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Crescent Counseling Group

We're a group private practice of licensed mental health providers.

05/23/2026

Grief can feel incredibly isolating, especially during the teen and young adult years.

When someone is grieving, it can be hard to find the words for what they are carrying. Sadness, anger, anxiety, overwhelm, and feeling disconnected from others can all be part of the experience.
This small therapy group is designed to give teens and young adults a supportive place to process loss, talk through big emotions, learn healthy coping skills, and build connection with others who understand that grief does not always look or feel the same for everyone.

Participants can expect guided conversations and support around the loss of a loved one or friend, managing difficult emotions, and finding ways to feel less alone through the grieving process.
You do not have to carry grief by yourself. 🤍

Teen & Young Adult Grief Therapy Group Ages: 16–20 Starting: Tuesday, June 16, 2026 Time: Tuesdays | 11:00 AM–12:00 PM Program Length: 8-week group program Location: Crescent Counseling Group 206 Kanawha Boulevard West Cost: $250 | Cash only Limited Spots: 8–10 participants

For questions or interest in joining, please contact Candice Pauley, MSW, LGSW, at candice@crescentcg.net to reserve your spot.

05/21/2026

I think a lot of healing begins when people finally feel safe enough to slow down and be honest about what they’re carrying.

My own experiences with trauma, grief, healing, and self-discovery are a big part of what led me into this work, and they’ve shaped the way I show up for clients today.

I’m passionate about helping people better understand themselves, reconnect with who they are underneath survival mode, and break patterns that no longer serve them.

Outside of therapy, you can usually find me somewhere outdoors, near water, listening to music, taking pictures, reading, or taking what I fully believe is a very deserved nap ☀️

Thank you for being here and getting to know me a little more

05/20/2026

A lot of people come into therapy already 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧-𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘦.

They 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 their attachment patterns.
They 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘦 their triggers.
They 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 where certain fears, anxieties, or coping strategies come from.

And yet, many still feel 𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘤𝘬 inside those same patterns.

Research on trauma, stress, and attachment increasingly shows that insight alone does not automatically change nervous system responses.

The brain can logically understand something while the body continues reacting as if danger is still present.

This is one reason many modern therapy approaches focus on more than cognitive insight alone.

Healing often also involves emotional processing, nervous system regulation, safe relational experiences, and practicing new responses consistently over time.

Awareness matters deeply.
𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘦.

–
𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘴 / 𝘍𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨:

• Bessel van der Kolk - The Body Keeps the Score
• Stephen Porges - Polyvagal Theory
• Judith Herman - Trauma and Recovery
• Dan Siegel - Window of Tolerance / Interpersonal Neurobiology
• Susan David - Emotional Processing Research
• Research on experiential avoidance within Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

05/20/2026

We're growing! CCG is looking for West Virginia licensed mental health therapists. Remote, on-site, and hybrid positions are available. Visit our website for more information. 🌙✨

https://www.crescentcg.net/employment

05/19/2026

Asking for help is often talked about like it should feel simple.
But for many people, it can feel unfamiliar, uncomfortable, vulnerable, or even unsafe depending on what they have experienced emotionally throughout their lives.

Mental health support does not have to wait until someone is “falling apart.”

Support can look like:
therapy
crisis support
reaching out to someone trusted
asking for help during overwhelm
learning healthier coping tools
admitting you are struggling instead of carrying it alone

If you or someone you know is struggling emotionally, support is available.

📞 Call or text 988

The Su***de & Crisis Lifeline provides free, confidential support 24/7 in the United States.

05/14/2026

Hi, I’m Candice

I’m a Licensed Graduate Social Worker at Crescent Counseling Group, and I work with clients navigating trauma, anxiety, depression, women’s issues, postpartum experiences, substance abuse, spirituality, and life transitions.

My approach to therapy is warm, encouraging, and grounded in creating a space where people feel safe enough to be honest and fully themselves.

One of the things I value most about this work is witnessing the resilience, vulnerability, and growth that clients bring into the therapy space every day.

Outside of work, you can usually find me spending time with my family, outdoors, or embracing my very unexpected love for bird watching

Thank you for being here and getting to know me a little more!

05/13/2026

One of the most harmful misconceptions about resilience is the idea that emotionally struggling means someone is “not coping well.”

In reality, research on stress, trauma, and adaptation consistently shows that resilience is rarely the absence of distress.

Resilience and emotional pain often coexist.
Many people continue functioning, caring for others, working, parenting, showing up socially, and surviving difficult experiences while still carrying significant internal stress.

That does not make them weak.
It makes them human.

Mental health conversations often overvalue emotional suppression while undervaluing emotional processing.
But healing is not usually built through pretending something did not affect you.

It is often built through gradually creating enough safety, support, awareness, and regulation to move through what did.

05/11/2026

Love asks us to be seen.

And being seen can feel deeply comforting… and deeply frightening at the same time.

Emotionally Focused Therapy researcher Sue Johnson often spoke about how attachment and emotional safety shape the way we experience relationships, conflict, vulnerability, and connection.

Many people do not struggle with vulnerability because they are “too emotional.”

They struggle because vulnerability has not always felt safe.
Sometimes the nervous system learns that closeness comes with unpredictability, rejection, criticism, abandonment, or emotional disconnection.

And when that happens, protection can start to feel safer than honesty.

Therapy is not about forcing vulnerability before safety exists.
It is about helping create enough emotional safety that vulnerability no longer feels dangerous.

05/10/2026

Today we’re celebrating all forms of motherhood and caregiving. 🤍

To the moms, stepmoms, grandmothers, bonus moms, foster moms, pet moms, caregivers, chosen mothers, and the people who spend their lives showing up for others with love, patience, and care…
we see you.

Motherhood can look beautiful and exhausting, joyful and overwhelming, meaningful and messy all at once.

Whether today feels celebratory, complicated, tender, grief-filled, or somewhere in between, we hope you can give yourself the same compassion you so freely give to everyone else.

Happy Mother’s Day from the mothers of Crescent Counseling Group. 🌿

05/09/2026

Hi, I’m Olive 🤍

This Mental Health Awareness Month, we wanted to continue introducing the people behind Crescent Counseling Group and the humans creating these spaces for healing, support, and reflection.

I work with clients navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, life transitions, identity exploration, body image struggles, and emotional overwhelm.

My approach to therapy is warm, collaborative, and grounded in creating a space where people feel safe enough to show up honestly without judgment.

One thing I’ve learned both personally and professionally is that healing rarely looks linear. Growth often begins with awareness, connection, and allowing yourself to be supported.

Thank you for being here and getting to know me a little more.

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206 Kanawha Boulevard W
Charleston, WV
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+13042059185

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http://crescentcg.net/

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