About Us
Behind the Clouds Counselling is a therapy practice run by Candice Evans a Registered Counselling Therapist in Windsor, Nova Scotia. Candice works with children, youth, and adults, individuals, couples and families.
About Candice
Candice resides in the Annapolis Valley, with her practice located in Windsor, Nova Scotia. Originally from Dartmouth, she moved to the valley over ten years ago. She is the mother of three young children.​
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Candice had an experience of going to therapy when she was younger which she describes as "awful." She thought the therapist had the best job in the world and was being ridiculous in his approach. "I decided walking out of that office that if I did what he did that I would do it differently, better if I am being honest. Instead of being uptight I would be relaxed and relatable, even funny, just an easy ear for people to talk to. Therapy doesn't need to be uncomfortable" Candice believes that therapy can be an enjoyable experience, not necessarily an easy one but a life changing, transformative experience. Candice works from a predominately cognitive framework (meaning that she will work with you on changing the way you think), she pulls from different theories and approaches as necessary. She works with a lot of trauma, abuse recovery,
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"The happiness of your life depends on the quality of your thoughts."
Marcus Aurelius
Candice Evans
Qualifications
Registered Counselling Therapist Candidate (RCT-C20-011) with
the Nova Scotia College of Counselling Therapists
Master of Education in Counselling, Acadia University (2017)
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Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Psychology, minor in Religious Studies, Saint Mary's University (2010)
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Member of The Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association, membership number 10002861
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"As soon as you trust yourself you will know how to live."
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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How Does Counselling Work?
Life is complicated. Counselling helps. In therapy we get to process the uncomfortable emotions like anger, anxiety, depression, fear, confusion, grief, helplessness and hopelessness that come along in life. Everyone is in a constant state of development in their lives, when you go to counselling you embrace that reality and as a result you grow and heal emotionally. I teach clients how to work with their thinking habits; through our work they learn to think about they way in which they are thinking (this is called metacognition). I work from a predominately cognitive standpoint, which means that I work with people on the way that they are thinking about things.
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In counselling client's set goals, they learn relaxation techniques, thought changing maneuvers, they gain insight, and increase their self-esteem, heal from the past and to let go of what is no longer serving them.
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We all struggle from time to time it is a natural part of life, difficult things happen, hard times come for all of us. Through the process of therapy clients learn to thrive in their lives not despite turmoil but because of it. Marcus Aurelius once said, "what stands in the way becomes the way." Let me walk with you through your trial until you triumph.
Continuing Education
July 2020
Intensive Cognitive Therapy Training
December 2021
Demystifying Personality Disorders: Clinical Skills for Working with Drama and Manipulation