candace Strong, LPC (MS#-3132), is a licensed professional counselor specializing in women’s mental health, couples and family counseling and mid-career life changes. After a successful career in healthcare administration, Candace followed her passion and became a therapist in her 40s. Her own journey allows her to deeply connect with women navigating life’s challenges.

As a Gottman-trained therapist, Candace helps couples heal after infidelity, build strong foundations before marriage, and break unhealthy cycles. She’s also a compassionate guide for women struggling with anxiety, depression, postpartum depression and anxiety, and trauma. Her Master of Arts in Counseling is from Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, Mississippi, and she draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy, and the Gottman Method.

Marriage, Couples, and Affair Recovery Counseling in Jackson, Ridgeland, and Madison MS
Candace offers pre-marital counseling, infidelity and affair recovery support, and parenting guidance for couples and families across the Jackson, Ridgeland, and Madison area. She offers both faith-based counseling for clients seeking a Christian perspective and secular approaches for those who prefer a non-religious approach.

As a wife of 28 years and mother of three daughters, Candace intimately understands the joys and challenges of marriage and parenting. When not counseling, she enjoys cheering on her daughter at college basketball games, exploring the country with her husband in their RV, and spending time with family, friends, and church. If you’re looking for a therapist who gets it, reach out to Candace.

Insurance accepted: BCBS, Aetna, Cigna, Optum, UHC, UMR, Golden Rule, Oscar, Fox Everett, Medicare, Tricare Select, Curative. No Medicaid accepted.

Women's Mental Health
Marriage Counseling
Parenting and Family Counseling
Anxiety, Depression, and Trauma
Infidelity and Affair Recovery
Mid-career change

Marriage and Couples Counseling

Candace helps couples strengthen their relationship, whether they are preparing for marriage or working to rebuild trust after infidelity. Using the Gottman Method, she helps couples identify unhealthy patterns and build lasting connection.

Infidelity and Affair Recovery

Candace guides couples through the pain of betrayal toward healing, using a structured, evidence-based approach to rebuild trust and intimacy after an affair.

Women’s Mental Health

Candace works with women facing anxiety, depression, postpartum struggles, and major life changes, including her own experience of a mid-life career change. She offers a supportive space grounded in real understanding.

Parenting and Family Counseling

As a mother of three, Candace helps parents navigate the challenges of raising children, including the teenage years, with practical guidance and compassion.