C. E. R.
Wellness and Consultation Services
Compassion ~ Equanimity ~ Resilience
Approach
Candace Eddy Rhodes is a Linehan Board Certified DBT Therapist specializing in the evidence-based treatment of severe emotion dysregulation and complex trauma. Candace believes that change must first come from compassionate and nonjudgmental understanding of one’s difficulties. Using Dialectical Behavior Therapy, including DBT for PTSD, combined with mindfulness and self-compassion, clients begin to understand and make sense of their emotions and behaviors in the context of their life experiences. In her approach, Candace balances these acceptance strategies with tools to make meaningful and lasting change, including techniques for distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness. When working with parents of youth with emotion dysregulation, Candace incorporates DBT skills to help individuals parent from their goals, values, and parental wise mind.
Providing you with compassionate care in the comfort of your home
All services offered will take place virtually so that you can participate from the comfort of your own home or private work space. No need to battle the traffic to get to and from appointments. Remote sessions are just as effective, and fit conveniently into your busy schedule. Simply log on to the secure telehealth link provided before every session.
Licensed in Massachusetts and Nevada
Coaching, consultation services, and trainings are available to individuals or teams in any geographical region. If you are a resident of Massachusetts or Nevada, you are eligible for insurance reimbursement for therapeutic services. You will be provided with a detailed superbill with all of the information needed to submit claims to your insurance company.
Services
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Therapy
Candace offers individual DBT and DBT-PTSD therapy. For clients who do not need the full model, but would benefit from learning new skills in a less-structured treatment to combat mild to moderate mental health challenges, Candace offers supportive psychotherapy rooted Mindful Self-Compassion and skills for healthy emotion regulation.
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Coaching
For individuals who don’t require therapeutic intervention and are looking for guidance and support to set and meet new life goals and challenges, coaching may be the right fit. Coaching involves developing clarity of life goals and values, identifying barriers, and learning strategies to move forward in a productive way. Coaching is not a substitution for therapy.
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Parent Coaching
Candace is the proud co-owner of The Be Center, a parent-focused DBT practice offering workshops, trainings, parent empowerment groups, and 1:1 parent coaching. The Be Center specializes in working with parents of adolescents and young adults with severe emotion dysregulation and other mental health challenges. When a child is suffering, parents needs support.
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DBT Training
Candace is a DBT-LBC Certified Clinician and an experienced trainer. She has co-led international DBT-PTSD trainings with Martin Bohus, MD, and national DBT Intensives with Drs. Alan and Armida Fruzzetti, PhD. She is a training member of the Center for DBT and Families. Click here for information on upcoming trainings for DBT providers.
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DBT Team Consultation
Candace works with DBT Teams around the world to help with the supervision and implementation of DBT-PTSD into larger agency settings, including state-run clinics, private outpatient settings, and hospital programs. Currently, she serves as the expert trauma consultant for teams in the U.S. as well as Toronto, Montreal, Geneva, and Melbourne.
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Wellness Retreats
It is essential for providers to have opportunities to disconnect from the personal and professional stressors of day to day life. Providers in the medical and mental health fields need space to relax, recharge, reconnect, and renew. As an avid retreat goer for her own self-care, she knows first hand the healing and transformational powers of retreat. She was honored to lead daily meditations near the beaches of El Gigante, Nicaragua during her latest adventure, and decided it was time to plan her own destination wellness retreat. Details coming soon!
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CTSE Trauma and Stress Education Groups
Candace is a group leader with the Center for Trauma and Stress Education. CTSE provides quality skills-based groups to help professional teams within large organizations learn new strategies to effectively manage the complex nature of stress related to balancing work, home life, and the perpetual impact of the pandemic. Visit CTSE for more information.
Meet Candace
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Candace Eddy Rhodes, LICSW
“Before treatment, I was constantly stuck in my past experiences of trauma. The symptoms I had caused me great suffering and impacted every area of my life. I was stuck in a pattern of getting completely overwhelmed and then retreating and avoiding everything. I engaged in a lot of negative behaviors to escape the feelings I was having. The world felt scary and dangerous. Going through trauma treatment taught me that I am stronger and more resilient than I realized, and helped me learn that what happened to me wasn’t actually my fault, even though I’d been blaming myself my whole life. I learned that processing the memories with Candace wasn’t dangerous, and it helped me let go of all the emotions and pain I had been bottling up. I didn’t have to keep shoving everything down. Don’t get me wrong. It wasn’t easy, and I wanted to quit so many times! I’m so glad I didn’t. Now I’m back in my life, and I have the tools to live the life I want according to my values.”
— CLIENT
