Hello, I'm Candace and welcome to Mind Trek Counseling! Reaching out for support can feel like a big step, especially if you're used to managing everything on your own. You deserve a space where you can show up as you are and feel heard.
You may be feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship stress, or the pressure to keep it together for everyone else. Maybe you're navigating a life transition, exploring your identity, working through questions about sex or intimacy, living with ADHD, or trying to understand patterns that no longer serve you.
I work with individuals and couples, including consensually non-monogamous couples, to explore intimacy, attachment, and relationship dynamics. I also support people navigating LGBTQIA+ concerns, sex and intimacy, PTSD and trauma, ADHD, life transitions, anxiety, and depression.
Together, we can work toward feeling more grounded, trusting yourself, communicating your needs, and building a life and relationships that feel authentic and fulfilling. We'll make space for your experiences, explore what matters to you, and move at a pace that feels right. I'd be honored to support you.
My Background
I earned my bachelor's degree in psychology and master's degree in community counseling from Cleveland State University. I am a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC-S) in Ohio and an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist, a certification that reflects advanced, specialized training in human sexuality beyond standard clinical licensure. My experience includes work in schools, residential treatment, community mental health, and private practice.
My trainings also include EMDR, the Gottman Method for Couples, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).
My humanistic, person-centered, attachment-informed approach is collaborative and tailored to you. We'll honor your strengths and experiences, explore how past relationships may shape current patterns, and build greater self-understanding so you can make choices that fit your needs and values.
How can I help?
Your experiences are welcome here, and you don't have to have everything figured out before reaching out. Whether you're navigating intimacy, relationship concerns, trauma, or ADHD, we can explore what you need at a pace that feels right, and I strive to create a respectful space where difficult topics can be explored without judgment.
I offer sex-positive, affirming therapy via secure telehealth anywhere in Ohio, whether you're in Cleveland, Columbus, or Cincinnati, or in a smaller community like Ashtabula, Wooster, Zanesville, Chillicothe, Athens, or Portsmouth, where finding a certified sex therapist or couples counselor nearby can be difficult. I invite you to reach out and see if we're a good fit.
Get in Touch with Candace
Candace Clark, LPCC-S, M.Ed
My top specialties are Sex Therapy, Relationship Issues & Couples Counseling, Trauma/PTSD, and ADHD.
Sex Therapy
We may explore desire, intimacy, communication, boundaries, sexual concerns, and the effects of stress, health, identity, or past experiences. Therapy is talk-based and collaborative, with practical strategies or between-session exercises when appropriate. The focus is on what feels safe, meaningful, and aligned with your values, not on pressure or a prescribed version of sexuality.
As an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist, I have completed advanced, specialized training in human sexuality, so you can bring questions and concerns here that may have felt off-limits elsewhere.
Relationship Issues & Couples Counseling
We can explore communication, attachment needs, boundaries, conflict, trust, and recurring dynamics. Therapy may help you understand patterns, identify what you need, and practice communication or decision-making that fits your goals. I work with individuals and couples, including consensually non-monogamous relationships, drawing on the Gottman Method and attachment-informed approaches.
Trauma & PTSD
I prioritize safety, choice, and stabilization, moving at a pace that feels manageable. We can explore how trauma affects emotions, beliefs, relationships, and the body, and use approaches such as EMDR when appropriate. You remain in control of what you discuss and when; therapy isn't about forcing disclosure but supporting healing and agency.
ADHD
ADHD doesn't just affect focus and follow-through. It shapes self-esteem, relationships, and intimacy in ways that often go unnamed. Many of my clients arrive carrying years of messages that they're not trying hard enough, along with the anxiety and self-doubt that build when your efforts don't match your results.
We'll approach your ADHD with the same person-centered, judgment-free stance I bring to everything else: getting curious about how your brain actually works, building practical strategies that fit your life rather than someone else's standard, and untangling the shame that so often comes along for the ride.
Because I work with couples, I also pay attention to how ADHD shows up between partners: the forgotten tasks that read as not caring, the uneven mental load, the conflict cycles that neither of you chose. Understanding what is ADHD and what is the relationship can take enormous pressure off both people, and gives us something concrete to work with.