Candice V Wilkins
My specialty is serving those who have experienced the traumatic death of a loved one, with a particular focus on supporting survivors of suicide loss. I understand that suicide grief can bring a unique and complicated experience often involving unanswered questions and difficult emotions. It is an honor to walk alongside individuals as they process their traumatic grief, and find ways to continue to carry their loved one’s memory with them. I am trained in EMDR therapy and have used this approach for nearly three years to help clients process trauma related to the loss of a loved one. I also draw from narrative and person-centered approaches, meeting clients where they are in their grief journey. My goal is to walk alongside my clients as they discover their own capacity for healing, and finding hope.
Drawing on my training in EMDR, I assist clients in processing trauma-related symptoms and finding stability and meaning after devastating loss.
I also support individuals experiencing other traumatic losses, chronic and terminal illness, anticipatory grief, caregiver stress and burnout, and relationship loss.
First session
In our first session together, we'll start with introductions, then dive into the specific challenges you're facing related to the loss of your loved one. I'll begin grief and loss education as well as education about trauma if needed and I'll begin to talk to you about your self-care and support systems.
Strengths
I am a compassionate, empathetic, active listener who believes my client have everything they need within themselves already to heal themselves they may just not know it. My job is to guide them in finding their power and helping them write a resilient next chapter of their lives.
Ideal clients
My passion is working with individuals who have lost a loved one. I come alongside to support and create alongside my client a chapter for the next part of my client's life. I work with anyone who has experienced a traumatic loss, specializing in those who have lost a loved one to suicide, and can utilize my training in EMDR to assist clients with symptoms related to trauma related disorders.
Treatment methods
Narrative
I am a licensed clinical social worker with 12 years experience working in grief and loss. I am a therapist who uses a Narrative Theoretical Framework, which means that my clients and I can work together to sort through their life's losses and challenges, and I can support my clients in identifying what they need in this chapter of their lives and strategize with them how to achieve their goals. I want to help my client write the next chapter of their lives and I want them to feel confident in the paths they have chosen.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
CBT is helpful in grief and loss to reframe negative cognitions about our selves and the ones we have lost, or the way we cared for them in their illness.
Grief Therapy
I am a licensed clinical social worker with ten years experience working in grief and loss. I am a therapist who uses a Narrative Theoretical Framework, CBT, Solution Focused Therapy and EMDR to assist my clients with grief and loss including traumatic deaths.
Motivational Interviewing
Motivational interviewing is helpful in working with clients who have experienced grief and loss to assist them in finding direction for the next chapter of their lives without their loved one.
Solution Focused Brief Treatment
Solution Focused Therapy can be helpful in grief and loss for issues related to returning to work, addressing issues related to their loved one who died, repairing relationships and finding support in grief.
Location
Virtual sessions
Identifies as
Hispanic / Latinx
Woman
Top specialties
Chronic Illness
Grief
Older Adults
Other specialties
Fertility & Reproduction Issues
Health/Medical Issues
Life Transitions
Physical Health Condition
Serves
Adults (18 to 64)
Elders (65 and above)
Licensed in
CaliforniaLicense 108132
OklahomaLicense 21653