Meet The Team
Tracy Conn-Bovee, LCPC
Tracy L. Bovee, Founder of Conn-Bovee Counseling, is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in Normal, Illinois. She has spent twenty-five years devoted to social services and helping others. Tracy deeply adheres to the belief that we all want to bring our best selves into our daily lives, families, intimate, most sacred relationships, and work.
In addition to being licensed in Illinois, Tracy has two Master's Degrees in Higher Education and Guidance and Counseling from Eastern Illinois University. She received honors in both programs, was nominated for prestigious positions to represent her college, and completed research in Women’s Studies. The Department Chair, Dr. Robert Saltmarsh, stated, “In my twenty-seven years as a counselor educator at Eastern Illinois University, Tracy is not only in the top 1% of all those graduates, she is the standard maker and the leader of the 1% group.”
Tracy’s experience began as a Social Service Representative at a Women’s and children’s Health center. There, she provided education, counseling, and support for pregnant women and adolescents, substance abuse clients, and pre-and post-test HIV counseling.
Later, Tracy took a position working in a respected agency providing hospitalization and outpatient services for adults, adolescents, and children with various mental health challenges. Tracy continued to expand her career by joining a treatment team to assist women being treated for eating disorders. She provided and designed body image groups, family therapy groups, and group therapy for clients and their families.
Tracy’s passion and skill led her to become the owner of her first private practice at thirty. Tracy has provided individual and family counseling, hosted postpartum support groups, teen girl empowerment groups, and body image workshops for all ages. Tracy has delivered many presentations and spoken as a guest lecturer on various mental health issues endemic to society and our private lives.
Tracy resides in Normal, Illinois. She loves reading, writing, taking long walks, doing yoga, watching true crime, and spending time with her friends and family. She says, “I am fortunate to love my work and clients. But, my greatest accomplishment and joy is being a mother to my three sons.”
Candice Dohman, LPC
Candice Dohman is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Bloomington, Illinois. She is a Midwest native. After a successful first career in Human Relations for over ten years, Candice followed her passion for Clinical Mental Health. Candice excelled in her advanced degree while being an active mother to four children, nurturing a long-term marriage and large extended family. Candice received her Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology at Walden University with high honors and distinctions.
Candice firmly believes in the power of the therapeutic relationship to assist others in being their best self. She is empathic, generous with her time, enthusiastic, and deeply skilled in the therapy office. She works passionately with adult men and women seeking counseling for mental health challenges and situations. She also enjoys working with teens and tweens and has a gift for creating safe spaces for this population to meet their needs while supporting parents.
Candice has specialized training in marital and couples counseling. She is particularly interested in The Gottman Method, which uses evidence-driven research to examine how couples interact. Candice assists couples in feeling heard, managing conflict, and creating lasting, long-term relationships. Candice spends her free time shuffling to after-school activities with her family, cooking and baking, and spending time with family & friends.