Candace Plattor
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About
Candace Plattor, M.A., R.C.C., is an Addictions Therapist in private practice.
Candace specializes in working with the family and other loved ones of people who are struggling with addiction, in her unique and signature Family Addiction Therapy Program.
Candace believes that everyone in the family is affected by addiction and everyone needs to heal. For more than 25 years, she has been helping both addicts and their loved ones understand their dysfunctional behaviors and make healthier life choices.
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Credentials
- Masters degree (M.A.) in Counseling Psychology Addictions Therapist in private practice
Authored (28 Posts)
- How to Stay Healthy While Loving an Addicted Person
- Self-Care for Loved Ones: The Antidote to Codependency
- The Law of Attraction: Help for Addiction Recovery
- Should I Stay or Should I Go? The Dilemma of Addiction
- The Secret to Stopping Addiction in Your Family - Forever
- Stopping Addiction in the Family: Welcome to the “Blame-Shame-Game”
- 30 Years of Recovery From Addiction: Ya Gotta Wanna!
- Family Addiction: Transformation and Healing Are Possible
- A New Slant on Addiction: A Twisted Form of Self-Care?
- Does the Addict in Your Life Respect You? How to Make That Your New Reality
- The Pain of Addiction in the Family: How Counseling Can Help
- Self-Care vs. Codependency: Exploding the Myths about People-Pleasing
- Mind Your Mind: The Impact of Thoughts on Our Recovery From Addiction
- Valentine’s Day in Recovery: What Will Yours Be Like?
- Addiction, Recovery, and Responsibility: Is It My Door to Open?
- It’s 2017: The Year of Living… Happily?
- 3 Sure-Fire Strategies for a Chaos-Free Holiday Season
- Riding the Wave of Disappointment: Beware of the Bear!
- Addiction in the Family: Is Someone You Love Affected by Another Person’s Addiction?
- Is it a Reason or an Excuse? Maintaining Your Self-Respect in the Face of Life’s Challenges
- What’s Shame Got to Do With It? Successful Recovery From Addictive Behaviors
- Relapse and Addiction: The Straight Truth
- Addiction and Codependency: Top 10 Reasons to Stop Enabling the Addict You Love (Part II)
- Addiction and Codependency: Top 10 Reasons to Stop Enabling the Addict You Love (Part I)
- Authenticity vs. Attachment: Which One Will You Choose?
- Self-Respect 101: We Teach Other People How to Treat Us
- The Butterfly Connection in Addiction Recovery
- Stop Living in Shame Because of the Addict in Your Life!