Candace Lancaster- Simms earned her Bachelor’s in Psychology and Early Childhood Education at National Lewis University in Chicago, Illinois. She went on to earn her Master’s in Psychology and Human Development at National Lewis University in Chicago, Illinois.
Prior to joining NeuroHealth, Candace worked as a Behavioral Inventionalist in Chicago, Illinois. In this role, she worked with individuals with Asperger’s Syndrome, Autism, and/or Developmental Disabilities.
Candace has also previously worked as an On-Call CMM Crisis Counselor at Lutheran
Social Services in Chicago, Illinois. Here, she worked with patients in crisis in hospital
emergency rooms, providing crisis intervention and assessment, diagnosis,
psychotherapeutic support, and resources. Additionally at Lutheran Social Services, she
worked as the Administrative Director of BHS/Project Impact in 2021. In this role, she
managed operations, provided clinical supervision to staff, and ensured staff
documentation was accurate and timely.
In Candace’s work at the Kenneth Young Center in Elk Grove Village, Illinois she served as a Mobile Therapy Supervisor. Here she provided clinical and administrative supervision to their team of mobile therapists. She also provided assessment, treatment planning, case management, and psychotherapy to children, adolescents, and adults.
Moreover, Candace has worked as a LTSS Case Manager with Molina Healthcare in Chicago, Illinois. At Molina, she worked collaboratively with patients, providers, and other team members to assess, facilitate, plan and, and coordinate quality care for behavioral health patients.
Candace has also worked as a Behavioral Health Supervisor at PWP Health in Chicago, Illinois. Here she worked with the Child and Family Team to deliver direct care for patients and families while overseeing the entire team and ensuring quality care all around.
In her role as a QMHP-Level Therapist at PeW LLC in Chicago, Illinois, Candace
provided psychotherapeutic services to children, adolescents, adults and families. She
also conducted diagnostic evaluations, as well as developed and implemented
individualized treatment plans based on the patient’s goals and needs.
Candace has extensive experience and expertise conducting intakes and providing
psychotherapy to children, adolescents, and adults with anxiety, depression, trauma,
developmental disabilities, autism-spectrum disorder, mood disorders, ADHD,
behavioral concerns, and executive function difficulties.
On the NeuroHealth Team, Candace conducts initial intake sessions and provides
individual psychotherapy to children, adolescents, and adults, as well as couples and
family therapy.