MFT GROW

Support. Strategy. Community.

Pass the Exam & Plan Your Career with Confidence

How We Met
MFT GROW began with a simple intention.

Candice’s desire to build community within the therapy world, especially for those grounded in systemic thinking. Jessica, a fellow LMFT, was the first to reach out, and that connection became the starting point for something larger.

Through conversation, shared values, and a mutual commitment to supporting other therapists, they developed a vision: to create a space rooted in community, collaboration, and growth, and to help lay a stronger foundation for the next generation of systemic clinicians.

Our Mission

Rooted in systemic connection, our mission is to cultivate collaboration, provide systemic education, and sustain the vitality of MFTs and other systemic providers through community, shared resources, and collective care.

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Who We Are

MFT GROW is a collaborative space led by two therapists passionate about supporting the next generation of systemic clinicians.

Together, we bring experience in:

navigating licensure and exam preparation
working across treatment settings
building sustainable, aligned careers in the field

This space is not about gatekeeping, it’s about transparency, access, and support.

Founders

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Candice Coughenour, LMFT

Co-Founder

Candice Coughenour, LMFT, is the founder of Congruent Soul Therapy and Co-Founder of MFT GROW. Licensed in Pennsylvania and Georgia, she has been practicing since 2019, supporting individuals and couples from a systemic, relational lens and helping clients better understand the patterns shaping their inner world and relationships.

She holds a Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy and has experience across both clinical and leadership roles. This perspective has given her a deeper understanding of not only the therapeutic process but also what it takes to build a sustainable, aligned career in the field.

Candice left her role as Clinical Director at an award-winning group practice in Peachtree City, Georgia, to start her path offering therapy and resources specializing in neurodivergence, anxiety, overthinking, and people-pleaser recovery.

Outside of work, Candice finds joy with her two cats, sitting outside, and overall being silly and finding magic in her day-to-day life.

Through MFT GROW, Candice is passionate about creating more transparency, accessibility, and community for emerging therapists, offering practical guidance and support as they navigate licensure, exam preparation, and early career decisions.

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Jessica Alexander, LMFT

Co-Founder

Jessica Alexander is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the states of Georgia and Tennessee. Jessica has experience working in all levels of care, including residential, inpatient, PHP/IOP, and outpatient In late 2025, she left her role as the Clinical Director of an outpatient substance use program after 5.5 years. Jessica owns Two Roads Therapy, located in Kennesaw, Georgia, where she works with individuals, couples, and families navigating various life challenges.

She enjoys treating topics that include: self-harm, substance use/addiction, depression/anxiety, and family dysfunction. Jessica implements systems theory along with Solution-Focused Therapy interventions and Structural Family Therapy interventions in her therapeutic work. Jessica also takes pride in being an AAMFT Approved Supervisor Candidate and loves working with new therapists entering the field.

When she is not working, you can find Jessica spending time with her husband and two pups hiking, watching different sporting events, and eating pasta at her favorite restaurant.