Candice Cochegrus grew up moving around as her father served in the Navy. In Virginia after the first year of her undergrad she enlisted in the US Army as a paralegal in 2005. She spent 17 years helping Soldiers and their families navigate through difficult situations, to include: legal crises, financial hardships, marriage troubles, addictions, criminal offenses, potential suicide, trauma, abuse, and other sensitive matters. Candice completed her undergraduate at Utah State University in 2010 and in 2020 she began working toward becoming a therapist as well as a commissioned chaplain in the military. She is currently completing her dual Master’s Degree of Divinity in Professional Counseling at Amridge University.
Candice has been married to her best friend since 2008. Together she and her husband have five children, to include a child with severe special needs. She has a passion for helping others recognize that even in the midst of great challenges and struggles it is possible to find joy, hope, and peace. You deserve to Live Well!
Professional Highlights:
Prepare Enrich (premarital and marriage) Certified Facilitator
Certified in ASIST Suicide Prevention Training
Master Resiliency Training Assistance Certified
Trained in Motivational Interviewing
Trained in Pastoral Counseling
Trained in Crisis Counseling for wounded and dying combat veterans
Specialties:
Anxiety
Depression
Anger Issues
Postpartum Depression
Postpartum Anxiety
Parenting
Special Needs Children
Play Therapy
Marriage Counseling
Trauma
Abuse
Grief and Loss
Crisis of Faith or Religious Trauma
Military Deployment Stressors
PTSD
Moral Injury Repair/Renewal
Traumatic Brain Injury
