Candace Plattor

About Candace

Candace Plattor, MA, RCC, is a Registered Clinical Counsellor with over 30 years of experience specializing in helping families navigate the painful realities of loving someone struggling with addiction. She is the author of the award-winning book Loving an Addict, Loving Yourself: The Top Ten Survival Tips for Loving Someone with an Addiction, and the founder of Love With Boundaries, a counselling and therapy approach used by families around the world.

Candace brings a rare and powerful perspective to her work: she is also a person in long-term recovery herself, with nearly 40 years clean and sober. This lived experience, combined with decades of clinical practice, allows her to speak with both deep empathy and clear, practical insight.

Her work focuses on a question many families struggle with: How do you love someone with an addiction without losing yourself in the process? Candace assists families to understand the critical difference between helping and enabling, guiding them to move from “loving someone to death” to “loving someone to life” through healthy boundaries and compassionate support. Through her counselling, teaching, and speaking, Candace has helped thousands of families worldwide reclaim their lives while supporting their loved ones in healthier ways.