Candace Kensley is a licensed Couple and Family Therapist and Social Worker, and a member of the Ordre des travailleurs sociaux et des thérapeutes conjugaux et familiaux du Québec (OTSTCFQ). She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work and a Master’s degree in Couple and Family Therapy from McGill University.

With over 15 years of experience working with children, adolescents, parents, couples, and families, Candace brings both specialized clinical expertise and a collaborative approach to her work. Along with her practice at Connecte, she also currently works part-time as a therapist in the outpatient child psychiatry department at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute.

Candace’s interest in couple and family therapy grew through years of clinical work helping people navigate emotional distress, relational conflict, and periods of transition. Her training and experience span a range of clinical and hospital settings, including the Department of Youth Protection (Batshaw), the Institute of Community and Family Psychiatry at the Jewish General Hospital, and the Stearns Eating Disorder Clinic at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute. This work has deepened her understanding of how early relationships, family experiences, and patterns of connection can shape the way we relate to partners and loved ones throughout adulthood.

In her work with couples, Candace helps partners move beyond recurring cycles of conflict and disconnection toward greater understanding, emotional closeness, and more effective communication. She approaches therapy from a systemic and psychodynamic perspective and has additional training in Structural Family Therapy, Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFT), and Cognitive Behavioural Couple Therapy (CBCT). Candace aims to create a space where each partner feels understood while helping the relationship itself become the focus of treatment and change.