Olivia Candocia

Existence is weird, isn’t it? One moment you’re spiraling with questions like “Why am I here? Who am I?” and the next you’re riding a wave of main-character energy, until you’re suddenly face-planting back into the existential void. If you’re tired of doing all that alone, that’s where I come in. You don’t have to have everything figured out for healing to happen. You get to show up exactly as you are... confused, curious, overwhelmed, hopeful... and we can still do meaningful work. You can trust me: I went to clown school. (But seriously, creative expression and embodied work help us survive.)

 

I bring lived experience, curiosity, and a sense of humor about the wonderfully weird chaos of being human. Therapy with me makes room for joy and playfulness alongside pain, because healing doesn’t only happen through heaviness. Our work together invites experimentation, exploration, and trying on different versions of yourself in a space that values creativity, safety, and authenticity.

 

My approach is shaped by over a decade in creative and relational spaces, including directing high school theatre, lead teaching preschoolers, and my current work as a drama therapist with adults in a behavioral hospital. I love working with creatives, nerds, deep feelers, and folks who’ve felt out of sync with “normal.” We can explore burnout, executive functioning, ADHD, autism, perfectionism, relationships (including sex and kink), identity, self-esteem, relationship trauma, grief, and anxiety. At the center of our work is you... your voice, your inner world, your pace. Curious what working together might look like? Schedule a free consultation to find out.