Meet our Counselors
Candace D. Layne, EdD, LPC
Candace Layne has served as Director of Marshall University’s Counseling Center since June 2018. Candace received her Doctor of Education Degree (EdD), Educational Leadership from Argosy University in 2013, her MA in Mental Health Counseling from Marshall University in 2006, and her BA in Psychology in 2004, also from Marshall University. Candace is licensed in the state of West Virginia as a Licensed Professional Counselor. Candace is a Certified Peer Educator (CPE) Training Instructor, certified Trainer in QPR- Question, Persuade, Refer Suicide Prevention Training, certified as a Tips for the University Trainer, and she enjoys teaching as an adjunct instructor in counseling and psychology. Candace has completed various trainings in Mindfulness techniques, Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). Candace is a Certified Mindfulness-Informed Clinician – Level 1 (CMC-1) and a Certified Grief Informed Professional. Candace has 15 years of counseling experience in many different counseling and human service environments and 10 years of experience working with youth and adults in community-based, foster care, residential, private practice, higher education, and K-12 school-based services.
Candace Layne has served as Director of Marshall University’s Counseling Center since June 2018. Candace received her Doctor of Education Degree (EdD), Educational Leadership from Argosy University in 2013, her MA in Mental Health Counseling from Marshall University in 2006, and her BA in Psychology in 2004, also from Marshall University. Candace is licensed in the state of West Virginia as a Licensed Professional Counselor. Candace is a Certified Peer Educator (CPE) Training Instructor, certified Trainer in QPR- Question, Persuade, Refer Suicide Prevention Training, certified as a Tips for the University Trainer, and she enjoys teaching as an adjunct instructor in counseling and psychology. Candace has completed various trainings in Mindfulness techniques, Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). Candace is a Certified Mindfulness-Informed Clinician – Level 1 (CMC-1) and a Certified Grief Informed Professional. Candace has 15 years of counseling experience in many different counseling and human service environments and 10 years of experience working with youth and adults in community-based, foster care, residential, private practice, higher education, and K-12 school-based services.
