LCSW
Candace Alvor, LCSW
- Experience7 years
- LocationUtah
- Focus areasADHD, Addictions, and Grief
- Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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About Candace
Candace Alvor is an LCSW based in Utah with seven years of experience in mental health care. She brings a values-informed perspective and a practical focus on helping people move toward personal, spiritual, or professional goals.
Background and approach
With experience across a range of concerns including addictions, grief, depression, anxiety, ADHD, and stress, she aims to partner with clients to identify realistic steps for change and growth. Candace practices in a warm, listening-centered manner and values being a consistent, supportive presence for those she works with.
Her approach emphasizes collaboration and goal-setting, using evidence-informed methods to address self-esteem, relationship and communication problems, parenting and family challenges, career concerns, and life transitions such as divorce or postpartum adjustment. She also offers support around compassion fatigue, codependency, and issues related to pregnancy and women’s health.
Clients who seek a thoughtful, goal-oriented therapist may find her style helpful: attentive listening combined with practical tools to manage symptoms and build skills. She welcomes individuals who want to clarify priorities, navigate difficult emotions, and create concrete plans for change.
Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on empathetic listening and building a trusting therapeutic relationship; it helps people explore values, clarify goals, and feel understood while making their own choices. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) emphasizes identifying unhelpful thought patterns and practicing concrete skills to reduce symptoms like anxiety, depression, and stress, often through structured exercises and behavioral experiments. Solution-Focused Therapy zeroes in on strengths and small, achievable changes to build momentum toward goals and resolve specific problems.
Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will work with each person to discuss their priorities, try methods that match those goals, and adjust strategies over time. This partnership helps tailor care to an individual’s needs, preferences, and pace rather than applying a single fixed model.
Online therapy with Candace offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, making it easier to fit regular sessions into busy schedules. These formats support continuity of care for people who travel, have limited local options, or prefer remote access to licensed professionals. The variety of formats also allows clients to choose the way of communicating that best supports their progress and comfort.
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Experience
7+ years
Licensed
Arizona, Utah
Languages
English
What Candace can help with
Candace Alvor works with clients on addictions, grief, self esteem, depression, and coping with life changes.
How Candace approaches therapy
Candace's clinical approaches include Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Solution-Focused Therapy.
Experience and training
Candace is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Utah, with 7 years of clinical experience.
Therapy style
Candace aims to help people reach their goals, whether it be spiritual, personal or professional.